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posted by admin on Apr 11

Editorial Reviews

"As caddis are the king of flying insects for Eastern fly-fishers, Thomas Ames’s book shouts ‘Long live the king!’ This is an amazingly complete reference on one of the bugs fly fishers most commonly imitate with flies."–Joe Healy, Fly Rod & Reel

"The sections on stream ecology and fishing techniques are the best since Gary LaFontaine’s landmark book and alone are worth the price of admission. The photographs and descriptions make identifying a caddisfly to the genus level as easy as using a standard field guide to the birds. Ames’s writing is just plain enjoyable to read, with crisp, clean prose and lots of the details that make for great natural history writing. I can’t wait for the next caddis hatch so I can try out all the new stuff I’ve learned!"–Tom Rosenbauer, Orvis Rod & Tackle

"This book is inspiring: it will inspire you to look more closely at your own caddis, wherever in the world you might fish for trout. And it will inspire you to tie some new patterns to match caddis and to get out there on water, where it all starts and ends, and put what Tom has taught you to use against the trout."–Dave Hughes, author of Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters

* Stunning and detailed photographs of a wide range of caddisflies

* Caddisfly hatches and how to identify them

This book offers valuable tips on how to fish the hatch. Also fly patterns for caddisfly pupae, larvae, nymph, and adults. In the first major work on caddisflies in three decades, it presents the most complete pictorial survey of Trichoptera published to date. Author, angler and photographer Thomas Ames Jr. traveled from the southern Appalachian highlands to the Canadian Maritimes to collect, study, and photograph more than 100 species in 55 genera and 20 families of the caddisflies that fly fishers are most likely to encounter on the lakes and streams of the eastern United States. Based on thoughtful analysis, sound science, and many hours on the water collecting live insects and testing artificial flies, Caddisflies takes the myth and the mystery out of matching the hatch. Learn how you can use the ways in which these amazing insects have adapted to a wide range of aquatic habitats to predict which flies to choose. And learn how to present your flies when fish are feeding on caddisflies. Detailed descriptions and vivid photographs help identify the caddisflies on your favorite trout waters. This all-inclusive book includes advice on tackle and technique and a comprehensive catalog of 80 pattern recipes.

About the Author
Thomas Ames Jr. is a commercial photographer who lives, works, and fishes in northern New England. He is the author of the Hatch Guide for New England Streams and Fishbugs.

Order Caddisflies: A Guide to Eastern Species for Anglers and Other Naturalists: Thomas Ames Jr. form Amazon.

posted by admin on Mar 11

Editorial Reviews

"As caddis are the king of flying insects for Eastern fly-fishers, Thomas Ames’s book shouts ‘Long live the king!’ This is an amazingly complete reference on one of the bugs fly fishers most commonly imitate with flies."–Joe Healy, Fly Rod & Reel

"The sections on stream ecology and fishing techniques are the best since Gary LaFontaine’s landmark book and alone are worth the price of admission. The photographs and descriptions make identifying a caddisfly to the genus level as easy as using a standard field guide to the birds. Ames’s writing is just plain enjoyable to read, with crisp, clean prose and lots of the details that make for great natural history writing. I can’t wait for the next caddis hatch so I can try out all the new stuff I’ve learned!"–Tom Rosenbauer, Orvis Rod & Tackle

"This book is inspiring: it will inspire you to look more closely at your own caddis, wherever in the world you might fish for trout. And it will inspire you to tie some new patterns to match caddis and to get out there on water, where it all starts and ends, and put what Tom has taught you to use against the trout."–Dave Hughes, author of Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters

* Stunning and detailed photographs of a wide range of caddisflies

* Caddisfly hatches and how to identify them

This book offers valuable tips on how to fish the hatch. Also fly patterns for caddisfly pupae, larvae, nymph, and adults. In the first major work on caddisflies in three decades, it presents the most complete pictorial survey of Trichoptera published to date. Author, angler and photographer Thomas Ames Jr. traveled from the southern Appalachian highlands to the Canadian Maritimes to collect, study, and photograph more than 100 species in 55 genera and 20 families of the caddisflies that fly fishers are most likely to encounter on the lakes and streams of the eastern United States. Based on thoughtful analysis, sound science, and many hours on the water collecting live insects and testing artificial flies, Caddisflies takes the myth and the mystery out of matching the hatch. Learn how you can use the ways in which these amazing insects have adapted to a wide range of aquatic habitats to predict which flies to choose. And learn how to present your flies when fish are feeding on caddisflies. Detailed descriptions and vivid photographs help identify the caddisflies on your favorite trout waters. This all-inclusive book includes advice on tackle and technique and a comprehensive catalog of 80 pattern recipes.

About the Author
Thomas Ames Jr. is a commercial photographer who lives, works, and fishes in northern New England. He is the author of the Hatch Guide for New England Streams and Fishbugs.

Order Caddisflies: A Guide to Eastern Species for Anglers and Other Naturalists: Thomas Ames Jr. form Amazon.

posted by admin on Mar 11

Editorial Reviews

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"Dave Hughes masterfully explores how to select the best searching and imitative nymphs for both moving and standing waters. And he provides valuable insights and photos on tying the patterns. If you’re looking to boost the potency of your nymph boxes, this book belongs on your tying bench." –Rich Osthoff

"If you want to tie effective nymph patterns for streams or lakes that cover all the major groups of aquatic insects and organize them in a simple and sensible way that will improve your fishing, then get this book." –Rick Hafele

"Nobody spends more time thinking about how and why trout eat what they eat, or expresses his findings in a more useful way, than Dave Hughes. Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters is far more than a mere fishing or pattern manual. It is a comprehensive yet economical strategy for tying, selecting, and presenting imitations of the subsurface creatures favored by freshwater fish." –Thomas Ames Jr.

* 175 dressings and step-by-step instructions for 112 useful nymph flies

* More than 1,000 photos of natural nymphs, their imitations, and steps in tying those flies

Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters provides a sound understanding of the relationship between naturals and their imitations, and between those imitations and the trout. You’ll learn what nymphs you should spend your time tying, you’ll learn how to tie them, and most important, you’ll learn where and how to fish them in order to catch more trout.

Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters is broken logically into four parts. The first part is an introduction to the way nymphing shapes itself with notes on streamside and lakeside observation, nymph selection based on what you observe, and recommendations on tools and materials for both basic and advanced methods for tying nymphs that take trout. The second part deals with the selection and detailed tying of all sorts of effective searching nymph patterns for moving water. The third part examines imitative nymphs for moving waters, tightly relating naturals to their imitations. The fourth part covers stillwater nymphs. Trout are more often selective in lakes and ponds, and the things they eat in stillwaters are often unlike trout foods in rivers and streams.

Hughes takes a subject that has been considered complex and confusing and makes it understandable, presenting the information that you really need to improve your tying and your fishing. Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters is destined to be the step-by-step reference to tying and fishing every nymph you’ll ever need. Filled with good advice from a trusted master of the subject, it is the most thorough and enjoyable book about selecting, tying, and fishing nymphs that has ever been written.

Order Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters: Dave Hughes form Amazon.

posted by admin on Mar 11

Editorial Reviews

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Veteran author Charlie Meck and newcomer Paul Weamer have released their "Pocket Guide to Pennsylvania Hatches" as a handy reference for our most prolific fly hatches. This pocket sized hardcover published by Headwater Books is a 154 page compendium of angling knowledge….

Together these two friends have produced a volume worthy of any fly fisher who prowls Pennsylvania waters. I’ll be carrying mine along to refresh my memory on the habits of those bugs I haven t encountered for a few seasons. When it’s not in my truck, it will reside on my fly tying desk as a reminder for the patterns I should carry for each trip astream. –Mark Sturtevant, York Daily Record, February 22, 2009

Charlie Meck and Paul Weamer team up to provide a concise overview of the most important hatches on Pennsylvania trout streams, including mayflies, caddis, stoneflies, midges, as well as other important trout-stream foods. This handy guide includes color photos of each insect as well as recipes and photos of the authors’ recommended fly patterns for each hatch. Detailed charts at the beginning of each section provide a quick reference for emergence dates and size of the insects. After an overview of the life cycle of each of the major classes of insects, individual entries provide essential information such as common and Latin names, size range (hook and natural), and time and date of emergence. The authors provide in-depth descriptions of all life stages of the insect, emergence time and date, behavior, tactics, and the premier streams in the state to find the best hatches. Meck’s intimate knowledge of the hatches around the state combined with Weamer’s penchant for the perfect pattern make this book a must-have reference for anyone who fishes trout streams in the Keystone State.

Order Pocketguide to Pennsylvania Hatches: Charles Meck, Paul Weamer form Amazon.

posted by admin on Mar 11

Editorial Reviews

"Lani Waller has drawn on long experience and a deep love of steelhead to write a book that few steelheaders will want to be without."–Thomas McGuane "Lani Waller has a passion for these beautiful creatures that comes across on every page. And Bob Hooten brings a thorough approach to the science."–Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia "Waller . . . sees, feels, and writes about [steelhead more deeply and colorfully than any person I know. Beginner or expert, you will not be able to put this book down until you’ve read every single word."–Dave Whitlock: Steelhead legend Lani Waller covers the essential elements of fishing for trophy steelhead with prose as beautiful and surprising as the fish themselves. The blend of how-to and why-to not only captures the essence of these elusive fish but also uncovers what it takes to consistently bring them to hand. Waller shares his techniques for swinging wets and waking dry flies, including proper approach, presentation, and his favorite fly patterns, both classic and contemporary. Chapters on hunting trophies, equipment, casting, and conservation provide readers with a life’s worth of wisdom learned from his time on the water. Waller brings along some of his friends to help contribute to the book. Steelhead expert Bob Hooton’s chapter on steelhead biology is a concise overview of the steelhead’s life cycle, biology, and behavior; artist Dave Hall illustrates Waller’s swinging techniques; and photographer Ken Morrish’s stunning images capture the magic of the fish and the rivers they ascend each year. This all-star cast of steelhead fanatics has created a classic book that honors the fish as well as those who chase them, whether in the Pacific Northwest of United States, the wilderness streams of British Columbia, or the hundreds of tributaries that run into the Great Lakes.

About the Author
Lani Waller has pursued steelhead for over four decades and is considered one of the foremost experts on trophy British Columbia steelhead. He was inducted into the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame in 1997. He lives in Novato, California. Photographer Ken Morrish is chief operating officer of Fly Water Travel in Ashland, Oregon, and his photography and writing is featured in numerous publications, including Patagonia, Outside, Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod and Reel, and Northwest Fly Fishing.

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posted by admin on Feb 28

Editorial Reviews

*26 essential patterns, including the Charlie Boy Hopper, Quigley Cripple, Turck Tarantula

This book of practical fly design is for every tier, from beginner to expert. Tying Dry Flies presents traditional techniques and innovative patterns along with clear and concise instructions and photographs for flies that will work for all kinds of insects in all kinds of situations. It’s time to spruce up your fly box with these must-have trout patterns.

About the Author
Jay Nichols is the publisher of Headwater Books and editor of 1001 Fly Fishing Tips (978-0-9793460-1-9). He lives in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Charlie Craven is president of Charlie’s Fly Box in Old Towne Arvada, Colorado. He designs flies for Umpqua Feather Merchants and was the fly tier and photographer for Barr Flies (978-0-8117-0236-2) and author of Charlie Craven’s Basic Fly Tying (978-0-9793460-2-6). Paul Weamer is a fly designer whose well-renowned patterns are distributed by the Montana Fly Company. He is the author of Fly-Fishing Guide to the Upper Delaware River (978-0-8117-3408-0). Mike Heck grew up fishing the spring creeks of southcentral Pennsylvania. He is an Orvis-endorsed guide, fly designer, and contributor to Fly Fisherman and American Angler. He is the author of Spring Creek Strategies (978-0-9793460-4-0).

Order Tying Dry Flies: How to Tie and Fish Must-Have Trout Patterns: Jay Nichols, Charlie Craven, Paul Weamer, Mike Heck form Amazon.

posted by admin on Feb 5

Editorial Reviews

Whether you’re in search of coastal fishing, heart-pumping rapids, or a refreshing dip in a mountain lake, award-winning outdoors writer Tom Stienstra offers the most complete resource to water sports and recreation at every lake, river, bay, and coastal port in California. Complete with updated information on facilities and fees, access points, and boating and sport restrictions for each location, Foghorn Outdoors California Recreational Lakes and Rivers details the scenic beauty, quality of boating, and diversity of recreational opportunities of over 400 bodies of water. A special chapter on California’s boating rules and regulations, a concise appendix of coastal access points and boat ramps, and detailed regional maps are also among the features of this comprehensive guide to California’s water-recreation areas.

Order Foghorn Outdoors California Recreational Lakes and Rivers: The Complete Guide to Boating, Fishing, and Water Sports: Tom Stienstra form Amazon.

posted by admin on Feb 5

Editorial Reviews

The wisdom in this exceptionally useful volume begins–where else?–at the beginning: "To know western trout water is to be successful on that water. Nowhere else must anglers use so many strategies on such a wide variety of water during so many weather conditions to be successful." Craig Mathews, besides authoring three books about fishing Yellowstone National Park, is a guide and fly-shop owner based in West Yellowstone, Montana, the hub of fly- fishing’s Golden Triangle and perhaps the most famous trout-bumming region in the world. His resume, obviously, qualifies him to talk about fly-fishing in the American West–and if you want to catch fish left of the 100th meridian, you should listen. Mathews discusses all the great new equipment and tackle available to an angler (for a pretty penny), but the real meat on this catch is in the section on reading western waters and adapting to diverse, ever-shifting conditions. While the focus is on the author’s home waters–the blue-ribbon rivers of the Northern Rockies where Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming meet–the tactics and insights pertain to the American West in general. The point throughout is that it takes study and practice to learn how to regularly outwit wily trout. After all, "Pure luck and successful angling seldom go hand in hand." –Langdon Cook, Sports & Outdoors editor

From Booklist
The big trout and the breathtaking scenery common to many western rivers intrigue anglers regardless of where they live. This guide offers advice aimed at helping fly fishers of all skill levels fish better on the rivers, lakes, and streams of eastern Idaho, Yellowstone Park, and western Montana. The clearly written, well-organized text, nicely complemented by Rod Walinchus’ artwork, capably advises on such matters as choosing tackle, reading the water, casting, and dealing with windy days and autumnal weather. Mathews’ proves a good-natured guide, counseling that success is more likely to come from attitude and practice than from fancy gear; he also peppers his advice with endearing anecdotes about angling friends and fishing dogs. Although the word western in the title is a bit of a misnomer–there is no coverage of California, the Pacific Northwest, or Colorado, all prime fishing sites–this timely, friendly, and sensible book is recommended for anglers who are heading for Idaho or Montana, either in person or from their armchairs. John Rowen

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posted by admin on Feb 3

Editorial Reviews

38 color photos & 7 x 10 . Flies for trout, sea trout, and salmon & Patterns for more than 600 flies “Brilliant pictures and great advice from a master flytyer.” — Mark Bowler, Flyfishing & Flytying This beautifully illustrated guide is organized in three sections: loch flies, river flies, and salmon and sea trout flies. Each fly is shown in full color, as tied by the author or a regional expert, and each is accompanied by a list of materials. The author also provides expert advice on when, where, and how to fish each fly. Stan Headley was Scottish National Fly Fishing champion in 1990 and is well known in Britain as an angling author and fly tier.

Order Trout & Salmon Flies of Scotland (Trout & Salmon): Stan Headley form Amazon.

posted by admin on Feb 3

Editorial Reviews

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[A] must for anybody who takes along fly-fishing gear when traveling, or a fly-fisher newly transplanted in the region. — Art Lander Jr., Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY

When Trout Unlimited rated the 100 best trout streams in the United States, nine of its choices were in the southern Appalachians. In this updated second edition, veteran angler and writer Jimmy Jacobs takes you to these famous rivers and to many lesser-known waters in this five-state region. In preparing this guide, which now includes a chapter on the New River system of North Carolina, he drove more than 25,000 miles, hiked hundreds more, and consulted with state fisheries managers and knowledgeable local anglers to bring you the most thorough and reliable inside information available. Features include: 28 chapters on the regions major river systems; clear maps and detailed access information for each river and its productive tributaries; information on hatches and the most effective patterns for each stream; discussion of casting and wading conditions; coverage of adjacent regions, including the Cumberland Plateau of Kentucky and Tennessee and the Carolina foothills.

Order Trout Streams of Southern Appalachia: Fly-Casting in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Second Edition: Jimmy Jacobs form Amazon.