Favorite Fly Fishing Book Or Dvd

[mic]

Not exactly what you are looking for, but this is an awesome book for new fly tiers.

http://www.amazon.com/Fly-Tying-Beginners-Failsafe-Flies/dp/0764158457/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318943744&sr=8-1

[Outside Bend]

"Taking Trout," by Dave Hughes, is pretty high up on my list. It strikes a good balance between the technical and aesthetic aspects of fly fishing. There's tips on casting, chapters on how to fish various flies using different techniques, how to read water, stalk trout, and interweaves these lessons among stories and anecdotes. It's a good read, and I wish I had found it when I began fly-fishing, definitely takes some of the mystery out of the sport. It's a good read even if you're not usually into the nuts-and-bolts style flyfishing reads.

Other than that I basically echo lots of the other responses- I like Gierach's work well enough, and I've read and reread "Trout Madness," a couple of times. Ted Leeson writes some really good books, as does Tom McGuane- both are definitely worth checking out.

[Brian K. Shaffer]

I just bought this book :

Got off the eBay for 20 bucks shipped. Its a large heavy book and abebooks.com had it for much more, 36 plus shipping.

I cannot wait to read it... I have a friend who was lucky enough to pick up 3 of his old Sci-Ang glass fly rods... sheesh!

A complete history of the patterns and intelligence on how to fish them... priceless.

Lots of color plates and old tying instruction of pure know-how. Sounds like a blast.