Pocket Guide to Basic Fly Tying Techniques Ron Cordes & Gary LaFontaine This is a compact, concise, and easy-to-use guide to the most common fly tying techniques, that will take the beginner way beyond basics. It's a tool, as surely as a vise or bobbin, that should be a staple item on fly tying tables everywhere. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to Dry Fly FishingRon Cordes & Gary LaFontaine This guide presents the latest theories on dry fly imitation and attraction, including secrets for choosing the best fly for all situations—and how to show it to the fish in the best possible way. It's for the angler who wants to go beyond blind flogging—it will teach you advanced tricks of dry fly mastery right on the water. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to Fly CastingMichael C. Maloney Fly fishing is a game of "situations"; the secret to conquering them is casting. This book addresses special problems such as wind, tailing loops, and breaking the wrist. And it's the only casting book that you can hold open while you're practicing. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to Fly FishingRon Cordes & Gary LaFontaine This book contains sections on equipment, knots, hook styles, leader formulas, casting, playing the fish, rise forms, trout foods, and more. There is even a checklist for a fishing trip (the list can be used again and again with wipe-off markers). $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 26 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to Fly Fishing Knots Stan Bradshaw & the Umpqua Feather Merchants staff This guide is organized not by knot name, but by knot function. In addition to tips for tying better knots, basic leader formulas, and instructions for tying two-fly rigs, it describes 16 different knots. Once you've tried it, you won't go fishing without it. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to Fly Fishing the Lakes Ron Cordes & Gary LaFontaine Lakes are an untapped resource for big fish and this guide unlocks the major mysteries of lake trout and explains the different equipment, flies, and techniques needed. This guide also helps you figure out still water distribution and feeding habits. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to Fly Fishing for Largemouth Bass Ron Cordes & Gary LaFontaine Largemouth bass live within a couple of hour's drive of 95 percent of the nation and are great to catch on a fly. Learn to fly fish for them! Covers food sources, feeding habits, fish habitat and cover, equipment, fly presentation/retrieve, and fly patterns. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to the Food Organisms of Trout & their Imitation Ron Cordes The Pocket Guide to Food Organisms of Trout & Their Imitation is a comprehensive introduction to the sport of fly fishing with a particular focus on the food sources of trout, their imitation, and the strategies used to effectively present these imitations. Key topics include “Insects As Food For Trout”, “Availability Factors”, “Trout Feeding Behavior”, “Fly Pattern Theory & Usage”, and “Basic Fly Fishing Strategies”. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to Lure Fishing for Trout in a Stream Harley W. Reno This guide addresses the strategies, techniques, and presentations necessary to increase your chances for success. In addition to all that, it details equipment needs, lures and their functions, essential knots, casting techniques, and much more. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to Nymph FishingRon Cordes & Gary LaFontaine Often the key to success on streams is nymph fishing (and, according to fly sales reports, it has become even more popular than dry fly fishing). Here is a true bible for anyone who really wants to understand the how and why of the artificial nymph. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to Saltwater Fly Fishing Ron Cordes & Gary LaFontaine It's all here—the important game fish, how to catch them, what flies and tackle to use (including the good knots). This fully illustrated book even has a distribution map for the entire United States coastline. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to Fly Fishing for Steelhead Jay Rowland & Ehor Boyanowsky Everyone from the beginning to the advanced steelhead angler can learn from this complete guide. It is like a full course of instruction—it gives a detailed analysis of the problems and the challenges of the mysterious sea-run rainbow. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated
Pocket Guide to Walleye Fishing in Lakes Lester Cordes II & Harley W. Reno All the details on where to find and how to catch walleyes. Full discussions on habitat, feeding preferences, and movement patterns (daily and seasonal). This guide also covers tackle and technique. $12.95, plastic, spiral-bound, 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4, 28 pages, fully illustrated