FlyFishing Books

Discover for yourself - Long Lost Fly Fishing Secrets.  Uncover a buried treasure of fly fishing tips and techniques that have been hidden away for over 75 years.  (Includes limited time download of Fly tying book on trout and salmon flies plus FysSim a fly fishing simulator program.)

• How to know what fly to use and when?
• The one skill that?ll almost guarantee you?ll beat seasoned anglers who don't "have it" every time you go out, no matter how thoroughly they know the haunts and habits of fish!
• The six major variables that make up the perfect conditions for a catch and how to record them so that repeating your best days fishing becomes a science!
• What pro tennis players, polo players and golfing nuts can teach you about the art of dry-fly fishing
• The 5 most important components to consider when imitating a natural insect and the order of their importance
• And Much More

For a limited time: you get the Long Lost Fly Fishing Secrets, 2 books on fishing dry flies by classic fishermen, and "Fishing Flies and Fly Tying" by Bill Blades.  His book offers a smorgasbord of the most delicious and lifelike wet and dry flies you may have ever seen; including 119 illustrations and detailed instruction on how to make 100?s of fly and bug species.   All of these tips, instructions and fly tying patterns for only $27

The Ultimate Fly Fishing Resource Guide

supplies all the basic information needed by the beginner, as well as useful tips and resources for the more experienced fly fisherman. Here are just a few of the topics covered in detail by this amazing book:

• Fresh Water & Salt Water Fishing
• How To Build Your Own Fly Fishing Rod
• Organizing a Fly Box
• Designing and Building Leaders
• Choosing the Right Flies
• Fly Fishing Hooks
• Choosing the Right Equipment
• And much more

Here are some of the secrets it reveals:

• How to use the "60/20/20" principle to create leaders that mimic flies.
• The most crucial piece of equipment and how to select it.
• Why barbless hooks are sometimes the best option for big fish.
• The four basic types of rod and which ones are best for action, flexibility, strength and value.
• The most important feature of the fly reel and how to use it.
• One of the quickest and easiest ways to spot fish (it's not a fish finder)
• How to land that monster fish when it strikes.
• And Much More

Find Out What's Inside

And all for Only $29.95

Great fishing in breathtaking surroundings can be had in the Rocky Mountains, but you'll need this book, because unlike many remote destinations with fly-in access, these waters can only be reached on horseback or on foot. Part One covers gear and techniques for traveling, camping, and fly fishing, including practical advice on how to plan a trip, which hiking, camping, and fishing tackle and flies to bring (and which to leave at home). Part Two is a detailed guide to select destinations in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Oregon, all based on the firsthand experience of the author.

Rich Osthoff is a professional fly tier and angling writer who has fished and hiked in the backcountry for 20-some years and written articles for the major fly-fishing magazines. This is his first book. He lives in Mauston, Wisconsin.

Reviews:
-- Rich Osthoff knows what he is talking about. I have read many books that attempt to cover backcountry fly fishing, and none have done so as well as Osthoff's. As an experienced backcountry fly fisherman, I found Osthoff is right on the money with all he had to say. There was still a lot of material to challenge even the experienced though. If you have any interest in catching gorgeous fish in an equally gorgeous setting, this is your book. Absolutely right on the money.

Better Together:

Buy this book with Flyfisher's Guide to Colorado by Marty Bartholomew, A. K. Best (Introduction) today!

Total List Price: $48.90 Buy Together Today: $32.68

 

Over the past fifty years he has written nearly two dozen books, accounting for hundreds of thousands of copies in print, in order to address the many aspects of this exciting sport. Now for the first time, all of Lefty's many tips and techniques are available in a single, powerful volume: Lefty Kreh's Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing.

Culled from a lifetime of fishing and teaching in almost every conceivable place a fish can be caught, fly fishers will learn the master's thousands of subtle tricks and invaluable insights, such as: selection of rod, line, and leader for fresh and salt water; basic casting, casting in salt water, solving casting problems, and advanced casting; approaching fish and presenting flies; techniques for trout, salmon, bass, panfish, stripers, bluefish, sharks, tarpon, bonefish, and more; fly design and selection; fishing in rivers and lakes, inshore and offshore, in mangrove backwaters and on the open sea.

No single work contains more of Lefty's experience and knowledge. It is a boon to beginners, a reference to experts, and the ultimate work for Lefty enthusiasts and collectors.

Reviewed:
Every once in a while there is an expert who, through years of trial and error and effort-gains lots of knowledge about his area of interest- Such a man is Lefty Kreh- and then- sometimes he puts it all into one book-and makes it available to us neophytes-and WE WIN!

Just such a book is this- whatever you need to know-flies, knots, tackle, methods, fish, water (Fresh-salt-warm-inland)-
 Hey , Lefty knows it- he puts it down! You get the book- you will know it too!

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought:
Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die: Fly-Fishing Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations by Chris Santella
Lefty's Little Fly-Fishing Tips: 200 Innovative Ideas to Help You Catch Fish by Lefty Kreh

Better Together:

Buy this book with Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die by Chris Santella today!

Total List Price: $64.95 Buy Together Today: $42.87

Whether your fly fishing takes you to freshwater trout streams and bass lakes; to the Northeast salt for striped bass and bluefish; or to the tropics for bone-fish, tarpon, jacks, and redfish, you will find much of value in Lefty's Little Fly-Fishing Tips, a distillation of a fly-fishing master's more than five decades plying the waters of the world with fly rod in hand.

Advanced and beginning fly anglers alike will benefit from the wisdom born of Lefty's long experience. Learn how to: Use a partner to find fish and cast quickly and accurately; improve your chances of catching larger fish of any species; simultaneously retrieve a fly and strip line from the reel; rescue a fly that's stuck on a log; cast easily in tight quarters; organize and maintain your tackle for optimum convenience and performance and much more. This beautiful and practical book is a must for any serious fly fisher, beginner or expert. (5 x 7 1/2, 160 pages, color photos, b&w photos, diagrams)

Lefty Kreh is the best known and most respected fly-fishing author and fly-casting instructor in the world. He is the author of more than twenty books and countless magazine articles. He lives in Maryland.
 

Book Description:
 A fly-fishing master teaches the intricate art of properly presenting a fly. Nothing is more important in fly fishing than successfully presenting the fly.

No matter what rod, reel, line, and fly are used, the fish will not take, if the fly is presented with a splash or out of target. In this comprehensive book, Lefty Kreh explains that the art of presentation is much more than dropping the fly in the best position--it also involves the clothes you wear, the methods you use to rig your tackle, how and where you approach the fish, the types of fly lines and reels you use, the direction of the light, the type of cover, and the retrieval method used, among other factors.

Lefty delves into each of these subjects with his usual knowledgeable vigor. Lefty also describes the different methods of presentation for the various species of fish-- from trout and other freshwater species to fish that inhabit backcountry and inshore waters to exciting saltwater species like permit and even sharks. With over one hundred photographs and line drawings, Presenting the Fly belongs on every angler's bookshelf.

Reviewed:
-- As I looked through a friends copy of Lefty Kreh's PRESENTING THE FLY I said "gee, I don't need this book, I already know a lot of this stuff."


You see I've been fly fishing for almost 30 years and 30 years of frustration, trial and error and lost fish taught me much of what I found in this book.

I realized that all I need is another 30 years of frustration, trial and error and lost fish and I'll probably figure out the rest of it as well. Then I came to my senses and bought the book, you should too. If I only had one book on fly fishing this would be it. I wish I had it 30 years ago. I imagine a lot of fish are glad I didn't.

Reviews:  Average Review 4.5 Stars
Great Book -- Dave Hughes does an excellent job describing and teaching how to read water. On most rivers, you will often see fly-fishermen fishing the wrong type of water or at least fishing certain types of water with the wrong technique.

Dave Hughes explains the basics water types (riffles, runs, pools, dead water, etc.) in detail. He also explains the different types of aquatic insects found in each type of water and why will be found in certain types of water over others (e.g. why certain nymphs are found primarily in the riffles and others more in pools.

He explains where fish will be in each type of water, what insect types will be in each type of water and what techniques work to catch the fish in each water type. It is an all-around very educational book for both the beginner and advanced fly fisher. The beginner can get a wealth of information from the book. A more experienced flyfisher will get many tips/techniques from this book and can use it as an all-around reference book to be read at least once a year. Don't pass up this book because the title seems simple. Everyone can learn a ton from this book.

Book Description:
Amateur or expert, every angler dreams of landing "the big one," but that's only part of the appeal of fly fishing. Because even when hours pass without a bite, nothing beats the rugged beauty of the surroundings. For both armchair travelers and avid outdoorsmen who may have already started a checklist of their own, Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die maps out the meccas of the fly-fishing world.

Through in-depth interviews with the sport's acknowledged gurus, author Chris Santella goes beyond standard guides to convey the very essence of the recommended locations. Readers can vicariously cast mouse patterns to fifty-pound taimen in the wilds of Mongolia, wrangle with wily permit off the Florida Keys, and match the hatch on Montana's Armstrong's Spring Creek. Jardines de la Reina, Cuba (tarpon), the Zhupanova River, Kamchatka (rainbow trout), and the Rio Negro, Brazil (peacock bass) are also included.

The essays include a cultural and natural history of each site, along with colorful anecdotes based on the author's and authorities' experiences. With breathtakingly beautiful photos of the spots, many by celebrated fly-fishing photographer R. Valentine Atkinson, the book also provides adventurous anglers with enough travel-and-tackle information so that they, too, can start planning excursions to go fish around the globe.

Average Customer Review: 4.5 Stars

-- A Must for the Rich Fishing Addict
If you have unlimited funds and time this book provides the backbone for a lifetime of fishing trips to exotic locales. Initially I bought the book as a gift for a fly-fishing addict but it was such a great read that I ended up buying a second book for myself.

The photography is outstanding and so far I've visited 2 of the places in the book and they both ranked as the top trips I've ever taken. 2 down and 48 more to go!!!

-- Stunning
I was drawn to this book by the beautiful photo on the cover. While I am not a flyfisher, I enjoy the outdoors and camping near rivers and lakes. I absolutely loved all the photos, and the exquisite descriptions of the surroundings.

I bought the book for my flyfisher son-in-law, but decided to buy another for myself to enjoy. The flyfisher in your life is certain to appreciate this timeless book.

Editorial Reviews:
Praise for Sports Afield Guide to North America's Greatest Fishing Lodges, also by John Ross: 

"Ross, a contributing editor to Sports Afield magazine, and Anders, a writer and editor for Country Inns magazine, have created an excellent companion guide for those who love to fish.

Whether rustic settings with cooking facilities or full-service lodgings, they are in here. Beginning with the East and continuing through eight other areas of North America, the authors offer vital statistics, including fish species, season, rates, other possible activities, and a brief description of both the fishing and the lodging.

They also offer useful travel tips, for example, on what and how to pack and information concerning shipping fish home. There is a brief list of references for each part of the country. A valuable tool for fishing travelers; recommended for all libraries."
 --Library Journal