Excellent read - The Feather Thief
'The Feather Thief', by KW Johnson, is so good I bought hardback copies for my mates. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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Flycasting Handbook by Peter Mackenzie-Philps John Goddards Trout-Fishing Techniques An Introduction to Resevoir Trout Fishing by Alan Pearson I found them in a local book shop and wondered if they're...
View ArticleA Guide to Tying North Country Flies - Mike Harding
Does anyone know where I can buy a copy of this book for sensible money?? Paul
View ArticleFly Culture magazine - Spring 2020
My copy arrived last Saturday just in time for the lock down. Great timing. I'm rationing myself to one article per day so I have something to read for a couple of weeks. What other books or magazines...
View ArticleReservoir fishing book suggestion?
A good friend of mine is moving from small stillwaters to reservoir fishing and I want to send him a book that will ease his transition, any suggestions on a book that would include both bank and boat...
View ArticleFly Culture magazine - Summer 2019 issue
Took delivery of the latest Fly Culture magazine yesterday and on skimming through I was knocked out by the quality of images and presentation - Peter Tyjas you have set a very high artistic and visual...
View ArticleCripples and Spinners, Kerry Galloup
I have been watching Kelly Galloup on You Tube and his theory regarding bending hooks to give the correct profile to his sideways on Crippled fly appealed to me. However the book is silly money, has...
View ArticleDr E. A. Barton's 'An Album of the Chalkstreams' (1946)
Hello This book is on its way to me. Has anyone got a copy or read it? Any views on it? What's in store for me?!
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"Fishing and Flying" by Terence Horsley
I have an interest in both fishing and flying so I needed little persuasion to buy a copy. Has anybody read it? This is a book of two loves - of the air and its freedom, and of the countryside and its...
View ArticleDefinitive CDC fly tying volume
Just ordered Marc Petitjean’s heavyweight tome “Marc Petitjean CDC”. 500 pages, 3000 photos and YouTube links for each fly videos. Also to-size recommended hook images to accompany each fly. 77.40...
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reflections on the loch
i just recieved it in the post i only had a peek inside and it looks good, well chuffed i am fits right in with these
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Fly Culture Magazine Winter 2020
Just arrived (well two copies ?). I hope my thermals hold up looking at the front cover shot. ❄☃ Looking forward to a good read now. ?
View ArticleSteelhead
Good evening, Any suggestion for a good modern steelhead fly fishing manual please? Shall deal with techniques, fly-tying, seasons and rivers... Thanks. R
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Chalkstream: Fishing the Perfect River
This arrived for me in the post yesterday. Has anyone read it? Love the map section at the back. Great to visualise just how many chalkstreams there are in Britain.
View ArticleThe Pardon de Meana & The Feather of Gallo de Leon
I recently purchased this book on the history and use of Gallo de Leon (Coq de Leon) feathers for fly tying. It's a stunning book on the subject, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone interested...
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Second hand book shop treasures
I've had a bit of luck with finding books in junk shops this year and today I had four for a tenner - quite chuffed with this lot.
View ArticleMullet on Fly
New book just been released in time for Christmas. https://www.anglebooks.com/mullet-on-the-fly-by-colin-macleod.html
View ArticleCasting Forward Fishing Tales from the Texan Hill Country by Steve Ramirez
I finished this book a few evenings back, it's unlike any angling book I've read before. It's profoundly moving in places, it's about being outside with nature and just being able to understand all...
View ArticleReflections on the Loch - an experts take
The prospect of a week convalescing necessitated the purchasing of a lengthy book. Based on my previous book purchases Amazon recommended 'Reflections on the Loch' by Stan Headley. I've already got the...
View ArticleThe Libby app
Downloaded it today, had a quick gander, after a couple of dead ends following suggested search terms I had a look for John Gierach and hey presto, eight audio books available for free. Worth a look,...
View ArticleA future classic?
Took a punt and bought this book. It's a gem IMHO. The author was the developer of paraloop flies in the UK, whilst in the USA a few others were developing hackle stacker patterns on the same...
View ArticleHaunted by Waters by Daire Whelan
For anyone who is a fan of the excellent "Ireland on the Fly" podcast, or anyone who has a love of fly fishing in Ireland, Daire Whelan has released a book "Haunted by Waters"....
View ArticleHome waters , John Maclean
Just finished reading this book written by the son of the man that wrote the book “a river runs thru it.“ In my opinion another great book on Montana fly fishing , I would recommend reading it.
View ArticleAny interest in the River Wandle?
Hi (non-gender-assigned) guys I have a booklet published by London Borough of Sutton in 1974; it is a treatise on the River Wandle, with some history and illustrations of various buildings and...
View ArticleLou Stevens (author)
Evening chaps, I was at my local library today checking out the fishing books, to discover a copy of Small Stream fishing by a Lou Stevens. I enjoyed flicking through and ordered myself a cheap copy,...
View ArticleA Cast in the Woods - Stephen Sautner
I've just finished reading this and I enjoyed it. Part fishing book part diary of life in a cabin in the Catskills, worth a read.
View ArticleNew book "Fly Fishing Russia: The Far East"
Greetings to all like-minded people, fly fishing lovers! Finally, my book is ready; in about a month it will be printed in Canada. It is possibly to say that I have been writing this book all my life....
View ArticleThe John Lewis Stempel of the fly fishing world?!
I really enjoy the way John writes and have read a load of his book recently. Does anybody write about fly fishing in a similar informative, but also heartfelt and lyrical style? Any recommendations?...
View ArticleLack of choice
Went in to Waterstones, three or four books on fishing, hundreds on football and cricket and golf. The books they did have were not brilliant either, where do you go to browse fishing books. I know of...
View ArticleJohn Gierach - All the Time in the World
Am just after finishing this one. I get it on Audible so I get to listen in the car on the way to the river. Another great read listen from probably the most popular fly fishing writer alive. The first...
View ArticleAnarchy Pie
Boo Galbraith's third book in the trilogy of how to roam the river Ribble while standing in leaky waders, while swearing at the angling Gods. The first two books Terminal Chancer and Hooked On Hope,...
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A Mixed Bag.
Just came across these on Gumtree and thought they may appeal to someone. I’d imagine it’s collection only….Bradford area. B
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The Angler's Guide to the Rivers & Lochs of Scotland By Robert Blakey (1892)
The Angler's Guide to the Rivers & Lochs of Scotland By Robert Blakey (1892) It is quite amusing to read these old books and sometimes quite an eye opener especially as he talks about fishing for...
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