Bibliography of Fly Fishing - General Fly Fishing

General Fly Fishing

  • Francis, Francis (1920). A Book on Angling Being A Complete Treatise on the Art of Angling in Every Branch. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippencott. http://www.archive.org/download/bookonanglingbei00franrich/bookonanglingbei00franrich.pdf., 1st US edition of this 1867 book.
  • St John, Larry (1920). Practical Fly Fishing. New York: MacMillan Company. http://www.archive.org/download/practicalflyfish00st.jrich/practicalflyfish00st.jrich.pdf.
  • Gingrich, Arnold (1965). The Well Tempered Angler. New York: Alfred A. Knopf., more on the fishing life than how to, but lots of good stuff about light tackle fly fishing from the founding editor of Esquire. Contains useful bibliographic references to other fly fishing literature.
  • Slaymaker II, S. R. (1969). Simplified Fly Fishing. New York: Harper & Row Publishers., a general treatise on the basics of freshwater, warmwater and saltwater fly fishing and tackle.

Sam Slaymaker is a 'complete' a fly fisherman as we have, and despite his profession of simplification, he hasn't held back one iota of his own sophisticated practice of writing in this book

— Arnold Gingrich, The Joys of Trout, 1973

  • Latham, Roger; Bashline, James; Chandler, Leon; DuBois, Donald; Elliot, Bob; Green, Larry; Harvey, George; McNally, Tom; Sosin, Mark; Waterman, Charles (1972). There's No Fishing Like Fly Rod Fishing-The Cortland Series. New York: Richard Rosen's Press Inc. ISBN 82390248X., a compendium of articles by top fly fishing experts on the various aspects of freshwater, warmwater and saltwater fly fishing and tackle. Sponsored by the Cortland Line Company.
  • Hidy, V. S. Pete (1972). The Pleasures of Fly Fishing. New York: Winchester Press. ISBN 0-87691-039-8., a beautiful compilation of vignettes on fly fishing accompanied by excellent photography of fly fishing experiences.
  • Kreh, Lefty (1992-1996). Lefty's Little Library of Fly Fishing. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions., this is a twenty-five volume set published by Kreh and other authors covers almost every aspect of the sport of fly fishing. Contains the following titles:
    • Kreh, Lefty (1992). Fly Fishing For Trout-Volume 1-Special Techniques. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Goddard, John (1993). Fly Fishing For Trout-Volume 2-Understanding Trout Behavior. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Tullis, Larry (1993). Fly Fishing For Trout-Volume 3-Small Fly Techniques. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Whitlock, Dave (1994). Fly Fishing For Trout-Volume 4-Imitating and Fishing Natural Fish Foods. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Hughes, Dave (1995). Fly Fishing For Trout-Volume 5-Fishing The Four Seasons. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Tullis, Larry (1995). Fly Fishing For Trout-Volume 6-Nymphing Strategies. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1993). Professionals' Favorite Flies-Volume 1-Dry Flies, Emergers, Nymphs & Terrestrials. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1994). Professionals' Favorite Flies-Volume 2-Streamers, Poppers, Crustaceans and Saltwater Patterns. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1992). American Masters Fly Fishing Symposium-Part One-Skills. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1992). American Masters Fly Fishing Symposium-Part Two-Tackle. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1993). American Masters Fly Fishing Symposium-Part Three-The Travel, the Fish, the Life. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1994). Fly Fishing Knots and Connections. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1991). Modern Fly Casting Method-Mastering the Essential Casts. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1994). Advanced Fly Casting. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Richards, Bruce (1994). Modern Fly Lines. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1991). Lefty's Little Tips-200 Innovative Ideas For Improving Your Fly Fishing. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1991). Fly Fishing Techniques and Tactics. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty; Middleton, Harry (1993). Lefty's Favorite Fly Fishing Waters-Volume One-United States. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Bitton, Dennis (1995). A Field Guide To Fly Fishing. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1992). Fly Fishing for Bonefish, Permit & Tarpon. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1993). Fly Fishing for Bass-Smallmouth, Largemouth, Exotics. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1995). Fly Fishing The Inshore Waters. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Teeny, Jim (1994). The Teeny Technique For Steelhead & Salmon. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Law, Glenn (1995). A Concise History of Fly Fishing. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
    • Kreh, Lefty (1996). Lefty's Favorite Fishing Stories & Complete Index. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
  • Merwin, John (2001). Streamer Fly Fishing - A Practical Guide to the Best Patterns and Methods of Fishing the Streamer in Rivers, Lakes and Salt Water. New York: Lyons Press. ISBN 1-58574-041-1.

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