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Welcome to Saltwaterflies.com's Bookshop! On this page we proudly feature a variety
of fine titles to inform, instruct, and entertain you. The titles shown below are our "staff
picks" - books and DVDs that can help you improve your angling skills, and bring you greater enjoyment both
on and off the water. We offer books on fly tying, knot tying, and both general and specific
titles about a variety of fish species and angling techniques. Wherever possible, we have included
a jacket photo of the current edition, as well as a list of contents, and
sometimes a short review.
Why buy a book from us? - click the link for one possible answer.
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all titles in alphabetical order:
All The Best - Celebrating Lefty Kreh
by Flip Pallot, with contributions from the Fly-Fishing Community
All The Best - Celebrating Lefty Kreh is a tribute to fly-fishing's finest ambassadour.
Through the publication of his many books on fly fishing (more than we can count!),
Lefty Kreh has never failed to entertain, inform, and instruct us in the finer points of
casting and fishing the fly, and now the fly fishing community (led by Flip
Pallot) has stepped forward to offer this fine tribute. This beautiful book provides a view into
the past of our sport, especially for saltwater fly rodders, as Lefty was one of the
true pioneers of the sport. Hundreds of historical photos of Lefty on the water provide
us with a rare glimpse into the life of the man, and into the history of fly fishing leading into
the modern day era. There are also many of Lefty's own photos of fish, anglers, and exotic places that
contributed to his own fishing experience. The stories really get rolling in this edition, which Lefty himself
is sure to appreciate, as he has spent so many hours teaching us to keep a light-hearted
outlook, and reminding us to laugh as well as to fish! If you've met Lefty Kreh before,
then you are already familiar with his generosity and good humor - if you haven't, then now's
your big chance - don't miss it! - Chris Windram
Note: about the book cover...if you're wondering what all those "speckles"
are in the photograph - it's not dust - those are thousands and thousands of mayflies
flying above the water during a blizzard hatch on the Potomac River!
There is also a "companion" volume DVD available to this title: "All The Best: A Coversation with Flip Pallot and Lefty Kreh", which is a two disc set featuring "a conversation between Flip and Lefty about their lives, and the evolution of the sport they love". (See below for photos of the DVD)
Hardcover, 293 pages
Book: All The Best - Celebrating Lefty Kreh (Flip Pallot) $59.95 Add to Cart
DVD: All The Best - A Conversation with Flip Pallot and Lefty Kreh $29.95 Add to Cart
Click photo for larger view - click Here to view the back of the DVD case.
The Baja Catch
by Neil Kelly & Gene Kira
The fabled waters of Baja California in Mexico are a paradise for both boat and shore anglers,
with an abundance and variety of species not found in many other destinations, and Kelly & Kira's
book on Baja is the definitive edition on where to go & how to get there. Originally written in
1988, this revised and updated edition was published in 1997. Though this book was not
specifically written for fly rodders, The Baja Catch remains the number one guidebook for
anglers travelling to Baja.
We found this a highly entertaining and enormously informative book, in fact, few books on
angling destinations are as thorough as this one, which is a testament to the thousands
of hours the authors have spent fishing in Baja over the years. Includes maps, species profiles of baja gamefish,
charts of the fishing seasons in the various locations, and so much more. If you are travelling to
Baja, or just dreaming about it, you will enjoy this book! Be sure to click on the cover photo
shown above for a larger view, and click
here for back cover photo.
- Chris Windram
Softcover, 293 pages
The Baja Catch (Neil Kelly & Gene Kira) $26.95 Add to Cart
Billfish on a Fly
by Jack Samson
Jack Samson is an author with a lifetime of fishing experience who spent many years serving as editor-in-chief for Field & Stream and whose informative articles have recently appeared in Salwater Fly Fishing magazine. In addition to plenty of exciting stories about the fishing, and the men and women who are passionate about flyrodding for billfish, this book also contains technical info on flies, gear and rigging for these spectacular gamefish. According to the book jacket, Samson is the "first fly fisherman in the world to have caught both Atlantic and Pacific sailfish and all five species of marlin on a fly". - Chris Windram
Hardcover
Billfish on a Fly (Jack Samson) $19.95 Temporarily out of stock - currently out of print
Contents include:
Forward by Billy Pate
1. Fly Fishing's Ultimate Sport
2. Best Places for Billfish on a Fly
3. Mazatlan Sailfish on a Fly
4. Billfish of Panama
5. New "Lifting" Fly Rods for Sailfish and Marlin
6. Large Sailfish of Costa Rica
7. Terminal Tackle for Big Fish
8. Atlantic Blue Marlin on a Fly
9. Flies for Billfish
10. Fly Rod-size Black Marlin
11. Teasing and Hooking Billfish on a Fly
12. Venezuela's White Marlin on a Fly
13. Striped Marlin at Baja'a East Cape
14. Reels for Billfish
15. The Elusive Pacific Blue Marlin
16. Catch-and-Release Versus Records
Bluewater Fly Fishing
by Trey Combs
This text is our pick as the most exciting book about offshore fly fishing ever written. An incredible treatment of the dramatic world of offshore fly fishing - in our opinion this well written and photographed book belongs in the library of all saltwater fly fishermen. Be warned - this book may start a fever that you'll have trouble finding a cure for! Besides the fantastically exciting chapters covering a wide variety of offshore species, Trey Combs lets us in on the intricate secrets of successful rigging for bluewater fly fishing. Great chapter on flies includes lots of color photos. The secrets of successful bluewater fly fishing are contained in this book, but even if you never go, you will learn from and be entertained by this book for years to come. This book was originally published in hardcover (which is out of print) - click here for the original hardcover book jacket photo.
Paperback Contents include:
Bluewater Fly Fishing (Trey Combs) $29.95 Add to Cart
Part 1: BLUEWATER FISH
Part 2: BLUEWATER METHODS
Part 1 includes chapters on Dorado, Pacific Sailfish, Atlantic Sailfish, Blue Marlin,
Black Marlin, Striped Marlin, White Marlin, Albacore, Yellowfin, Bigeye Tuna, Blackfin
Tuna and Little Tunny, Kawakawa, Black Skipjack, Skipjack, Dogtooth Tuna, Wahoo, Pacific
Salmon, and a chapter on Inshore Gamefish.
Part 2 includes chapters on Teasing, Rods and Reels, Lines, Leaders, Backing, Knots, and
Accessories, as well as a fabulous chapter on Bluewater Fly Patterns.
We guarantee you will enjoy this incredibly informative and entertaining volume.
Bonefish Fly Patterns
by Dick Brown
150 Patterns From Today's Most Innovative Tyers
Hardcover
Bonefish Fly Patterns (Dick Brown) $45.00 Out of Print
Dick Brown is one of the sources that we always turn to when we're thinking about flies for bonefish. Dick Brown has spent a huge number of days on the water bonefishing, and the fact that he is willing to share what he has learned about bonefish and bonefish flies in an excellent book is a a testament to his fine character - Brown's books speak to his skills as an angler. - Chris Windram
Contents include:
1. Fly Characteristics: What makes a good bonefish fly good?
2. Profiles of 150 Flies: Recipies, tying notes, prey suggested, destinations fished, presentation advice
3. Selecting Bonefish Flies: For major locations and prey, and for different depths, light levels, and wind conditions
4. Tying Sequences: Mastering these step-by-step instructions will teach you to tie most bonefish flies
5. Design Alternatives and Trends: New directions in materials and designs
6. Fly Materials: A glossary of the essential bonefish fly-tying materials
7. Sources: Where to find flies, custom tiers, and materials
Bonefishing!
by Randall Kaufmann
Photography by Brian O"Keefe
Fly Fishing the Flats- Bonefish, Permit, Tarpon, Trevally
Randall Kaufmann's "Magnum Opus" - this is one of the finest books ever written covering a single species of gamefish. Randall Kaufmann has a passion for bonefishing, and he has put his heart and soul into this book. In 415 pages he thoroughly covers a huge range of topics that affect bonefishing - the list of contents shown below will give a good idea of everything covered in the book. Full-color photographs by Brian O'Keefe grace almost every single page, alongside many fine illustrations by Mike Stidham. In short, this book is in our opinion one of the most beautiful saltwater fly fishing books ever written - for one of the most popular species. - Chris Windram
Hardcover
Bonefishing (Randall Kaufmann) $79.95 Add to Cart
Contents include:
1. Distribution
2. Angling History
3. Natural History
4. Types of Flats - Habitat
5. Mangroves
6. Geography of Flats
7. Weather and Temperature
8. Tides
9. Foods
10. Choosing a Fly
11. Spotting
12. Stalking
13. Presentation and Angling Strategies
14. The Retrieve
15. Fishing For Other Flats Visitors
16. Hooking, Landing, and Releasing
17. Tackle and Gear
18. Guides
19. Adventuring
20. Bahamas
21. Belize
22. Bikini
23. Bonaire
24. Cayman Islands
25. Christmas Island
26. Cuba
27. Florida Keys
28. Kanton Island
29. Los Roques
30. Seychelles
31. Yucatan
32. Getting Into the Sport
33. Safety
34. Last Cast
Casting With Lefty Kreh
by Lefty Kreh, photos by Jay Nichols
Another brilliant offering from Stackpole Books is the brand new (fall, 2008) title: Casting With Lefty Kreh. The world's finest casting instructor, Lefty Kreh has authored many books on fly casting before, but never one like this! This comprehensive book features over 1200 color photographs fully illustrating the principles of fly casting. Sections include tutorials on specific casts including roll-casts, hauling, casting in windy conditions, dealing with weighted flies and lines, and so much more! From the basics of holding the rod properly, to the most advanced special situations and "trick" casts, this book covers it all in a way that has not been done before, and is sure to become the definitive edition for fly casters of all levels. A real bonus that we especially enjoyed was the section illustrating proper casting form to prevent shoulder injury. My own casting improved just by reading this book! - Chris Windram
Hardcover
Casting with Lefty Kreh $59.95 Add to Cart
Clouser's Flies
by Bob Clouser, photos by Jay Nichols
Tying and Fishing the Fly Patterns of Bob Clouser
Stackpole Books has done it again in bringing us the long-awaited guide to the flies of legend Bob Clouser. Bob lays out his directions for tying his most popular fly patterns accompanied by expertly done photographs by Jay Nichols (who once tied flies for Saltwaterflies.com!). Includes the most popular saltwater fly in the world; the Clouser Deep Minnow, along with other key fresh and saltwater patterns. Included is lots of valuable and entertaining information by Bob Clouser about fishing his flies.
Hardcover
Clouser's Flies $39.95 Add to Cart
False Albacore
by Tom Gilmore
A Comprehensive Guide to Fly Fishing's Hottest Fish
False Albacore, albies, fat alberts, bonito. Whatever name you give 'em, they are one of the most exciting flyrod fish anywhere, and folks living on the East coast of North America are especially lucky to have fine fisheries for False Albacore...hot spots include Massachusetts & Rhode Island, New York & New Jersey, North Carolina, and Florida. Tom Gilmore has covered all the bases in this fine book, from flies and tackle, to finding the fish, to great info on the best locations. Those of us here at Saltwaterflies.com have a very special place in our hearts for these fish, and we thank Tom Gilmore for sharing the information in his excellent book with all of us. - Chris Windram (Anglers interested in seeing photos of False Albacore on this site should visit our 2000 Saltwater Fly Fishing Photos and 2003-2005 Saltwater Fly Fishing Photos pages!
Hardcover
False Albacore (Tom Gilmore) $35.00 Add to Cart
Contents include:
PART I:
1. Saltwater Fly Fishing
2. False Albacore, the Fish
3. Finding Fish
4. Tools of the Trade
5. Important East Coast Baitfish
6. Fly Patterns and Design
7. Delivering the Groceries: Fishing Tactics and Techniques
8. Battle Plans
9. Related Species
PART II:
10. Cape Cod and the Islands
11. Rhode Island's Breachways and Connecticut's Rips
12. The South Shore of Long Island and New Jersey's Jetty Country
13. North Carolina's Outer Banks
14. Florida's East Coast and the Keys
Fishing Knots (W/instructional DVD)
by Lefty Kreh
New for 2007 is this fine, updated book on fishing knots and knot tying by the master of the subject - Lefty Kreh. Spiralbound edition lays flat for ease of use, and includes an instructional DVD that features demonstrations of the knots shown in the book - you can't beat that! With a focus on knots for fly fishing and light tackle, this book includes all the knots you'll need to rig by the strongest and most modern methods, including knots for use in the new high-tech braided lines. This book also shows how to rig the entire fly line system including braided loops. The finest guide yet in our opinion, demonstrating the best knots for fly and light tackle fishermen.
Hardcover (W/instructional DVD)
Fishing Knots (Lefty Kreh) $24.95 Add to Cart
Contents include:
1. Basic Knots
2. Connecting Lines
3. Knots
4. Lines and Leaders
5. Wire Knots
6. Finishing
7. Loops
8. Attaching Hooks, Swivels, and Flies
Fishing Knots (Lefty Kreh) $24.95 Add to Cart
Flies for Saltwater
by Dick Stewart & Farrow Allen
A very enjoyable fly tying book featuring great photos of a wide variety of traditional and modern saltwater flies. If you like to tie from photographs, you will enjoy this book. Patterns and instructions for Tarpon Streamers, Crab flies, Shrimp, Crazy Charlies, Epoxy flies, Squid flies, Worm flies, Poppers, Offshore Flies, Deceivers, Clousers Minnows, and many more. Farrow Allen is a very fine tier who ties a few of the bonefish and deceiver flies that we offer for sale on Saltwaterflies.com. This book does not feature step-by-step instructions for each fly. Good choice for intermediate tiers who want to see photos of a variety of patterns and who will already have the skills to recreate a fly after reviewing the photos and pattern recipes.
Softcover
Flies For Saltwater (Dick Stewart/Farrow Allen) $19.95 Sold Out / Out of Print - sorry!
Contents include:
1. Tarpon Streamers
2. Crabs
3. Shrimp
4. Other Bonefish
5. Crazy Charlies
6. Mother of Epoxy
7. Barracuda
8. Squid
9. Worms
10. Casting Poppers
11. Other
12. Atlantic and Gulf Coast Baitfish
13. Pacific Coast Baitfish
14. Offshore Flies
Fly Fishing For Bonefish
by Dick Brown
This is one of our favorite titles on bonefish...Dick Brown
has written a very straightforward, practical, and entertaining book.
With chapters on finding fish, choosing and presenting flies, destinations,
and more. Dick Brown has spent thousands of hours pursuing the elusive Gray Ghost of the
flats, and it shows. In this book he generously shares his vast knowlege of bonefish with us.
This is a newly revised 2008 edition with many updates on scores of new developments including:
new bonefish research,
new feeding behavior data, prey preferences discovered, newly created fly patterns,
recent destination changes, better fish spotting techniques, info on new equipment available,
and much, much more. Dick covers today’s most difficult flats challenges with advice on how to
sight fish with cloud cover, cast in wind, know when to strike, see fish better, and
wade more effectively. The equipment section is all new and the fly pattern sections were
expanded to include today’s hottest flats flies. The book features color photographs throughout.
Praise for the first edition:
"A classic … Dick Brown tells virtually everything a fly fisher needs to know about the sport ...
a superb book."
— John Randolph, Fly Fisherman Magazine
“It is hard to imagine a more thorough treatise.”
—Salt Water Sportsman
"If you are into bonefishing, or thinking about it, I recommend reading both Brown and
Kaufmann. If you have time or inclination for only one, then read Brown."
—Bob Berls, The Anglers Club of New York Bulletin
Hardcover
Fly Fishing for Bonefish (Dick Brown) $39.95
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