"Those who enter the world of trout and salmon fishing with fly rod in hand do so at their own risk. For this is a world of subtle and insidious addictions clearly designed to keep the unwary angler in thrall. Consider: a hard-core fly-fisherman may own as many as half-dozen expensive fly rods, perhaps as many reels, and hundreds of costly hand-tied flies. And for many of these zealots, regular fishing excursions to Alaska and New Zealand head their list of absolute necessities. But these are the extremes. For most fly-fishermen, the addictions have proven harmless, even beneficial. One thing is sure: the millions of people who prefer to call this addiction a sport are having a hell of a lot of fun! By his own admission, fun is what keeps author Steven Meyers in pursuit of these wild and wily creatures. His passion for fly-fishing is only matched by his romance with the outdoors, particularly the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado where he makes his home. In Streamside Reflections, Meyers takes you to some of his favorite local fishing haunts, as well as to British Columbia's Campbell River in search of steel-head and to Pennsylvania's aristocratic Yellow Breeches for a look at how the other half catch trout. He also describes the frustrations and rewards of building a fly rod from scratch, and even expounds on the nature of Truth (from the fisherman's point of view, of course). Pictorially, Streamside Reflections takes you to fly-fishing's most fabled waters: the Beaverkill, the Madison, the Deschutes, the Umpqua, and Henry's Fork of the Snake, to name-drop a few. And an illustrated compendium on fish species, tackle, and flies makes the book as useful as it is beautiful. In Meyer's words, the book "is a celebration of the joy and beauty of angling, but I hope that it will be something else as well." It is." --Inside dust jacket.