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Apr 2006 - Reviews - Books, videos and more

The Underwater World of Trout

Several years ago, a friend of mine was telling me about a video seminar he saw at a local Trout Unlimited meeting given by a man from New Jersey who liked

Streamer Flies for Trophy Trout

Kelly Galloup, author of "Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout", brings us a new DVD where he ties some of the flies from his book.

Practical Fly Patterns That Catch Trout

In this two volume set of DVDs, Charlie Meck, one of the most prolific writers in all of fly fishing and a recognized master of the Pennsylvania limestone trout streams, and Eric Stroup, founder of Sp

Clouser's Flies

It sure is nice to see Bob's flies celebrated in such a book. Heavy bond paper with a glossy sheen, beautiful full color photos, and lots of step-by-step instructions. Very nice.

The Cast

Fishy's Favorites

Jay "Fishy" Fullum is no stranger to readers of Fly Tyer and other popular flyfishing magazines. In fact, he's recently been named as the "artist in residence" for that magazine, which certainly helps...

Lefty's Favorite Fly-Fishing Waters

Flies as art

Flyfishing in Ireland

Atlantic Salmon: An Illustrated Natural History

The subtitle for this book is "An illustrated natural history", and that is exactly what it is. Malcolm Greenhalgh's text is pure natural history with all the facts you ever wanted to know about the a...

Creative Fly Tying

I'm going to work this review backwards and do the complaints first.
I am no fan of fly names that are simply a list of ingredients. Names like "Gold Bead Poxyback Green Drake Nymph", "Copper Bead M...

A New Generation of Trout Flies

Ok - so - how happy was I to see that someone finally convinced Scott Sanchez to write a book? Not being an Montana insider, I was not entirely familiar with his tying, but his reputation as a excelle...