You can't ever know it all, and no one person can corner the market on knowledge about every aspect of fly fishing, every fish, every body of water, every season and condition of the sport. Over the years, we all learn a lot, but over the years, we learn that there is still a lot to learn

How do we decide what is information that we all know and information that we all want to learn? The answer is not easy, since the barebones information on saltwater fly fishing might be just what is neeeded by an expert trout angler making his or her first foray in the saltwater and literally a toe into the world of saltwater fly fishing. How to handle a little 3-weight rod and long leader might be totally new for someone who has spent a lifetieme hoisting largemouth bass out of the grass with a fly rod and weedless bug.

This book does not concentrate on the basics of knots, how to sharpen a hook, construction of fly lines, beginning fly casting methods, lists of fly patterns, where a trout lives or the seasonal movements of largemouth bass. It does attempt to show why some knots are better than others, why you don't need every fly rod made, how a floating saltwater line might - or might not - be right for your freshwater fishing, the pros and cons of direct drive versus anti-reverse reels, the advantages of reeling with your dominant hand, the right way to make a roll cast, considerations in fly choice for any fish, the best way to chum for saltwater fish, how to read any water, how to strike fish, how to fight big fish, proper fish-releasing tips and a lot more.

There are techniques of popping and swapping, swinging flies in the current for more strikes, casting under birds to avoid winged hook-ups, the count-down method to fly fishing, when to use a wide loop in casting, using sinking fly lines when weeds or grass are on top, fishing short leaders deep, fishing a floating fly with a sinking line and a sinking fly with a floating line. And more.