We carry a wide range of books and videos on fly fishing and fly tying.
If we do not have what you are looking for let us know and we will see if we can get it for you.
If you plan to fish the Grand River, you really should consider picking up a copy of Fly Fishing the Grand River by Ian Martin and Jane Rutherford. The product of five years of intensive collecting and identifying, Ian and Jane have summarized their expertise in aquatic entomology in a spiral-bound pocket guide that contains detailed life cycles on more than 25 key insect species on the Grand River. The book is organized chronologically by emergence, from the Hendrickson mayfly of early May to the Giant Cinnamon Sedge of September, and includes sections on terrestrial, crustacean and fish species of importance to the flyfisher. The 64-page book is punctuated throughout with life-size illustrations and suggested imitations, and includes eight pages of color plates. Throw in some background history on the Grand River valley, a detailed map and references, and you have an invaluable resource for the angler and naturalist alike.
We carry too many books and videos to list them all. Some of the DVDs:
S/A 3M - Fly Fishing made Easy, Anatomy of a Trout Stream, Fly Fishing for Trout, Basic Fly Casting, Advanced Fly Casting, Strategies for Selective Trout
This series is one of the best available! Designed to take you through the steps from beginner to advanced, these DVD's have experts like Gary Borger & Doug Swisher demonstrating the skills necessary at each level. Great photography and excellent demonstration...this series will shorten your learning curve substantially.
New Zealand Trophy Waters #1, #2, #3 - This series is highlighted by the HUGE browns and stunning waters of New Zealand. The techniques of sight fishing for monster Browns. If you've seen Trout Bum Diaries this is a great addition!
Dave Whitlock Originals - Tying and Fishing series - Near Nuff Sculpin & Crayfish, Sheep Minnow series, Red Fox Squirrel Hair Nymphs, Matuka Sculpin
Perhaps one of the greatest tiers alive and a chaser Bass, Dave takes you through the building of his designs as well as how to properly fish them.
Lefty Kreh - Lessons with Lefty, Best of Lefty's Tips, Tactics and Techniques - Lefty is a character...and a talented tier as well. His years of tying give him the credibility to show you the best time saving techniques to tie great flies.
Rene Harrop - Life Cycle of the Caddis fly, Life Cycle of the Mayfly,Family Ties - A technical tier who has developed many of today's "Go to" flies.
Trout Bum Diaries - #1, #2 - If you have not heard all the great things about these "Avant Guard" film makers then you need to get out more! A Gen X troop of fly fishers go on expeditions to Patagonia and New Zealand and ply their trade on some monster Browns.
Joan Wulff - Dynamics of Fly Casting - This is the fly fishing course from which all others are modeled. For the complete beginner this DVD show how to cast by Joan Wulff, one of the world's best casters ever!
Spey DVD's - Spey to Z and Rio's Modern Spey Casting - Both are our most popular DVD's in the Spey genre.
Drift boat Fishing 101 - Jim and Kelly Watt feature Dennis Breer, an accomplished guide on the Green River since the 70's. This DVD applies to drift boating as well as pontoon boats.
"What a Catch" - Mongolia Katherine Maroon chasing Taimen in Mongolia
The Hatch - An award winning short documentary of the plight of the Gunnison River where various user groups compete for the same resource. Highlighted is the spectacular Stonefly Hatch and the huge fish that gorge themselves. This hatch and proceeds from the documentary may save the Gunnison.
Chasing Silver - Whether you've ever fished for Tarpon or wish to, this DVD will "Kick your Butt!". Watch as champions Andy Mill and Tim Hoover get beat up by some of the world's most powerful fly caught fish! Contagious!
Florida Bonefish - The Florida Keys…Thousands of square miles of saltwater flats that are the best in the world for sight fishing huge tarpon, bonefish, permit and barracuda. Jake Jordan, veteran Keys guide, shows you the excitement and thrill of sight fishing in the Florida Keys. Bonefish...They come in size "large" in the Keys, often bigger that 8 pounds. These marvellous gamefish explode in 200 yard runs when fooled into taking your fly.
A River Runs Through It - Robert Redford directed this sensitive film of Norman MacLean's acclaimed story about a minister father who uses fly-fishing to relate to his two sons, one of whom is drawn to literature and the other a reckless type heading for danger. This movie motivated thousands to try fly fishing for the first time and many are still hooked. A tribute to all things fly fishing.
Trout Grass - This documentary highlights Hoagy Carmichael on his first visit to China, where he experiences the country's mystical bamboo forests. As a legendary split-cane fly rod craftsman and author of the art's seminal study (A Masters Guide to Building a Bamboo Fly Rod, with Everett Garrison), these far-off lands have fuelled Hoagy's dreams for over 40 years.
While in China we follow the hands of a bamboo importer who travels to a remote Chinese village to individually sort through thousands of bamboo poles. He is looking for poles perfectly suited for bamboo rod makers around the world.
In Montana, we see master-builder Glenn Brackett tap into "the power of unseen hands" in his shop, while converting this hardy piece of grass into a fly rod. The result is an instrument so revered for its strength, precision and beauty one wonders if trout feel lucky when caught and released by one of Glenn's rods.
