The most secretive of the trout family but also the most aggressive, brown trout are a paradox. Among freshwater fish, their predatory nature is rivaled only by the pike family. Among fishermen, they are an object of endless fascination and speculation. After a lifetime of fishing the West, the author has reached a point where he can annually catch more than a half dozen monster browns, each weighing more than five pounds. Most fishermen who would give their eye teeth to reproduce hisy success. With detailed descriptions of his unusual techniques, and with some surprising, often counterintuitive revelations about what works and what doesn’t, this book passes along all the author's secrets.