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Valley fishing guides recommends the following readings and movies to improve your knowledge of fish, fly fishing, fly casting, gear fishing, and general fishing knowledge. Please note that most of the following prices offered are through a third party and are in US dollars. Canadians can take advantage of Chapter's Online: Save up to 80% at Indigo Books and Music

Fly Fishing Books

I have just read this book and it has excellent information on presentation of the fly to steelhead using sinking fly lines. This presentation is also extremely effective for large Bull trout in the coastal rivers. The book also conveys an important message on the fate of the Steelhead as a species on the West Coast of Canada. A must have for any passionate fly angler.
Clint Goyette

This book has very good information on basic stillwater fly fishing in British Columbia. You should have it in your collection.

Great book for stillwater fishing in BC.

This is a spectacular book full of everything you will need to get off on the right foot.

The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference - Huge bench manual with every fly pattern imagineable!
Great book for learing to flycast! Good for beginners and advanced fly fishers alike!
One of fly fishing legends teaches you how to correct those nasty tailing loops or "wind knots" as they are most often referred. Learn to cast father with the double haul!
Joan Wulff teaches fly casting from a womans perspective. Great for all fly fishers! This book is very good at explaining the dynamics of the fly cast and how to solve casting problems.
Books on Drift-Fishing Techniques
Steelhead & Salmon Drift-Fishing Secrets Drift-Fishing uses the exact same principals as Fly-Fishing. Like fly-fishing, the applications of drift-fishing can be taken anywhere in the world where steelhead and salmon are found, so what' s the difference? While fly-fishing offers drifting techniques from the surface, drift-fishing offers techniques near the riverbed, where steelhead and salmon hold; the offerings are placed right in front of their noses. A point-by-point address covers species, migration, reading water, gear, setup considerations, what it takes to put them on the bite, and so much more. Every single person that has gone out with me using drift-fishing techniques has gotten fish using the very same applications in this book.
Movies in VHS Format
cover Joan Wulff's Dynamics of Fly Casting
No Cover Basic Fly Casting By Doug Swisher
No Cover Advanced Fly Casting By Doug Swisher
   
Magazines
Gray's Sporting Journal
Gray's Sporting Journal

As low as $4.28 per issue!
For an intellectual and artistic approach to the outdoor sporting world, engulf your senses with Gray?s Sporting Journal. Each issue provides the avid sportsman excellent coverage of hunting and fishing with an emphasis on literature & art. The magazine?s unique approach makes for fascinating and enlightening reading. If you are interested in expanding your sporting knowledge, this is your publication.

Fly Fisherman
Fly Fisherman

As low as $3.33 per issue!
There is nothing that can match the sensation of being one with nature, enjoying the great outdoors and tackling the challenge of fly fishing. And there is no publication that can match the excellence of Fly Fisherman, the world's number one fly fishing magazine. Outstanding articles and features about the people and places that make the sport so special, plus marvelous photography illustrating the top sports to fish make this a must-read for all fly fishing enthusiasts.

Field & Stream
Field & Stream

As low as $1.66 per issue!
True outdoor enthusiasts jump at the chance to read Field & Stream, a leader in the outdoor sports realm. America's No.1 sportsman magazine, Field & Stream features in-depth articles on hunting, fishing and conservation news. Published for over 100 years, you?ll be pleased with the editorial excellence you?ll get in every issue including first-class fiction and must-reads on the outdoors.

Saltwater Fly Fishing
Saltwater Fly Fishing

As low as $2.99 per issue!
Saltwater Fly Fishing is a magazine dedicated to providing its readers with important information, useful tips and new techniques about the growing sport of saltwater fly fishing. Its articles and columns provide practical how-to for all aspects of saltwater fly fishing for the fishing enthusiast.

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