For the last 20 years he has guided on many of Lake Erie’s tributary streams for steelhead and has written numerous articles on the unique style of fly fishing often needed to catch these elusive and sometimes finicky fish. His writing credits include Fly Fisherman Magazine, Wild Steelhead and Atlantic Salmon, Mid-Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide, Pennsylvania Outdoor Times, Eastern Fly Fishing Magazine and Salmon, Trout, Steelheader. John Nagy has updated and expanded his popular Steehead Guide, Fly Fishing Techniques and Strategies for Lake Erie Steelhead (http://groups.msn. com/johnnagysteelheadguide/) in 2008. The new 4th edition includes 119 new and innovative steelhead fly patterns contributed by guides, fly tyers and steelhead fisherman from the Lake Erie region including 28 hot tube flies. It also includes a new Deadly Dozen fly list, additional Steelheader’s Tips and a humorous “Steelheader’s Quiz”as well as updated steelhead equipment recommendations and Lake Erie region fishery news. It also includes updated guide, tackle shop, lodging and dining lists, web sites, current smolt stocking lists and fishery data. New photos have been added to Steelhead Guide, including a color insert section of the new steelhead fly patterns as well as steelhead photography taken in the Lake Erie region. An exciting addition to the book is a new chapter on tube flies discussing their history, benefits, construction and use, as well as tube tying material sources John Nagy has also recently written numerous magazine articles on modern tube tying systems including both conventional and Scandinavian designs. |
CTFC Pro Staff |