Book description
The guidebook you'll want for planning your fly-fishing year. Beau
Beasley's Fly Fishing the Mid-Atlantic covers 45 prime waters in seven
mid-Atlantic states: Delaware, Brandywine River, White Clay Creek;
Maryland, Beaver Creek, Big Hunting Creek, Gunpowder River, Potomac
River, North Branch, Savage River; New Jersey, Barnegat Light, Island
Beach State Park, Musconetcong River, Pequest River, Raritan River,
South Branch, Sandy Hook; North Carolina, Beaufort and Harkers Island,
Davidson River, French Broad River, Neuse River, Oconaluftee River,
Outer Banks, Tuckasegee River; Pennsylvania, Delaware River, West
Branch, Elk Creek, Falling Spring, Lehigh River, Little Juniata River,
Little Lehigh Creek, Monocacy Creek, Penns Creek, Spring Creek,
Susquehanna River, North Branch, Tulpehocken Creek, Walnut Creek;
Virginia, Chesapeake Bay Islands, James River, New River, Rapidan River,
Rappahannock River, Shenandoah River, South Holston River, South River;
West Virginia, Cherry River, Elk River, Slatyfork, Greenbrier River,
Potomac River, Main Stem, Potomac River, North Fork, of the South
Branch, Second Creek. This guide gives you a quick, clear understanding
of the essential information you'll need to fly fish the Mid-Atlantic's
most outstanding waters. The Mid-Atlantic is home to some of the
country's most famous fly-fishing. Whether you are fishing cold water,
warm water, or saltwater, you will find great destinations to enjoy on
the fly. 45 color maps. Beau Beasley is also the author of Fly Fishing
Virginia. He is the Mid-Atlantic states field editor for Eastern Fly
Fishing. He is featured regularly in major fly fishing publications
including American Angler, Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, Fly
Fisher, Virginia Sportsman, Virginia Game & Fish, Virginia Wildlife,
Chesapeake Angler, and Mid-Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide. His first book,
Fly Fishing Virginia: A No Nonsense Guide to Top Waters, won the
Mason-Dixon Outdoor Writers Book Award as well as the prestigious
Excellence in Craft Award in 2009. He is the Director of the annual
Virginia Fly Fishing Festival held in Waynesboro, Virginia. Alan Folger,
when not chasing trout through the mountains, can usually be found in
his studio, Clearwater Memories. He is an avid angling artist and
illustrator creating in a variety of media. He is well known for is
illustrations of fish in their environments, several included in this
book. For this book he also provided 45 fly illustrations appropriate to
each water. Folger's fishing travels have taken him to the Ozarks, to
the Rockies, and to his favorite haunts in the beautiful Blue Ridge
Mountains. Folger enjoys creating his piscatorial artistry for those who
share his passion for clear waters, rising trout, and God's creation.
