The Dry Fly and The
Top Water Game covers how to
work the water from the basis of fundamental fishing the stream to
expert fishing the currents, flat water and riffles. It covers how to
fish hatches from daylight to darkness including Caddis, Sulfurs and the
Green Drake. The Dry Fly and The
Top Water Game also features a reenactment, with his grandson, of a day that
changed Joe Humphreys life and his approach to fishing. Joe Humphreys, a veteran of over 70 years of fly fishing
experience, referred to as the Angling Professor, retired from Penn
State University after 20 years.
About Joe Humphreys: "Joe is the author two highly acclaimed books,
Joe Humphreys Trout Tactics and
On
the Trout Stream with Joe Humphreys, along with many articles published in regional and
national periodicals. He has hosted a nationally broadcasted fly-fishing
series, Fly Fishing Journal, on ESPN. He is featured on three fly fishing
videos (The Fly Fishing Series), and has produced and is featured in four highly
successful videos entitled,
A Casting Approach to Nymphing Tactics,
A
Casting Approach to Dryfly Tactics in the Brush,
The Night Game, and A Casting Approach to Flyfishing to Catch Fish, Not Just to Cast.
Mr. Humphreys taught fly-fishing for more than forty years, including
directing Penn State University's angling program for nineteen years. Some
high-profile pupils include former President Jimmy Carter, former Vice
President Dick Cheney, and basketball coach Bobby Knight."
--Penn State Website
