Go fly a lake with an old float tube

The subtitle for this book should read, “the best trouting guide for fly-fishing in a lake.” This is a singularly informative guide to California lake fishing with a fly, and it can entice the novice and titillate the pro. Heck, I’m enticed and titillated all at once.

I’m a freestone fly-fisher by preference, but the book is 129 pages of the right stuff for the fly-mad -- maps and directions to lakes and reservoirs throughout the state; the pros and cons of float tubes versus pontoon boats, equipment and safety tips, basic lake entomology with fly recommendations, great shots of vintage fishing stuff (my personal weakness) and trout-to-drool-for photography.

The photo on the contents page sums up the prospects: a thickly shouldered rainbow that should really watch its carbs. It’s enough to get me into the garage to dust off my old float tube.

-- Darrell Kunitomi