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Sale Books July 05


  • American Nymph Fly Tying Manual/Kaufmann          93pg  SC  $15.00
  •    30 good step by step patterns  250 B/W photos
  • Atlantic Salmon Handbook/Peter Bodo                   120pg  SC $15.00 
  •   Excellent reading for your first salmon trip
  • Bonefishing:Fly Fishing the Flats/Kaufmann              400pg  HC $65.00
  •   The ultimate guide- fish,habitats,techniques,places
  • Bonefish Tarpon Permit Fly Fish Guide/Raychard      80pg   SC $10.00
  •  Practical methods to catch them. All color
  • Deceiving Trout/John Parsons                                  176pg  SC $12.00 
  •  25 Trout foods & imitations, step by step tying, 38 color pages
  • Fly Patterns Roderick Haig Brown/James Lingren      71pg  HC $18.00
  •  20 still useful patterns by a master 

 



Sale Books F


  • Fly Rod Steelhead/Bill Stinson                                   143pg SC   $7.00
  •   Lots of information from across the country
  • Float Tube Magic/Patricia Pothier                              48pg  SC  $10.00
  •   Lots of info- handling safety,casting,fly patterns
  • Fly Fish Pacific Salmon/Ferguson & Johnson          118pg  SC  $15.00 
  •   Loaded with info. 7 excellent color plates 141 patterns
  •   good color plate of baitfish,squid,zooplankton
  • Fly Fishing Tales                                                       86pg  HC  $10.00
  •   photos by Heffernan,paintings by Homer grace these excellent
  •   tales by Randolph,Ted Williams,Robert Traver,Zane Grey,
  •   Nick Lyons.Thomas McGuane,Hernert Hoover,Duncan,Hemmingway

 



Book Sale F


  • Fly Tying Made Easy For Beginners/Kaufmann          80pg  SC  $20.00
  •   Excellent for beginners & anyone who wants to improve their
  •   tying.500 color photos,simple efficient tying methods.
  • Fly Tying/Helen Shaw                                            310pg  HC  $21.00 
  •   100s of large black & white photos clearly show every step
  • Fly Fishing For Summer Steelhead/Shewey & Maxwell 48pg SC $10
  •   Everything is covered:tackle.lines,rods,effective fly patterns &
  •   when to fish them,casting methods,reading water & more.
  • Fly Fishing For Salmon:An Introduction/Colin McKelvie 160pg HC $20
  •   Salmon fishing in England:A good study of the sport that applies to
  •   North America as well.Two interesting chapters on stillwater
  •   fishing including rigs & lines for drift fishing & using a drogue.

 



Book Sale F-G


  • Fly Fishing Structure:Fly Fishers Guide to Reading &
  •   Understanding the Water/Bob Newman                208pg  HC  $27.00
  •   The more knowledge you have of the water & its plants &
  •   structures the more lucky you will be.
  • Fly Fishing the Northwest Territories of Canada/Hanks 149pg SC $10
  •   If you are planning a trip up North or just dreaming about it
  •   this is a book to read.
  • Frontier Flies:Patterns on the Cutting Edge/Bachmann  128pg  SC  $15
  •   700 fine fishing flies, excellent color photos & patterns
  • The Good Samaritan Strikes Again/Patrick McManus  211pg  HC $10
  •   Excellent humorous look at fishing:the outdoors and the
  •   funny things we do.

 



Book Sale G-H-I


  • Guide To Lake & Stream Trout Fishing/Bill Herzog  48pg  SC  $12.00
  •   Explains the different trout habitats,how to read the water
  •   and catch fish.
  • Handbook of Hatches/Dave Hughes                        192pg  SC  $19.00
  •  Clear introduction to aquatic insects omits the Latin & simplifies
  •  the classification of insects and patterns to match them.
  •  50 black & white photos, 12 line drawings.
  • Intelligent Trouting:Fly Fishing Basics & Beyond      190pg  SC  $12.00
  •   Thomas Neil Zacoi: A well thought out and well presented book
  •   with a ton of info on all aspects of fly fishing along with some very
  •   interesting anecdotes & profiles on some of the fishing pioneers.

 



Sale Books K-L-M


  • Kamloops:An Anglers Study of the Kamloops Trout  144pg SC  $12
  •   Steve Raymond: A good stillwater book with lots of info on lakes
  •   hatches,trout feeding habits,fly patterns and area directions.
  • Learn How To FlyFish in One Day/Sylvester Nemes  124pg SC  $8.00
  •   Quickest way to start tying flies,casting flies,catching fish
  • Lee Wulff On Flies/Lee Wulff                                  159pg SC  $20.00 
  •   Written in 1980,still a lot of useable information
  • Mastering The Art Of Fly Tying/Richard Talleur        218pg SC  $20.00
  •   Hands on guide to better fly tying skills,30 new & traditional
  •   fly patterns with 500 photos in color and black & white

 



Sale Books M


  • Masters Guide to Building a Bamboo Fly Rod         269pg  HC  $65.00
  •   Carmichael & Garrison: Revised & updated version of this definitive
  •   book on classic bamboo fly rod construction. Encased in slip cover
  • Miramachi River Journal/Paul Marriner                      48pg  SC  $10.00
  • Modern Dry Fly Code/Vincent C Marinaro            288pg  HC  $16.00 
  •   This a classic that will benefit any angler facing difficult fish
  •   on spring creeks or freestone rivers.
  • Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies/Paul Marriner   127pg  SpiralHC $20.00 
  •   300 popular fly patterns in color with complete tying instructions
  •   Has a section of tube flies

 



Sale Books M-N


  • Montana Trout Flies/George Grant                            90pg  SC  $19.00
  •   This soft covered manual has some history and a lot of know how
  •   Approx 100 patterns & dressings plus a series of trout flies from
  •   other parts of the country that were useful in Montana
  • Native Trout of North America/Robert H Smith       144pg  SC  $15.00
  •   Color plates of 34 trout & salmon along with chapters on history.
  •   habitat and fascinating reading on many trips into the back country
  •   in search of these beauties.
  • Naturals:Guide To Food Organisms of Trout           224pg  SC  $21.00
  •   Gary Borger: Carefully describes life histories of organisms important
  •   to trout & defines feeding habits for each stage. 50 plus dressings
  •   with notes on presentation and techniques

 



Sale Books N-O-P


  • New Compleat Angler/ Downes & Knowlden         176pg  HC  $15.00
  •   Fascinating reading commemmorates the 300th anniversary of
  •   Izzac Waltons death. Fine art work and writing.
  • Nymphs Tying And Fishing/Larry Tullis                      40pg  SC  $12.00
  •   Covers tools,basic materials,techniques,hooks,knots and the most
  •   effective flies and dressings. All color
  • Ontartio Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide/Scott Smith  95pg  SC  $20.00 
  •   Lots of info on Ontario Streams along with guided trips with
  •   local experts and effective fly patterns
  • Pacific Rim Fly Fishing:The Unrepentant Predator      61pg SC     $8.00
  •   Jim Repine: Fine stories & pictures of fishing in Japan,Alaska,Chile
  •   & Australia,bound together by tales from a Virginia boy who grew up
  •   with a love for fishing & hunting

 



Sale Books- P-Q


  • Pardon My Backcast/Alan Pratt                                 80pg  SC   $5.00
  •   A comical look at our sport and its most serious aspects
  •   that will keep you laughing from cover to cover.
  • Peter Deanes Guide to Fly Tying/Peter Deane           142pg  SC $15.00
  •   An English fly tying instruction book that is an excellent starter
  •   with some very interesting patterns that work throughout world
  • Poul Jorgensons Book Of Fly Tying/Poul Jorgenson  261pg  SC $22.00
  •   A tying guide to flies for all game fish
  • Quotable Fisherman/Nick Lyons, compilier              200pg  HC $14.00
  •   Wit.pith & wisdom from the worlds greatest angler writers:
  •    more than 350 quotes about the passion & pleasure of fishing

 



Sale Books R-S


  • Reasonable Art Of Fly Fishing/Terry Mort               205pg  SC  $15.00
  •   If you have ever had your head spinning from listening to a group of
  •   experts or would be's this is a book to read. Terry brings uncommon
  •   good sense to a sport too often made esoteric and even bewildering.
  •  River Seen Right/Michael Baughman                       134pg  HC $10.00
  •   A fly fishermans North Umpqua: brings us along on an extended tour
  •   of the river to talk about fishing,the rivers rich history and pleasant
  •   memories of good friends
  • Salmon Fly Fishing: The Dynamics Approach            152pg  HC  $25
  •   Francis T Grant: Radical & sometimes controversial, Grant outlines
  •   another interesting,practical approach to catching salmon

 



Sale Books S-T


  • Sea Run Cuthroat:How To Fish For/Les Johnson      76pg  SC  $10.00
  •   Fly Fishing in fresh and saltwater,Spinning & fishing the salt chuck
  •   are all covered.Lots of useful info on techniques,color plates of
  •   94 fly patterns along with recipes
  • Tackle & Techniques For Taking Trout/Dave Hughes  192pg  SC $12
  •   Expert advice on choosing and balancing your equipment and
  •   casting techniques to handle any situation
  • Techniques of Trout Fishing & Fly Tying/George Harvey 156pg SC $15
  •   A wealth of information from a master of the art who taught over
  •   35,000 youngsters and adults over a period of 38 years at his
  •   angling classes in University.

 



Sale Books T


  • To Rise A Trout: Dry Fly Fishing on Rivers & Streams  223pg SC $15
  •   John Roberts: A practical book on trout fishing in USA & England
  •   is  a comprehensive study of the water,the trout and the fly patterns
  •   by a clear thinking trout fisherman
  • Trout The Size Of Footballs/Richard Anderson          147pg SC  $8.00 
  •   If you have ever had the urge to just throw it all in and go fishing,
  •   read this book Well written and interesting account of Richards
  •   3 month travels through the West looking for trout.
  • Tying Flies With Jack Dennis & Friends/Jack Dennis  320pg SpSc $23
  •   100 illustrations & 800 instructional photos show you how to tie
  •   over 70 fly patterns.

 



Book Sale W


  • Western Fly Fishing Guide:Favorite Streams & Lakes  84pg SC  $5.00
  •   Dave Hughes: This manual lists many of the best streams & lakes
  •   in the Western USA,BC & Alberta along with locations,insect hatches
  •   and timing as well as effective fly patterns.Written in 1987, it still is
  •   invaluable to have guide that gives you so much info in one book

 

    

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