Joan Wulff's Fly-Casting Accuracy2 reviews Joan Wulff The Lyons Press, 1997 Grace, not power, makes the fly go where you want it. + Best introductory fly casting book Between Joan Wulff and Cathy Beck we don't need no stinking he-man fly fishing writers. I've enjoyed fly fishing with my husband for years. I've taken courses and still he could out cast me for both distance and accuracy. With Joan's Fly-Casting Accuracy as a guide I've become more accurate in ...             Fly-Fishing Stillwaters for Trophy Trout4 reviews Denny Rickards Stillwater Productions, 1998 Outstanding! A must read for flyfishermen. + Innovative + Fly fishing Stillwaters + Most complete book on trophy Stillwater flyfishing             Curtis Creek Manifesto24 reviews Sheridan Anderson Frank Amato Publications, 1978 Very helpful for beginners....a classic. + The best book on the topic + Curtis Creek Manifesto + Curtis Creek Fishing Guide             A. K.'s Fly Box3 reviews A. K. Best The Lyons Press, 1996 A master's class in fly work + The best of the best Arche Best has the perfect name for his craft. Every design in this gem of a guide is clean, sparse and well documented. AK has photos of the naturals next to his creations or modifications of the classic flys. Any serious tier needs this book.             Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera3 reviews Malcolm Knopp, Robert Cormier Greycliff Pub Co, 1997 Fly fishing & Entomology + A classic in the making + Should become the definitive book on fishing Mayflies! This book by Malcolm Knopp and Robert Cormier is destined to be a fishing classic. The pair has provided research and usable information on maylfy identification, insect behavior during their life stages, imitative patterns and fishing technique pointers. I have modified my fishing techniques to ...             Nymphing: A Basic Book2 reviews Gary A. Borger Stackpole Books, 1979 One of the classics. + Excellent tactical overview of nymphing techniques I signed this book out of the library in my adolescence and sucked it up like a brown does a golden stone. There are a lot of similar books out there -- and some videos on tying and fishing nymphs as well -- that are useful. But because this book was a formative influence on me and I can not ...             In the Ring of the Rise: A Startling Look at Trout Behavior and Riseforms1 review Vincent C. Marinaro The Lyons Press, 2001 More of the best Marinaro's sequel to 'A Modern Dry Fly Code' only adds to his flawless reputation as America's most important spring creek angling author. While it is not the ground-breaking work of his first book, it will, nevertheless, provoke much thought on the part of the contemplative angler. True, there ...             A Modern Dry-Fly Code1 review Vincent C. Marinaro The Lyons Press, 1997 Still the definitive work While this book is now 50 years old, it is still the definitive American work on spring creek fishing. At the time of the writing, it is true, Marinaro was unaware of U.S. spring creeks outside of Pennsylvania, this does not diminish its value. He realized that this type of fishing was firmly ...             Emergers2 reviews Carl Richards, Doug Swisher The Lyons Press, 1997 Excellent book on the emergence process This is NOT a book on fishing tactics. It is a book on the emergence process of various insects. It is the only book that I've seen to describe the the actual process of the Caddisfly emergence as more than a gas bubble. I don't keep very many books. I usually resell them once I've finished reading ...             Permit on a Fly2 reviews Jack Samson Stackpole Books, 1996 A magic book on Permit! + Entertaining and instructive for both veterans and beginners It took me just two days -- with guiding for trout in between -- to finish this great book. Mr. Samson pen is just amazing. It not only describes permit flyfishing, but also the magic that surrounds it, among destinations, techniques, flies, fly tying, history, guides, habitat, fish behavior, ...             Reading the Water: A Fly Fisher's Handbook for Finding Trout in All Types of Water (David Hughes Fishing ...4 reviews Dave Hughes Stackpole Books, 1988 GREAT BOOK! + well written, very informative 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 types (riffles, runs, pools, ...             Fly Fishing the Tailwaters Ed Engle Stackpole Books, 1991 Many anglers have mixed feelings about dams. On one hand, they disrupt the natural cycle of rivers--frequently with disastrous results to the ecosystem; on the other, they create phenomenal trout fisheries where often none previously existed. Because dams regulate flows (taming spring runoff in the process) as well as water temperatures (usually only the colder water from the bottoms of ...             Fly Fishing: A Woman's Guide2 reviews Dana Rikimaru International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1999 If you can't afford to buy this book... then steal a copy! + A must for women starting out in the sport 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. She covers everything from ...             Fly Fishing Small Streams7 reviews John Gierach Stackpole Books, 1989 GIERACH KNOWS HIS SMALL STREAM STUFF! + How to think about fishing + fun reading + Just a little more technical than the normal "BUM"             Fly Fishing in Salt Water: Third Revised Edition7 reviews Lefty Kreh The Lyons Press, 1997 Tons of useful information + The bible for salt water flyfishing + As usual; Lefty at his best. + Lefty didn't forget us! + Always the teacher             Complete Book of Western Hatches: An Angler's Entomology and Fly Pattern Field Guide3 reviews Rick Hafele Frank Amato Publications, 1981 An excellent resource for the flyfisher + A must for anyone serious about flyfishing! This softcover book not only matches fly patterns to the hatch but also educates the reader to the lifecycles, anatomy, and seasonal hatches of the insects. The illustrations are excellent and even are appealing to those with a biology background. This book single handedly enlightened me (at an ...             Fly Fishing the Mountain Lakes (Summer of Discovery Series, Vol. 1)7 reviews Gary Lafontaine Greycliff Publishing Company, 1998 Excellent + Great Book! + Entertaining, yet informative book! + Fly Fishing the Mountain Lakes (Summer of Discovery Series) + Very informative and fun.             Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout: New Techniques, Tactics, and Patterns9 reviews Bob Linsenman, Kelly Galloup Countryman Press, 1999 The Seminal Work On This Subject + Excellent + Forget everything else-this is how you catch bigger trout + Here's how to catch BIG stream trout + Modern Streamers             Fishing the Midge Ed Koch Stackpole Books, 1988 Some of the smallest aquatic insects figure prominently into the diets of the biggest, most elusive trout; the midge is such an insect. Fishing these tiny flies--whether as nymphs or dries--requires fine tippets and skilled casts. Fishing the Midge was welcomed by a small, dedicated following of midge fly-fishers when it debuted in 1972; since then it has become a classic, and a whole new ...             Presenting The Fly: A Practical Guide to the Most Important Element of Fly Fishing6 reviews Lefty Kreh The Lyons Press, 1999 Should be in every fly fisher's library. + 2nd Printing? Alas! No color plates/pictures. + Indispensable + Everything you'll need to fish-except the rod and reel! + an excellent compilation of Kreh's observations.