Ever hear of a trout stream called the Henry’s Fork? It’s a trib of the Snake River that flows through our neighbor-state of Idaho. It’s one of the most challenging trout streams in the world–a large, often glassy spring creek, loaded with huge, highly educated rainbows. If you’ve read John Gierach, you know all about [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Fly Fishing Books'
Wisdom from the Trout Hunter: Rene’ Harrop talks about his new book, Learning from the Water
July 29th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Fly Fishing Books
2010 Oregon State Fair Flytying Invitational
July 7th, 2010 · 5 Comments
The Oregon Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers (OFFF) is once again sponsoring the fly tying event for this year’s Oregon State Fair. The objectives of the program are; to promote the craft and artistry of fly tying in Oregon; to encourage the improvement of fly tying, and the creativity of Oregon fly [...]
Tags: Classes and Instruction · Fly Fishing Books · Oregon Fly Fishing Clubs and Events
Tying the Rickard’s Seal Bugger
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments
In this short video Barrett demonstrates how to tie the Rickard’s Seal Bugger. The Seal Bugger is an absolutely deadly lake pattern. The fly does a great job of imitating a variety of lake food organisms including Dragon flies and leaches. The Seal Bugger can be fished on a floating line but most often is [...]
Tags: Fly Fishing Books · Fly Tying
Arlen Thomason’s Bugwater is in; Book signing Thurs 3-6
December 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment
We’ve got a huge stack of Arlen Thomason’s Bugwater in the shop today, and Arlen will be on hand to sign books at The Caddis Fly from 3pm-6pm tomorrow. Read Bugwater review here.
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Bugwater by Arlen Thomason
December 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Bugwater is the most exciting and revelatory book on the behavior of aquatic insects I have ever seen. Arlen’s photography rivals that of Ted Fauceglia, with special emphasis on capturing characteristic behaviors in the wild. I can only imagine the painstaking effort that has gone into this collection of images. But Arlen brings much more [...]
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Best of 2009: The year in fly fishing books and DVDs
December 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Looking for gift ideas? There were 266 new books and DVDs released into the fly fishing marketplace in 2009. That’s down significantly from 2008, when 499 titles were released. The soft retail market drove different responses from the various publishers. Some cut way back on new releases, saving cash on printing and taking fewer risks [...]
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The Complete Steelheader: John Larison Q&A and book signing
November 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
John Larison’s The Complete Steelheader has changed the way I fish more than any other book I’ve read. There are lots of other books out there that have had an effect on my life, fishing philosophy, etc. But no other book actually changed the way I approach the mechanics of the sport. I think [...]
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