Fly Fishing Books
Reviews of fly fishing books
Best Fly Fishing Books
If you are looking for a good book for that fly fishing addicted spouse or relative here are some the bestselling fly fishing books… Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die: Fly-Fishing Experts Share the World’s Greatest Destinations “Santella offers 50 short takes on the ultimate fly-fishing destinations in this beautifully photographed and nicely packaged volume…With its elegant descriptions, gorgeous photos and practical information, this book is a dream travel guide for avid fly-fishers.” -Publishers Weekly _____________________________________________________________________________ The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing A pocket guide that offers insightful, plainspoken, expert advice for every fly fisher. Two highly [...]
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[Book] Tying and Fishing Tailwater Flies by Pat Dorsey
is a great guide book to fly fishing and tying flies for tailwaters. Over 500 step-by-step photos of 24 proven patterns for the most demanding trout from one of Umpqua Feather Merchant’s top-selling fly designers, Pat Dorsey. Essential patterns that are equally effective on the Colorado rivers where Pat Dorsey guides to streams across the country. Includes nymphs, emergers and dry flies that imitate mayflies, midges, stoneflies, and caddis. Detailed information on how to fly fish the patterns with over 30 rigging illustrations from artist Dave Hall. Fly tying guide book in hard cover. 128 pages.
Categories: Fly Fishing Books, Fly Tying Tags: Pat Dorsey, tailwater flies, tailwaters fly fishing
Tandem Fly Rigs – Why Two is Better than One
Kirk Deeter, co-author of shares a few pearls of wisdom on the benefits of fishing tandem fly rigs in this short video clip. Why Tandem Fly Rigs Work Fishing tandem fly rigs in nothing new, but the reason it is so effective might surprise you as Deeter explains, “The best trick of all is to use an attractor fly–on the surface or on a nymph rig. I see it over and over when I put on a mask and dive with trout. The fish turns on the gaudy fly, and then eats the more subtle pattern.” For hundreds more handy [...]
Categories: Basic Nymphing, Fly Fishing Books, Tips & Tactics Tags: Kirk Deeter, nymphing, tandem flies
Orvis’ Tom Rosenbauer and One Big Arse Fly!
Tom Rosenbauer Delivers Big Tom Rosenbauer is given a top priority assignment and delivers big (and I mean big) for the Orvis Giant Fly Sale! I have to admit I cracked up when I saw this video clip – it’s downright funny. It seems Tom Rosenbauer is becoming quite the social media star these days as host of The Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast and The Orvis Company on Facebook and Twitter. Tom also graces the screen in Orvis fly fishing videos on YouTube. All of which are very well done. Kudos to Orvis and Tom. Tom Rosenbauer is not [...]
Categories: Fly Fishing Books Tags: Orvis deals, Tom Rosenbauer
Nymphing Tactics – Just Set the Hook!
Deneki Outdoors has the inside scoop on , a new collection of 250 nuggets of fly fishing wisdom from Field and Stream’ Fly Talk editor Kirk Deeter and the late, great Charlie Meyers. In a new weekly series, Deneki will be publishing excerpts from . Here is the first nugget on setting the hook when fishing nymphs… When in Doubt (Set the Hook) Always curious about the mysteries of trout fly fishing, Jack Dennis took an underwater camera into a local stream to discover what really happens when anglers made presentations to fish beneath the surface. Among his more revealing [...]
Categories: Fly Fishing Books, Tips & Tactics Tags: Fly Fishing Books & DVDs, nymphing, Tips & Tactics
[Book Review] It’s Not About The Fish
Bryan McMurry hit’s the nail on the head in his first book . For those afflicted with that insatiable desire to fly fish 24/7, and are at a loss for words when people who don’t get it ask you, “what’s so great about fly fishing, you don’t even keep the fish?” – this book is for you. Humble Beginnings Growing up on a hardscrabble ranch in Siskiyoug County in California too small to survive, Bryan’s journey begins on a quaint Montana creek at a time others his age are suffering mid-life crises. Bryan came to fly fishing later in life [...]
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[Video] Tying Fran Betters’ Usual with Davie McPhail
This week’s Friday Night Morning Fly Tying video is a dandy – Fran Betters’ Usual tied by Davie McPhail. The Usual is a very versatile fly pattern and can be tied to represent many of the larger, high riding mayflies such as the Hendrickson, Cahill and Sulphur simply by varying the color. Tips on Tying the Usual with Snowshoe Rabbit Well if you are looking for a simple dry fly to tie, the Usual is it. Using just one material, Snowshoe Rabbit, you can whip off a dozen of these in no time. Snowshoe Rabbit is pretty easy to tie [...]
Categories: Dry Flies, Fly Fishing Books, Fly Tying Tags: Cahill, Davie McPhail, dry flies, Fly Tying, fly tying video, Fran Betters, Hendrickson dun, Sulphur, The Usual
[Review] The Fly Fisherman’s Guide To The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
I received a courtesy copy of The Fly Fisherman’s Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by H. Lea Lawrence and was asked to review the book. I was little hesitant to do so. After all I am an engineer by trade, not an english major, and asking a fly fishing junkie to review a book about fly fishing in one of our nation’s crown jewels is like feeding steak to a lion and asking him if it was any good. Good Steak, Good Book My fears melted away as I dug into The Fly Fisherman’s Guide to the [...]
Categories: Fly Fishing Books Tags: Fly Fishing Books & DVDs, Smoky Mountains National Park
Mayfly Life Cycle: A Trout’s View
Last Friday night we kicked off our Baetis fly tying video series in anticipation of one of the most prolific mayfly hatches of the season, the Blue Winged Olives. Before we continue the series I thought it might be a good idea to do a quick review of the Mayfly Life Cycle. Fortunately for us, Ralph and Lisa Cutter produced Bugs of the Underworld a really cool DVD that provides a fascinating trout’s view of the mayfly life cycle. Mayfly Life Cycle The mayfly life cycle is rather simple progressing from an egg directly to the nymph stage and then [...]
Categories: Fly Fishing Books, Fly Tying Tags: aquatic insects, fly fishing videos, mayflies
Midge Life Cycle and Mass Confusion
It is 3:00 AM, I just got in from a week long, rain-soaked trip to California and I am writing about the life cycle of a midge. How I ended up in this state of affairs, I’m not certain. In any event here goes….. Ok, so I’m too tired to write so I figured I’d let this video clip of the life cycle of the midge filmed underwater do the talking; pretty neat stuff, even at three in the morning. I never knew how prominent those gas bubbles were. Midge Mania and Mass Confusion I’ll admit, this whole midge thing [...]
Categories: Fly Fishing Books, Fly Tying, Midges Tags: book review, fly tying midges, midges
