Tag: books

Question: Can you recommend comprehensive fly fishing pattern books that include detailed material lists and step-by-step pictures for tying flies? I'd like to start a collection board displaying flies I've personally tied, turning it into a long-term project. Are there structured guides for this, or do most people approach fly tying more seat-of-the-pants...

Lani Waller needs no introduction for steelheaders, as he was one of the most respected steelhead anglers and teachers before he passed away in 2024. His big project was a film series about catching steelhead, which is widely regarded as one of the best educational film series ever produced. In addition to that, he wrote a few books and contributed to Fly...

Before he passed away on December 29th, Jimmy Carter was the oldest living former president (he celebrated his 100th birthday this year) and there's been a host of new stories, books, and other media recently produced about him. One that has flown relatively under-the-radar is a new book by Jim Barger titled Jimmy Carter: Rivers and Dreams. It details...

“The first rule of this river is that you don’t talk about this river. At least by name.” That’s how the text read. “Understood.” This was starting to feel a little like Fight Club, the much-maligned late-nineties flick where Edward Norton is beaten into a new, self-reflexive consciousness, or some such bullshit. My buddy, Jon Osborn, was taking...

"Dams, dude."

I first read one of Joseph Jackson's stories in Fly Fisherman Magazine a few years ago. It was one of the most impressive travel stories I'd read in recent years, and I didn't recognize his name, so I looked him up. It turns out he's a native Wyomingite who now lives in Alaska, and he loves fly fishing and bird hunting. I'm a native Utahn who now lives in...

Introduction  Some striper anglers and captains told me writing this book would be folly because you can’t successfully target big stripers on flies. I told them I can name at least 10 people who have dedicated themselves to doing so for decades. Most I’ve included in this book. Several of the best anglers I know, including one IGFA Hall of Fame...

The last fish I would catch before becoming a father comes on the penultimate day of the trip. I am back with the crew for the morning. And not just the crew—a group of podcasters and videographers has arrived, and we are now nine strong, needing three boats to get around. We fish out the morning but by lunch one of the newcomers isn’t looking so good...

David Coggins' new book The Believer was recently reviewed in Hatch Magazine by James Joiner. Coggins is the author of The Optimist, his first book on fly fishing. He's also a culture and style columnist in New York City. The Believer focuses on a year in Coggins' fly fishing life as he chases some of fly fishing's toughest catches. Joiner has...

"This little river runs next to my house in Västerbotten. It's wonderful to have a place you can go even if you just have half an hour to spend. And when the time is limited, bird watching is a perfect activity. It was once a swamp, but the beavers have moved downstream. It's sad but has also made the place accessible without canoe."