California Winter Steelhead - Life History and Fly Fishing covers steelhead names, taxonomy and genetics, evolution and distribution, life history and descriptions of California winter steelhead rivers including those which historically and currently support runs. The book provides a glimpse into California's rich winter steelhead fly fishing history, the resources and fishing opportunities that have been lost, but also highlights opportunities for California winter steelhead fishing still available. Information on fly fishing equipment and pictures of over 100 historical and current winter steelhead flies for California's rivers are included.Dennis P. Lee's book is a treasure of historical, technical, scientific and instructional information - invaluable knowledge for anglers and all manner of curious citizens. The book represents the life work and passion of an individual devoted to one of California's most iconic and revered wildlife species. But beyond its weight as a manual, threaded among the lines of each solidly researched and thoroughly rendered chapter is an underlying poetry capturing not only a prescription for appreciating the wild things around us but also illuminating the essential dream of California.