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Books on Fly Tying, Fly Fishing, Rod Building and just plain good reading about it.

They are all lumped together. The note on the right side of page is kind of a quick reference to the types. Books marked ** are ones I have found good for beginners.

July 05 trying to give a brief description of the books so its slow going. Have patience!   Sale books coming soon.

Prices are in CDN$$  so dont get excited!    see www.xe.com/ucc for exchange

 



Books A


  • 101 Fly Fishing Tips/Kreh      96pg SC   $21.75          FlyFish
  •   common sense solutions to problems.
  • 21 Great New Zealand Trout Waters/Orman   $38.75    Guide
  •   plus insects and lots of flys to use.     136pg SC  
  • 40 Best Trout Flies/Robert Alley    68pg SC    $11.95     Tying
  •  tying/fishing techniques, color plates
  • ABCs of Fly Tying/Belliveau     96pg SC    $14.95            Tying  **
  •   step by step teach for 18 flies,  250 color illus.
  • American Fly Fishing/Paul Schullery  265pg HC   $69.95    FlyFish
  •   250 years of tradition,evolution & new research.
  • The Anglers Bamboo/Luis Marden     100pg  HC   $35.95      Bamboo  
  •  All about Tonkin Bamboo  24 color plates
  • Advanced Custom Rod Building/Dale Clemens  320pg HC     RodBuild
  •   complete guide to fiberglass,S Glass,Graphite    $44.95

 



Books A


  • Advanced Fly Fishing for Steelhead/ Deke Meyer   $39.95     FlyFish
  •  methods that work,fly design, using 2 hand rods  160pg SC
  • Advanced Fly Casting/Lefty Kreh      160pg SC  $26.95         Casting
  • Advanced Fly Fishing Techniques 2nd Ed/Lefty Kreh  $52.75   FlyFish
  •   approach,presentation,tackle,flies     256pg HC
  • Advanced Fly Tying:Proven Methods/AK Best  224pg HC $67.50  Tying
  •   37 of his good patterns & much info.
  • Advanced Lake Fishing(Skilful Tuber) Alley  130pg SC   $20.95    Tubes
  •   reading water,retrieves,fishing structure,fly plates
  • A.K's Fly Box/ AK Best     224pg HC  $64.50                            Tying
  •   90 + patterns. 200 color of his good ones.

 



Books A


  • Alpine Angler/Shewey                     80pg SC    $22.95   FlyFish
  •   methods,hatches,using a compass & map sources.
  • American Fly Tying Manual/Dave Hughes  48pg SC  $12.50  Tying  **
  •   very basic instructions, but enuf to get started. Lots of Patterns.
  • American Nymph Fly Tying Manual/Kaufmann      $17.50       Tying 
  •   30 good step by step patterns 250 B/w photos  93pg SC
  • Art Flicks New Streamside Guide to Naturals 96pg SC  $21.95  Tying
  •   A classic & still good info on insects & patterns
  • Art & Science of Fly Fishing/Dick Lennox  132pg SC  $28.50    FlyFish
  •   in depth look at trout equip & techniques.
  • Art of Tying The Dry Fly/Skip Morris    112pg SC  $39.95        Tying
  •   400 color photos to tie 100 drys
  • Art of Tying The Bass Fly/Skip  morris  88pg  SPSC  $42.75     Tying
  •   350 all color to tie 19 flies plus 32 more patterns

 



Books A


  • Art of Tying The Nymph/Skip Morris  112pg  SC   $34.50   Tying 
  •   all color- 400 photos for 90 flies.
  • Art of Fly Tying/Claude Chartrand     206pg SC  $37.50    Tying  ** 
  •  Good- 144 large color photos 200 B/w-tying,insects,techniques
  • Aquatic Entomology/McCafferty  480pg SC   $83.95          Bugs
  •   excellent illustrated guide B/w illust. 16 color plates
  • Ausauble River Guide/Fran Betters   72pg  SC   $23.50       Guide    
  •   Maps. C&R sections, best patterns, hatch chart
  • Atlantic Salmon Flies & Fishing/ J.Bates Jr 416pg HC  $59.50  Tying
  •   100s of patterns, 23 color photos 48 B/w  23 drawings
  • Atlantic Salmon Handbook/Peter Bodo  120pg SC  $27.00     FlyFish
  •   good easy reading guide for your first trip.
  • Atlantic Salmon/Lee Wulff    288pg HC   $75.00                    FlyFish
  •   expert advice on all aspects of the game

 



Books B


  • BackRoad Mapbooks   $14.95                                          Guides
  •    Southwestern BC, Vancouver Island, Central BC,
  •   Kamloops/Okanagan, The Kootenays, Near North Ontario,
  •   Algonquin, Ontario Cottage Country, Southwestern Ontario
  • BackCountry Fly Fishing in Saltwater/Swisher,Richards   $29.50  Salt
  •   basics- tides,foods,imitations,presentation.  176pg SC
  • Baja on the Fly/Curcione  72pg SC     $28.95                           FlyFish
  •   Proper tackle,knots,species & how to fish for them
  • Bamboo Rod & How to Build It/Kreider   151pg SC   $25.50   Bamboo
  •   Complete instructions from a master builder.
  • Bamboo Rod Restoration Handbook/Sinclair       
  •   a classic worth getting. limited supply out of print            SOLD OUT
  • Basic fly tying/Koch,Shire    128pg   SP SC   $37.95                Tying **
  •   215 B/w photos with step by step instruction.

 

 



Books B


  • Bassing With a Fly Rod/Ellis  224pg HC  $33.50  SC $22.50  FlyFish
  •   all kinds of info for serious  bass fishing.
  • Bass Trivia/ Ray Hollet   SC    $21.50                                FlyFish
  •   over 1000  trivia questions/answers Many good- Some ?
  • Becoming a Fly Fisher/Randolph    256pg  HC    $38.50     FlyFish
  •   The evolution- from start to mastery and the skills learned.
  • Beginner Guide to Fly Tying/Mann,Griffith  76pg HC  $18.50   Tying  **
  •   Lots of instruction to cover a wide range of flies.
  • Big Hole/Probasco   $23.95                                                 Guide
  •   beautiful photos and great info in this river journal.
  • Big Indian Creek/ Dave Hughes   96pg HC   $28.50               FlyFish
  •   thought provoking observations/ Daves week in Oregon desert
  • Big Water/ John Engles              $24.95                                  Poems
  •   something rare- a book of good poems on our sport.          

 



Books B


  • BillFish on a Fly/ Jack Samson  80pg HC  $28.95                    Salt
  •   fish & learning techs,flies, equip around the world.
  • Blue Ribbon Bow/ Jim McLennan   SC  $22.25                        Guide
  •   great river journal on a great river by a  great author        
  • BlueWater Fly Fishing/ Trey Combs   256pg HC   $86.95          Salt
  •   Prime spots for 17 species with techs. all color 150 color plates
  • Bonefishing:FlyFishing the Flats/Kaufmann 400pg HC  $109.95  Salt
  •   the ultimate guide- fish, habitats, techniques, places
  • Bonefish Fly patterns/ Dick Brown   240pg  HC  $65.50            Salt
  •   150 of the best in full color, details tying,selecting,presenting
  • Bonefish Tarpon Permit FlyFish Guide/Raychard 80pg SC $21.75 Salt
  •   practical methods to catch them.  all color
  • Bug Making/ Pfieffer     224pg SC   $21.00                                  Tying
  •   bugs, poppers, sliders, trouts, salts

 



Books B - C


                                                                        

  • Bush Pilot Angler/Lee Wulff    224pg HC  $39.50              FlyFish
  •   good fascinating read on the years in NewFoundland
  • Brown Trout Fly Fishing/ Chris Francis  80pg SC  $39.95   FlyFish
  •   lots of info on flies, techniques for different waters. color 
  • BOOKS  C 
  • CaddisFlies/ Gary LaFontaine   336pg HC   $49.95              Tying
  •   Full of info on patterns and fishing them
  • Caddis Super Hatches/Richards,Braendle   87pg SC  $33.00  Tying
  •   Lots of good patterns & much info on identifying
  • Carp on the Fly/ Reynolds     176pg SC   $23.95                  FlyFish
  •   With this info you should be able to catch this wary fish
  • Carrie Stevens/ Hillyard   184pg HC    $56.95                   Tying Bio
  •   85 color 85 B/w photos- a bio on her tying methods

 

 



Books C


  • Cast Again/ Jennifer Olsen   160pg SC      $18.95                 Read
  •   a Montana fishing guides 12 essays- inspiring,funny,poignant
  • Cathy Becks Fly Fishing HandBook   204pg  SC  $24.85    FlyFish **
  •   all you need to know to get started  and enjoy it.
  • Century End: A Fly Tying Journey/Paul Ptalis 80pg SC  $22.75  Tying
  •   art of tying salmon flies by one of the finest tiers.
  • Classic & Antique Fly Fishing Tackle/ Campbell     $37.50 Antiques
  •   collectors guide antiques 1860-1920s-60s  368pg SC
  • The New Compleat Angler/ Downes   176pg HC  $24.75     Collector
  •   an in depth look at our quarry the fish. fascinating. great pics.
  • Complete Book Western Hatches/Haefle,Hughes   $33.75           Tying
  •   Insects,patterns,tying. 365 photos 41 illlus.24 colorplates 223pg SC
  • Concise HandBook of Fly Tying/Skip Morris       $9.50        Tying **
  •   Basic all color tying guide of the necessities.    32pg SC

 



Books C


  • Constructing Cane Rods Secrets/Ray Gould    $59.85    Bamboo
  •   machines & tools needed,addresses & sources  88pg SPHC
  • Creative Flys:Innovative Tying Techniques/Williamson  $17.50  Tying
  •   17 flies- weaving,stitching,air filled,foam twisters 40pg SC
  • Curtis Creek Manifesto/Sheridan Andeson      SC $10.95  FlyFish **
  •   Beginner guide,100s of entertaining,instructive,funny illust. 48pg
  • Custom Graphite Fly Rod/Skip Morris  112pg  HC $37.95  RodBuild 
  •   practical guide to design & build. out of print limited supply
  • Custom Rod Thread Art/Dale Clemens  221pg HC  $44.95  RodBuild
  •   covers all aspects simple weaves to names.out of print limited supply

 



Books D


  • Dean River Journal/Art Lingren  48pg SC    $18.95           Guide
  •   one of BCs best rivers, fly plates,techniques, lodging
  • Deceiving Trout/John Parsons   176pg  SC  $21.95            Tying
  •   25 trout foods & imitations, step by step tying 38 color pages
  • Deschutes/Dave Hughes        96pg  SC  $23.50               Guide
  •   geology,history,fishery. 100 color pics fly plates,map
  • Designing Trout Flies/Borger    213pg  HC   $56.95            Tying
  •   His successful techniques,patterns, procedures.
  • Do it Yourself Rod Building/Bill Stinson  80pg SC  $14.95  RodBuild
  •   old book on fiberglass,metal ferrules (still good)
  • Drag Free Drift:Leader Design,Presentation/Kissan  $39.95  CD/Book
  •   CD Rom & book all about leaders and knots  192 pg HC
  • Dream Fish & Road Trips/E Donnal Thomas Jr  $33.25         Read
  •   great fly fish tales from Alaska,Montana & beyond  192pgHC

 



Books D


  • Drift Boat Fly Fishing/Neal Streeks  116pf  SC   $48.95       FlyFish
  •   tactics,equip,reading water,getting the most out of it.
  • Dry Fly Fishing/Dave Hughes  56pg  SC   $21.95                 FlyFish
  •   matching hatches,techniques for various water types.
  • Dry Fly: New Angles/Gary Lafontaine  308pg SC  $48.95    Tying
  •   Garys insights into matching hatches and fishing
  • DryFly Patterns for the New Millenium 90pg SC  $22.95      Tying
  •   350+ patterns from across the country
  • Dyeing and Bleaching Natural Materials 2nd Ed/A K Best $44.95 
  •   All you need to know.Great reference book   160pg  HC     Dyeing

 

 



Books E


  • Emergers/Doug Swisher,Carl Richards  128pg SC  $32.95   Tying
  •   hatches & innovative patterns to match. Fishing techniques.
  • Essential Fly Fishing/Tom Meade  160pg  SC  $26.75        FlyFish  **
  •   full color guide of proven techniques for beginners.
  • The Essential Fly Tyer/J.Edson Leonard  272pg HC $37.50  Tying
  •   Classic reprinted. Cuts thru to make flies that catch fish
  • Essential Guide to Fly Fishing/Schaupmeyer             $22.95  FlyFish ** 
  •   Detailed intro to equip,techs. 32 color,150 Bw pics 288pg SC 
  • Essential Guide to Fly Fishing BC.   256pg  SC  $22.50       Guide
  •   7 angling experts pool info. accurate & well written.
  • Essential Trout Flies/Dave Hughes   96pg  SC   $28.50          Tying
  •   step by step 200 color pics tie basic styles to cover most flies
  • Estuary Fly Fisher/Steve Raymond  95pg SC   $29.95            Salt
  •   tactics,techs,flies to fish Pacific Northwest- Color

 



Books E


  • Everyones Illustrated Guide to Trout on a Fly/Halla  $18.95  FlyFish **
  •   delightful,illustrated basic info,equip,techs,flies B/w illus. 96pg SC

 

    

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