Coming in at over 1,700 pages, Ernest Schwiebert’s Trout is a massive marvel of angling literature. But don’t let the page count make you nervous… there are a few pictures here and there. Genuinely, Trout is a very readable work. Taking it all in cover-to-cover might be a bit much, but the six “books” within …
I like your questions so much, I decided to share them again. This time, I’m addressing what you’ve asked as it pertains to fly fishing books. And it is, like most of my fly fishing book content these days, on YouTube. After 70+ fly fishing book review videos, I’ve collected quite a few questions from …
A good storyteller can talk about pretty much anything and enthrall his audience. How much better is it to have a good storyteller who freely shares tale after tale about the natural world and fly fishing? Such is the case with Riverhorse Nakadate’s Water Lines. This 2026 publication from Patagonia is an absolute delight. Using …
Most of what you read or watch about conservation probably deals with the “how.” How do we remove dams quickly and safely? How should we legislate public land use? How many trout should someone be allowed to keep? Every once in a while, the “why” questions get addressed. Usually, people are invested in conservation because …
There are some tremendous resources on the history of fly fishing out there. There are also lots and lots of subpar books and blog articles out there, many which repeat the same ideas and (sometimes) myths. Usually the latter are accessible and the former are daunting. Ian Whitelaw’s The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies …
If the fly fisher in your life has been actively pursuing the hobby for any length of time, he might be hard to shop for. If he or she doesn’t already have it, they probably have a very specific idea of what it is. Buying off of a list is all fine and good. But …
Why buy a cumbersome fly fishing guidebook when all that information is on the internet? Why purchase something that is just going to be out of date in a few seasons anyway? Today I share why fly fishing guidebooks are not only helpful, but important to anglers. There is indeed a wealth of access and …
If you’ve ever stepped foot in a fly shop or scrolled down through the options of an online retailer, you might think that fly fishing requires stuff. A lot of stuff. And while most equipment out there does have a specific function for someone somewhere, the vast majority of fly fishing can be done with …
It isn’t a theological work or even really a devotional, but Harry Murray’s His Blessings Through Angling is a great example of the intersection of faith and fly fishing. Murray isn’t preachy (although I don’t have a problem with folks who are). Rather, he shares examples of how He has seen providence at work in …
Fly rods are like opinions. Everyone has a bunch and they all serve a purpose. …or something like that. When it comes to picking a fly rod for small stream fishing, you really can’t go wrong. If you a) have it and b) enjoy using it, then you’re all set. There isn’t any need to …
