Fly Rodding the Coast
A striped bass tearing line off your reel as it streaks for the shoals might change your fishing  habits forever. Then again, most fly-fishers will never experience such a thrill. The fact is, saltwater fly-fishing is intimidating to most freshwater anglers. InFly Rodding the Coast, Ed Mitchell lays out  the basics, and while his stomping grounds are primarily the northeast U.S., his instruction is useful for any  coastal situation. A good portion of the book is about reading water; individual chapters cover tactics for  beaches, rips, points, estuaries, and man-made structures. Mitchell also discusses saltwater fly patterns,  weather conditions, and several species of Atlantic game fish popular with fly-fishers.