Started reading this and half way through so far. Was browsing YouTube and came across this recommendation. What literature do y’all recommend?
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cdulane1 on
Not sure if you want fly fishing “tactics,” but I’ll give a small overview of what I’ve found worth going back to.
I’m a fan of: Schweimbert’s Trout if you enjoy type 2 fun. But really it’s an awesome work that has lots of good story telling, “The Tent Dwellers,” is a stellar one done by Albert Paine (Mark Twains biographer). It’s about some “sports” going to Nova Scotia for brook trout, very whimsical and witty. If you can find a copy of of “no life so happy” by Edwin Peterson, you won’t be disappointed. It’s part fishing story, part mystic. And I thought “92 in the shade” by McGuane was dope. Especially after seeing “tarpon.”
Main_Lavishness_5986 on
Hmm I love modern midges and the art of fly tying.
theevilnarwhale on
I received The Compleat Angler graphic adaptation by Gareth Brookes for christmas last year and I loved it. I had never heard of it, but I guess the original book was written in the 1650s by Izaak Walton in England. It reads like a philosophical text sometimes and the art is beautiful. Great book for any shelf. I’ll be buying more copies to give to fly fishing friends.
ilBrunissimo on
Do you want how-to books?
Or books about fly fishing? Of those:
Roderick Haig-Brown is one of the all-time greats. The FFF gives an award named after him to fly fishing authors who capture the essence and spirit of fly fishing. He’s practically a saint in British Columbia.
rollinintheyears on
I’m currently reading Trout Tactics by Joe Humphreys. Very good so far.
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Not sure if you want fly fishing “tactics,” but I’ll give a small overview of what I’ve found worth going back to.
I’m a fan of: Schweimbert’s Trout if you enjoy type 2 fun. But really it’s an awesome work that has lots of good story telling, “The Tent Dwellers,” is a stellar one done by Albert Paine (Mark Twains biographer). It’s about some “sports” going to Nova Scotia for brook trout, very whimsical and witty. If you can find a copy of of “no life so happy” by Edwin Peterson, you won’t be disappointed. It’s part fishing story, part mystic. And I thought “92 in the shade” by McGuane was dope. Especially after seeing “tarpon.”
Hmm I love modern midges and the art of fly tying.
I received The Compleat Angler graphic adaptation by Gareth Brookes for christmas last year and I loved it. I had never heard of it, but I guess the original book was written in the 1650s by Izaak Walton in England. It reads like a philosophical text sometimes and the art is beautiful. Great book for any shelf. I’ll be buying more copies to give to fly fishing friends.
Do you want how-to books?
Or books about fly fishing? Of those:
Roderick Haig-Brown is one of the all-time greats. The FFF gives an award named after him to fly fishing authors who capture the essence and spirit of fly fishing. He’s practically a saint in British Columbia.
I’m currently reading Trout Tactics by Joe Humphreys. Very good so far.