Title
Author
Review
A Book of Trout Flies
Jennings, Preston J.
Introduction to the 1970 edition..."Almost a half century has passed since the British angler John Waller Hills observed, in his vintage A History of Fly Fishing for Trout, that angling has evolved through cycles of innovation and classicism.
A Cutthroat Collection
Bruhn, et. al.
A great book written by the famous B.C. Outdoors writer Karl Brahn and others. Cutthroat trout are covered in depth with a wide variety of techniques offered and a multitude of fishing tips. The sea run cutthroat sections are especially interesting.
A Fine & Pleasant Misery
McManus, Patrick F.
As the editor of Field and stream said "Oh, I know he was good and everyone on the staff kept telling me how funny he was. And there was a constant flow of reader mail demanding more of McManus in Field & Stream.
A Fly Fisher's Life
Ritz, Charles
This book is missing from the Library.
A History of Fly Fishing For Trout
Hills, John Waller
For the last half century "A History of fly Fishing for Trout" has been jealously treasured by those fortunate enough to have a copy as the definitive work on the literature and development of angling.
A Modern Dry-Fly Code
Marinaro, Vincent C.
A Modern Dry-Fly Code has been described as "the best angling work of the last half century" and "the first original American contribution to fly-fishing." It is a towering classic -intense, knowledgeable, and written with exacting care.
A Trout & Salmon Fisherman for 75 years
Hewitt, Edward R.
This was the culminating work of Hewitt’s life, and includes his earlier classic Telling on the Trout and Secrets of the Salmon with revisions and updating in keeping with all that he had learned in the interim.
Advanced fly fishing techniques
Kreh, Lefty
A practical, illustrated guide, by renowned fisherman Lefty Kreh. Lefty imparts his expertise on advanced fly fishing techniques. Techniques include fly casting, advice on reading trout streams and where they hide. Also advice on choosing a fly.
American Nymph Fly Tying Manual
Kaufman, Randall
This soft bound book is directed to the fly tyer that wants to tie Nymphs. It starts with a quick overview of the entomology of the Nymphs, the tools that are needed and then moves into the patterns. It has a lot of black & white and colored photos.
An Anglers Astoria
Hughes, Dave
Author Dave Hughes writes about his personal experiences of growing up and fishing his home waters around Astoria Oregon. Dave shares his methods and actual events that provide practical advice for fishing the coastal waters around Astoria.
Anatomy of a Fisherman
Traveler, Robert
The author readily admits that fishing for trout is as crazy and self-indulgent as inhaling opium, has work beat by a mile and is, if a man can stand it, indecently fun. This is an author who writes of those who fish because they love the act of fishing.
Angler's Guide to Scottish Waters
None
A complete guide to locations, permits, hotels and boat hire for coarse, game and sea angling throughout Scotland, with articles of interest on the law, weather reports, fish recipes, safety afloat and much more.
Bamboo Rod Restoration Handbook
Sinclair, Michael
This book is a wonderfully complete handbook for the restoration of any bamboo rod out there, with the original specifications for many bamboo rods. If you're attempting to restore a bamboo rod, you need this book. It covers guides, stripping, threads.
Being, Nothingness, and Fly Fishing
Michael Checchio
For Michael Checchio, fly fishing I has been a process of refinement and personal introspection, a journey that included dropping everything and moving to the West to fly fish-particularly the North Umpqua for steelhead.
Black's 1997 Fly Fishing
Black, James F. Jr.
The one-stop source of information on anything and everything that's fly fishing. EQUIPMENT - 1,333 Companies, INSTRUCTION - 81 Flyfishing Schools & 520 Instructors across the U.S., DESTINATIONS - 576 Lodges, Outfitters/Guides, & Fly Tackle Dealers.
Casting and Fishing the Artificial Fly
Ball, John W.
The author with his forty some years as a fly tyer, rod maker, casting instructor and river guide will try to unravel the paradox that every fly caster has between what the instructor says and what he does.
Challenge of the Trout
LaFontaine, Gary
A somewhat poetic book, LaFontaine uses companion words to conjure up proper images of each type of fishing water such as "The lure of a Mountain Lake", and "The quiet of the Stream".
Complete Book of Fresh Water Fishing
Parsons, P. Allen
This may not be the latest book on the subject, but it does cover the fundamentals from clothing, casting the trout themselves. He covers all types of flies and conditions. He covers bass, salmon and grayling, pike, panfish and shad.
Complete Book of Western Hatches
HafeleHuges
This is an angler’s entomology and fly pattern field guide which introduces the aquatic insects important in fly fishing the West and helps in the selection of patterns to match them. This book will help those who seek local knowledge.
Complete Guide to Lake Fishing
Richey, David
Fishing a lake is one of angling’s greatest challenges. Unlike a river, whose broken currents can be read for clues to fish hides, a placid lake poses a riddle that defeats most anglers. This book explains the modern methods.
Dances with Trout
John Gierach
"Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It's not even clear if catching fish is actually the point."
Dark Waters
Chatham, Russell
Chatham is interested in looking at life "from the side, where I sit". That point of view sees the sport life as a way of life, a moral pursuit done for the love of the natural world; the point is knowledge, not the kill.
Designing Trout Flies
Borger, Gary
In this book, this very well known author, education and fly fishing instructor, brings his entire "systems" approach to fly tying to the amateur sports fly fisherman. Gary Borger is one of the leading proponents of video instruction.
Dressing Flies for Fresh and Salt Water
Jorgensen, Paul
This is another great book that takes you from the very basic of the hook, tools, methods of tying and materials used to tie both fresh and salt water flies. It has very good drawings and photos to help even the newest through the most expert of tyers.
Dry Fly Fishing
Halford, F. M.
This book is a reprinting of one of the first books written specifically about dry-fly fishing, but F.M Halford, who was one of the first if not the most well published authors in the late 19th century in England.
Exciter Fishing
Olson, Fred
This book deals with catching migratory fish - salmonid - such as trout, salmon and char. The author's contention is that hunger does not stimulate a take, rather other responses such as: sight, scent, hearing, tracking or perhaps sheer ill temper.
Fiberglass Rod Making
McClain, Don
This book has been designed for easy reference, a manual that will give you a step by step lesson in rod making. The first section is an explanation in building fishing rods. Read it through to familiarize yourself with the procedure, tools.
Fisherman's Bible
McNally, Tom
This soft bound book is a collection of all type of fishing on all types of equipment and covers Ice fishing, Surf Fishing, Trolling and more...The complete Coho Story, 150 Bass Fishing tips and Knot-Tying from A to Z.
Fishin' Holes
Conways, Jim
This author and fisherman hosted "The Outdoor Sportsman" show for many years during which he traveled and fished over 50,000 miles each year. In this book, he brings together his 30 years of fishing experiences to bring the reader his favored 21 fish.
Fishing
Bates Jr., Joseph D.
Massive coverage on every aspect of fishing techniques and tackle. Complete chapters on spinning, spin casting, bait casting, fly fishing and trolling. Other chapters include fresh water lures, baits,flies, hooks, leaders and lines.
Fishing Bamboo
Gierach, John
Fishing Bamboo is an attempt to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about split bamboo fly rods: Who fishes them and why do they do it? Are they really better than graphite? Who makes them? Who sells them? Why do they cost so much?
Fishing for Fun
Hoover, Herbert
Former President Hoover introduces a book on the joys and agonies of fishing. This book is a mosaic of the author's thoughts over a lifetime of fishing as addressed before such audiences as the Gridiron Club, the Bohemian Club, the Key Largo Anglers.
Fishing in America
Waterman, Chares F.
This 250 page liberally illustrated book reminded me of the Sears Catalog of fishing history in America. When I started thumbing through the well illustrated pages I had a tough time putting it down. It is filled with interesting facts and history.
Fishing Secrets of the American
Misc.
Fishing Secrets of the Experts
Evanoff, Vlad
There are so many game fish found in both fresh and salt water that it is almost impossible for any one angler to have an intimate and extensive knowledge about each one of these fish.
Fishing the Dry Fly as a Living Insect
Wright Jr., Leonard M.
Here is that rarity among fishing books: one that presents a dramatic new theory. It is no mere summary of current practice and common knowledge. Rather it launches a new method of dry-fly fishing based on year of observation and many seasons.
Fishing the Nymph
Quick, Jim
This book is built for fireside reading to introduce you to nymph fishing as an exciting new way of improving your angling results. The results of this book are the result of material read and absorbed by the author and personally tested.
Fishing the San Juan
Bentsen, Chris
OFFC Member Chris Bentsen has assembled a binder of information that he collected during a 1998 fishing trip to the San Juan River. Contains maps, guide information, lodging, car rental, hot spots on the river, flies to use.
Fishing with Ray Bergman
Bergman, Ray
During his twenty-six years as Angling Editor of Outdoor Life, the late Ray Bergman wrote about every aspect of fresh-water fishing. His monthly columns and his articles were goldmines of angling adventures and concrete advice and were as widely read.
Fishless Days, Angling Nights
Sparse Grey Hackle AKA Alfred Miller
This book is a delightful collection to short stories, reminiscences and lore about fishing and other experiences related to fishing and life in general. It is good light reading for these long winter evenings when we’ve tied enough flies to take care.
Float Tube Fly Fishing
Meyer, Deke
This is an ideal book for beginning and experienced float tubers. The new comer will see why float tubing is so much fun and how simple it is. The author gives pointers about shopping for a float tube, advice on fins and waders, and step-by-step instructions.
Floating Flies
Halford, F.M.
In this reprint of his 1886 book, Mr. Halford again demonstrates why he is held in such high regard as one of the earliest and best fly-fishing authors. In this book, the author again addresses the single issue of tying and using dry flies.
Fly Dressing Material
Veniard, John
John Veniard provides as complete a picture as possible of the feathers and furs both exotic and prosaic that makes up the raw material of the creative contemporary fly tyer. Everything from tools to desirable materials is covered including tips.
Fly Fisher's Guide To Washington
Thomas, Greg
The book is divided into six sections covering the northwest, the Olympic Peninsula, the southwest, the Columbia Basin Lakes, the northern Washington lakes, and eastern Washington rivers. It has over 70 detailed river and lake maps with river miles.
Fly Fishing
Michalok, David
The author has written this book for the purpose of adding to the fishing knowledge and techniques of all fly fishermen, novice to expert. The author demonstrates that fly fishermen, by becoming aware of the almost absolute dependence upon instincts.
Fly Fishing Always
Wolverton, Mike & Barbara
As the editor of Field and stream said “Oh, I know he was good and everyone on the staff kept telling me how funny he was. And there was a constant flow of reader mail demanding more of McManus in Field & Stream.
Fly Fishing British Columbia
Bruhn, Karl
Destined to become an instant classic, this unique book presents the distilled knowledge of dozens of top fly fishing experts in a format rarely achieved in fly fishing literature.
Fly Fishing Desert & High Arid Lakes
Probasco, Steve
Throughout the west there are thousands of desert and high arid lakes and water impoundments. These offer much of the finest large-trout fishing to be found in the United States. Because of their fertility many grow trout to dream size.
Fly Fishing Digest
Wallace, Bill
Here is another paper bound book that covers the waterfront of fly-fishing. It starts with Learning to fly cast in 30 minutes, latest fly patterns, new methods to get all fresh water fish, Old myths exploded, Best fly fishing spots I the U.S., Canada.
Fly Fishing for Bonefish
Brown, Dick
No brand of fly fishing challenges anglers more than stalking bonefish on tropical saltwater flats. Fly Fishing for Bonefish offers a definitive profile of this elusive fish and thoroughly dissects the skills needed to catch it.
Fly Fishing for Trout, A Guide for Adult Beginners
Talleur, Richard W.
"Fly-fishing looks like fun...but it’s just too complicated for me". Not true! Sure, fly-fishing is a little more of an art than worm-dunking, but it’s also easy, or at least it can be.
Fly Fishing Heresies
Wright Jr., Leonard M.
This book is filled with somewhat nonconformist fly fishing techniques. It is a hard-core how to do it book which include unorthodox topics with titles such as: classic dead-drift method of fly fishing is usually dead wrong!
Fly Fishing in Salt Water
Kreh, Lefty
"Fly Fishing in Salt Water is the most complete and comprehensive work on this subject: it will become the saltwater fly fisherman’s bible. Everyone who does, or who plans to, fly-fish in salt water should have a copy of this superbly written book."
Fly Fishing New Zealand's South Island
Bowler, Robert and Jana
Rob and Jana Bowler have fly fished and lived in New Zealand since 1978. Their intimate knowledge and love of New Zealand influenced the founding of New Zealand Personalized Itineraries, a travel consulting service which organizes itineraries to both.
Fly Fishing Stillwaters for Trophy Trout
Rickards, Denny
For 30 Years, Denny Rickards has fished, guided, studied and unraveled the mysteries of catching trophy trout, on flies, in hard fished public stillwaters, one of the most difficult challenges in the western United States and Canada.
Fly Fishing Strategy
Swisher, Doug & Richards, Carl
In this book, Doug Swisher, one of the more prolific and well known fly fisherman of our time, presents, with his co-author Carl Richards and illustrator Dave Whitlock, the many bright, insightful and innovative fly fishing techniques.
Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis
Howell Raines
Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis is part sporting autobiography and part guidebook to life's middle passage. It is filled with the author's love for fly fishing - "this disciplined, beautiful and unessential activity."
Fly Patterns for Stillwaters
Rowley, Philip
Many fly fishermen find lakes to be vast, intimidating bodies of water. Trout are fussy, the waters are tough to read, and any number of food items could be on the menu. So what do you do?
Fly Rodding for Bass
Livingston, A. D.
This author works from the premise that increasing numbers of fishermen are going after bass with a fly rod and tackle. This book includes several chapters on various types of rods and equipment available and other gear suitably available for bass fishing.
Fly Tackle
Henkin, Herman
Fly Tackle is the only book to break through the myths, misinformation, and confusion surrounding the enormous variety of fly-fishing gear available today. Its pages are packed with solid information to help you avoid making costly mistakes when buying.
Fly Tying Materials
Leiser, Eric
Here is a book all fly tyers have been waiting for! It is the first book of its kind and reveals facts never before published. It is a thorough and imaginative treatment of all the materials needed by the fly tyer: the feathers, fur, hooks, synthetics.