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Small Publishers

Last post by spittendrigh « 03/21/25 19:24
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by spittendrigh » 03/14/25 12:35

Small Publishers

Who are the small publishers, not requiring an agent?
Lyons Books seems to be a conglomerate now.
Amato requires an agent.

There...

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03/21/25 19:24
Books You Keep Going Back To

Last post by blackdog « 03/20/25 12:28
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by Oxbow » 02/08/19 16:52
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At one time I had around 80 fly fishing books but have since given a lot of them away for a current list of around 30 titles. I know that is a modest...
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Last post by blackdog
03/20/25 12:28
River Songs

Last post by reelytrout « 03/16/25 10:43

by reelytrout » 03/16/25 10:43

I just finished reading “River Songs” by Steve Duda. All I can say is it was a very worthy read! Try it. You will like it !

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03/16/25 10:43
What Was Your Go to Book This Past Winter?

Last post by jshappyvalley « 03/14/25 19:34

by jshappyvalley » 03/14/25 19:34

Over the brutal winter months I look for one my favorite fishing books to inspire me to get out more this Spring and Summer. This past winter, which...

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03/14/25 19:34
Hayes and Stazicker, The Flies that Trout Prefer

Last post by Crawfordes « 03/09/25 07:32
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by creakycane » 02/16/25 17:36

I have mine put aside to peruse this snowy weds. Initial impressions very positive. Pop-up midge works (almost) too well.

Would mention that Peter...

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Last post by Crawfordes
03/09/25 07:32
Upland Stream by W.D. Wetherell, 1991

Last post by Caneghost « 03/07/25 09:54
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by Hellmtflies » 11/02/19 19:59
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As always I'm way behind in my reading. So once again I reached for a book off of the top of the pile of unread books in the closet that I was...
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Last post by Caneghost
03/07/25 09:54
Fly Fishing Outside the Box?

Last post by JabaliHunter « 03/05/25 17:25
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by bob2935 » 12/14/24 17:17

Just wonder what people think of Peter Hayes Fly Fishing Outside the Box. It was published in 2013 by Coch-y-Bonddu books. Just recently found it on...

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Last post by JabaliHunter
03/05/25 17:25
. Milford "Stanley " Poltroon question

Last post by Bill Terry « 03/05/25 13:13
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by rgk » 02/18/25 12:59

Does anyone know what happened to Milford Stanley ,Poltroon? He wrote two angling classics How to Fish Good and The Happy Fishhooker and edited The...

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Last post by Bill Terry
03/05/25 13:13
Bergman Revisited

Last post by Rio Grand King « 03/05/25 12:40
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by Bill Terry » 03/04/25 16:23

One of the first books on trout fishing that I read when I began fly-fishing over 63 years ago was Ray Bergman's Trout. I had only rarely looked into...

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Last post by Rio Grand King
03/05/25 12:40
"8" by Carmichael

Last post by RMorrison « 03/02/25 09:47
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by aastans » 02/13/25 17:13

For quite some time I have been searching for copy of 8 by Hoagy Carmichael.
Any suggestions on where I might find a copy?
Thanks,
A Stans

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Last post by RMorrison
03/02/25 09:47
New Rube Cross biography now available

Last post by flyfishermann1955 « 03/02/25 04:12
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by RKLodge » 08/03/24 13:53
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I picked up copies of my new biography The Rise of the Neversinker, Fly Tier Rube Cross hot off the press from the publisher yesterday.

Anyone...
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Last post by flyfishermann1955
03/02/25 04:12
The Fly Fisher & the Trout's Point of View

Last post by SalmoNewf « 02/24/25 07:53
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by Hellmtflies » 12/04/24 10:40

Written by Col. E. W. Harding and published by J.B. Lippincott Co. in 1931 The Fly Fisher and the Trout's Point of View is an absolutely stunning...

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02/24/25 07:53
"Fisher in the Hills" by Robin Ade

Last post by Christoph Boeing « 02/23/25 23:26
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by Hellmtflies » 02/18/25 17:23

While researching trout fishing in Scotland for my upcoming trip I came across the following book. Fisher in the Hills, a season in Galloway by Robin...

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Last post by Christoph Boeing
02/23/25 23:26
Hand-Harpooning Swordfish "On the Fish" .....New Release

Last post by Carlson Rod « 02/15/25 21:54

by Carlson Rod » 02/15/25 21:54

A friend has written a wonderful and painstakingly researched book about the history of hand harpooning in New England and North American Atlantic...

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Last post by Carlson Rod
02/15/25 21:54
An Outdoor Journal by Jimmy Carter

Last post by 16parachuteadams « 02/11/25 08:29
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by bluesjay » 01/11/25 23:22

Hi Guys, This is a really good book. The first chapter I picked to read was, 'The 49th State, but First in Fishing.' He discusses Wilderness and...

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Last post by 16parachuteadams
02/11/25 08:29
"Speckled Trout" by John Burroughs

Last post by cwfly « 02/07/25 18:38
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by Hellmtflies » 02/06/25 16:26

This is a classic! Speckled Trout' by John Burroughs. First published in the Atlantic Monthly October of 1870. Currently published in 1998 by Red...

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02/07/25 18:38
John Gierach, favorite passages or quotes

Last post by Brian K. Shaffer « 02/02/25 16:19
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by adkfan » 10/05/24 09:45
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As I try to fathom a world without John Gierach, much as I did with the passage of another dear friend and hero, Robert Hunter, I take comfort in the...
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Last post by Brian K. Shaffer
02/02/25 16:19
"A Fly on the Water" by Conrad Voss Bark

Last post by SalmoNewf « 01/31/25 09:40
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by Hellmtflies » 01/28/25 11:20

Here's a wonderful wintertime read. A Fly on the Water by Conrad Voss Bark. Published in 1986 by Allen & Unwin. The author was the fishing...

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Last post by SalmoNewf
01/31/25 09:40
The books of G. D. Luard

Last post by SalmoNewf « 01/28/25 09:58
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by creakycane » 01/26/25 18:40

I have been reading two books by G. D. Luard: Fishing Fortunes and Misfortunes (1942) and Fishing Fact or Fantasy (1947). Each are 200 +/- pages on...

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Last post by SalmoNewf
01/28/25 09:58
jerry Hamza

Last post by Caneghost « 01/25/25 10:16
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by bob2935 » 01/23/25 19:19

Really enjoy Jerry's two books. Just reread the Outdoorsman in his first book. If you have not purchased Jerry's books you should give them a try.....

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01/25/25 10:16

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