cdock Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 I've read all of Jim McLennan's books, Barry Mitchell's FTR book, Match the Hatch, and a few others. I'm on the hunt for something new to read. Any suggestions? Quote
Din Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 My top 3 picks I think everyone should read are 1) Dry Fly: New Angles - Lafontaine 2) Fly Fishing Strategy - Swisher & Richards 3) Selective Trout - Swisher & Richards Quote
Swede Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 Roderick Haig-Brown has many books that are excellant. Quote
Crogg Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 A Good Life Wasted: Or Twenty Years As A Fishing Guide and True Love and The Wooly Bugger both by Dave Ames. Both are funny and good reads. Barr Flies by John Barr. Nice flies and how to fish them. pm if you wanna read them. Quote
rusty Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 Active Nymphing by Rich Osthoff Anything by Gierach (esp Sex, Death and Flyfishing) A Passion for Steelhead by Dec Hogan (awesome book just to flip pages on) Flyfishing Trout Lakes by Morris and Chan Contemporary Fly Patterns of British Columbia by Art Lindgren Advanced Fly Tying and Production Fly Tying by AK Best Quote
Pythagoras Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 In the Summer I eat up the Sci-Fi and leave the fishing books for Winter.....some of my fave include... Starship Troopers Forever War Old Mans War Enders Game Quote
reevesr1 Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Love Ames and Geirach. I read a book called The River Why by David James Duncan (bcube lent it to me) that I really liked. Bcube actually has a book of mine (not the Ames one Brent, the other one) that I can't remember the name or author. If he is around, maybe he can put the title and author up. It's really good as well. Quote
headscan Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 In the Summer I eat up the Sci-Fi and leave the fishing books for Winter.....some of my fave include... Starship Troopers Forever War Old Mans War Enders Game Heh, I read three of those four in the last month. Maybe I'll have to check out Old Man's War next. For fishing books, anything by John Gierach, Roderick Haig-Brown, and Thomas McGuane. Quote
reevesr1 Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Thanks Marc! The Longest Silence by Thomas McGuane. Great book. Quote
Rp3flyfisher Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 If you want a great book that is totally different than the normal flyfishing book, go pick up "What Fish See" Great book that teaches you what colors are best at different depths, water types, etc.... The book was written by an Optometrist that is a flyfisher. Rick Quote
cdock Posted July 8, 2009 Author Posted July 8, 2009 Thanks everyone. And some sci-fi as well. Nice! Where can you find "WHAT FISH SEE"? I've never heard of it and certainly have never seen it. Quote
Kingfisher Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 I got my copy of What Fish See from amazon.ca . It's an interesting perspective for sure. Rob Quote
newflyer Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Don Quixote any serious fly fisherman should read this and draw whatever inferences they would like... replace the lance with a rod and the donkey with the vehicle to get to the rivers and its not much of a stretch. I will also second the Longest Silence. Quote
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