Flyfisher's Guide to the Big Apple (Flyfisher's Guide Series)
Author Tom Gilmore, president emeritus of the New Jersey Audubon Society and a regular on the tri-state region's trout streams for the past 40 years, was an excellent choice to compile this encyclopedic collection devoted to fly fishing for trout. His book, in keeping with Flyfisher's Guide protocol, is exceptional in its usefulness, attention to detail, and overall thoroughness. Gilmore and a host of friends, guides, and photographers devoted hundreds of hours to this project - and it shows. The book is divided into three major sections: New York trout streams, Pennsylvania trout streams, and New Jersey trout streams. For each stream, Gilmore provides information on major waters, hatches, and hub cities. Numerous maps, charts, and photographs adorn the entire book. A particularly well-done and unique chapter, What is the Future of our Fishery?, should be required reading for every angler. The book concludes with very helpful lists of fly-fishing clubs, fly shops, guides, and sporting goods stores. --Jack Berryman, Eastern Fly Fishing Magazine, May-June 2014