 | The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, Completely Revised and Updated with Over 400 New Color Photos and Illustrations by Tom Rosenbauer
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $11.19 This is the new edition of one of the best "how-to" books for fly-fishing.
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 | The L.L. Bean Ultimate Book of Fly Fishing (L. L. Bean) by Macauley Lord
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $12.00 A composite of three previously published L. L Bean guides: fly-fishing, casting, and fly tying. An excellent overall view of all three areas, and a tie with Rosenbauer's book for the best "how-to" fly fishing book.
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 | Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders : A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury by John Gierach
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $1.00 Gierach's "Greatest Hits." You can find out why so many people like his writing.
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 | Life on the Fly by John Schreiber
Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $7.49 A top thriller with fly-fishing, football, murder, and corruption in a small town. Superb writing on many levels. Each re-reading gives new insights. An undiscovered gem!
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 | The Earth is Enough by Harry Middleton
Buy new: $15.39 / Used from: $3.64 A bit disjointed as a memoir, but beautiful prose.
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 | TROUT FLIES: The Tier's Reference by Dave Hughes
Buy new: $47.25 / Used from: $30.00 Expensive book, but worth it if you like to tie flies. An excellent encyclopedia of fly-tying receipes. Very helpful photographs.
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 | Troubleshooting the Cast by Ed Jaworowski
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $4.50 Simple-to-understand guide to explaining why your cast isn't all it could be.
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 | Advanced Fly-Fishing Techniques (Second Edition) by Lefty Kreh
Buy used from: $9.47 A treasure of helpful hints.
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 | The Fly Fisher's Guide to Crimes of Passion: More Sedition from the Master of Meander by Seth Norman
Buy used from: $0.01 A cleverly written and diverse mix of stories and essays.
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 | Joan Wulff's Fly-Casting Techniques by Joan Wulff
Buy new: $17.90 / Used from: $8.94 One of the classic how-to books of fly casting. This is not for beginners, but for those who want to get technical and precise.
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 | The Orvis Guide to Prospecting For Trout by Tom Rosenbauer
Buy used from: $16.95 If you didn't catch anything, this book will tell you what to try next time.
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 | Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs by Patrick F. McManus
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $0.01 All of his collections are worth reading--great humor about outdoors, hunting, and fishing. Occasional pieces on fly-tying too.
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 | The Orvis Fly-Tying Guide by Tom Rosenbauer
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $13.26 Excellent guide to fly tying that also includes Orvis fly recipes.
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 | Dave Whitlock's Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods by Dave Whitlock
Buy used from: $2.94 Excellent overview, and Whitlock's illustrations are always a joy to behold.
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 | Hemingway on Fishing by Ernest Hemingway
Buy new: $11.70 / Used from: $1.42 Anthology of Hemingway's fishing stories. . . mostly taken from larger works.
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 | A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition by Norman Maclean
Buy new: $8.40 / Used from: $2.95 The movie, based on the book, created an influx of new anglers.
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 | Spring Creek by Nick Lyons
Buy used from: $3.39 Journal of a man learning more about fishing and about himself; from the publisher who's done more for fly-fishing lit than anyone else.
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 | Guiding Elliott by Robert Lee
Buy used from: $0.24 A humorous look at guiding in Montana. Like "Life on the Fly," an undiscovered gem.
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 | Joe Humphreys's Trout Tactics by Joseph B. Humphreys
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $9.95 A good all-around book on catching trout including wet flies, nymphs, and night fishing.
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 | Fly-Fish Better: Practical Advice On Tackle, Methods, And Flies by Art Scheck
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $2.64 Not for beginners but for those who wish to improve their fly-fishing.
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 | Caddisflies by Gary LaFontaine
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $19.00 Once you've read Whitlock's Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods, then you're ready for more on caddisflies.
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 | Good Flies: Favorite Trout Patterns and How They Got That Way by John Gierach
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $3.73 If you've started tying, get this: it's an entertaining and informative look inside the fly box (and mind) of the legendary trout bum.
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 | The Trout and the Fly by Brian Clarke
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.77 Classic work recently updated. Lots of good information.
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 | Fly Rod Building Made Easy: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Making a High-Quality Fly Rod on a Budget by Art Scheck
Buy new: $18.96 / Used from: $14.95 If you want to try building your own rod, this is a good place to start.
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