books: a fly fisher

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A fly fisher

River Music: A Fly Fisher's Four Seasons

James R. Babb

The Lyons Press, 2005

Editorial Review by Charles Rangeley-Wilson from The Field
Two years ago Jim Babb published a collection of fishing essays in a book called Crosscurrents. I enjoyed that book more than any book I'd read on fly-fishing in some while. When I get Gray's through the door, the magazine Babb edits - a kind of US version of The Field ...

True Stories of Maine Fly Fishermen

J.H. Hall

The History Press, 2008

A wonderful book just in time for those nights at camp
Hall is a great writer and I have loved his previous books. This new book is every bit as good, and a delight to read especially as another fishing season opens before us. These are great stories sensitively written and a treat for non-fishermen as well. And, as if ...

1001 Fly-fishing Tips: Expert Advice, Hints, and Shortcuts from the World's Leading Fly-fishers

Headwater Books, 2008

Wow! A great book with may great tips!...
1001 Fly-fishing Tips: Expert Advice, Hints, and Shortcuts from the World's Leading Fly-fishers edited by Jay Nichols and Illustrator by Dave Hall is a great book. This book is excerpt from sum of the "Worlds leading Fly Fishing" experts. Nicholas the editor is best ...

The Classic Guide to Fly-Fishing for Trout: The Fly-Fisher's Book of Quarry, Tackle, & Techniques

Charles Jardine

Random House, 1991

Real Classic valid for today
Wonderful work even though it is primarily based on the British Isles. Nice, brief history and hundreds of color plates of flies -- antique, classic and current for use throughout the world. Book also covers the types of trout, habitats and strategies to improve ...

Utah's Green River: A Fly Fisher's Guide to the Flaming Gorge Tailwater

Dennis Breer

Frank Amato Publications, 1998

A great learn and dream treatise
I,ve floated and fished the Green for over 20 years and one of my great joys is listening to the tales and advice from great guides such as Dennis Breer and Emmitt Heath. Dennis has put his love and knowledge of this great river into a concise,informative, yet poetic ...

The Fly-Fisher's Craft: The Art and History

Darrel Martin

The Lyons Press, 2006

Delightful and enlightening
I learned fly fishing and fly tying using my grandfather's books and gear back in the '70s, so I was already a little behind the times at the very point I started, but I've always enjoyed the sense of connection to past traditions that was inherent then. Somewhere ...

Time Is a River

Mary Alice Monroe

Pocket, 2008

The Zen of fly fishing
This is a book that is screaming to be a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. Neither terribly deep nor action-packed, it is a fairly absorbing quick read (I am a notoriously slow, late-fine-library-book-type reader, and I sailed through this book in 2 1/2 days) that would ...

Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: Federation of Fly Fishers

Frank Amato Publications, 2000

A good source for new ideas!
This is a book I got on a whim at the local fly shop. What I like is it showcases patterns from a lot of people who are excellent tiers, but do not have the name recognition of a Jack Dennis or Mike Lawson. The pictures and recipes are all first rate and for the ...

HEALING THE FISHER KING: A Fly Fisher's Quest

We Publish Books, 2005

Genres: Reality Studies, Male Personal Revelation, Inner Travel, American Nature Sports, Father-Son Relating
As a writer and dreamwork psychologist myself I find Dr. Scott Sparrow's book an inspiration to read. I recommend this book highly as a journey especially for men, and for women who appreciate their men. What this book has, which is perhaps lacking in many popular ...

Reading the Water: A Fly Fisher's Handbook for Finding Trout in All Types of Water (David Hughes Fishing ...

Dave Hughes

Stackpole Books, 1988

GREAT BOOK!
Dave Hughes does an excellent job describing and teaching how to read water. On most rivers, you will often see flyfisherman fishing the wrong type of water or at least fishing certain types of water with the wrong technique. Dave Hughes explains the basics water ...

Shin Deep: A Fly Fisher's Love for Moving Water

Chris Hunt

CreateSpace, 2008

The Best
A wonderful book. A must read for all fishermen and fisherwomen or those that just love standing on the banks of a stream.

Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass

Joe Bruce

K & D Ltd, 1997

Knuckle busting action!
This is an awsome book that every serious smallmouth angler needs to have. This contains a no-nonsence approach to improving your enjoymet of catching the smallmouth. It will teach you where to find the bass, how to catch them, what flies to use- from top to bottom, ...

Crosscurrents: A Fly Fisher's Progress

James R. Babb

The Lyons Press, 2002

Nicely done
Perhaps my title is insufficient. The progress is more or less identical to what any reasonable human being would want in the late 20th and early 21'st century. A man of insight, regrets, decent moral grounding and capable of facing the difficulties of the realities ...

Joan Wulff's Fly Fishing: Expert Advice from a Woman's Perspective

Joan Wulff

Stackpole Books, 1991

A great place to start along with your first cast!
Joan Wulff's flyfishing book is the perfect beginning to a long relationship with flyfishing. My husband bought me this book in 1991, and I have referred to it ever since. It's refreshingly written from a women's perspective. All the basics are here: casting, wading, ...

Fly Fishing: A Woman's Guide

Dana Rikimaru

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1999

If you can't afford to buy this book... then steal a copy!
Prior to reading this book, I found I had so many questions, and that was after taking a 3 day class at a local fly shop. I blundered about all summer trying to remember how to do this or that. Dana answered ALL of my questions on general fly fishing in this one book. ...