Short takes
Short reviews of things that we've read or seen, but not reviewed in-depth.
This is a book that gets better every time I pick it up. Some of the photos inside reflect the dawn of the digital camera (i.e. a little noisy), but buy the book for the text, not the pretty pictures... |
A guidebook to Alaska's best waters, organized by region. I'd probably still want to hire a guide if I was making the trip, but this book will give the reader some thoughts on where to go... |
A collection of who's who and where's where of the fly fishing world, as Bob Rich rubs elbows with the famous and well-to-do.
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If money was no object, where would you go fishing? This book has some ideas on that, and a gazillion beautiful pictures of amazing fish in amazing places.
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For those who are interested in chasing the biggest trout around, this book is chock full of excellent advice.
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An excellent, udpated overview of fly fishing as you would expect from someone like Tom Rosenbauer.
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Peter O'Rielly is the definite authority on fishing in Ireland, and in this book he covers lake fishing (loughs) in his usual, thorough manner.
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Chapralis is one of the grand old men in fly casting and has taken part in casting competition both as a younger man and lately as a senior. In this book he conveys his knowledge about casting in an... |
An American angle on the spey rod renaissance or "craze" with a very practical and applicable approach to this style of casting. Dec Hogan breaks down the Spey and underhand casts into... |
A paperback reprint of Ed's 1992 book. The one-and-only casting class I ever took was taught by Ed. What a treat. The man knows what he is doing. It will be interesting to see if anything has... |
Another escapee from "Lefty's Little Library", where he describes his favorite places to fish for all sorts of different fish. Man oh man - this guy really has been there and done that... |
Paul Whillock ties some really impressing realistic flies. People who have seen these creations will know why he was once stopped in customs and prohibited from bringing a fly into the US. They... |