California Academy of Sciences Library
The
American Museum of Fly Fishing
The American
Museum of Fly Fishing was established to preserve and exhibit the treasures
of American angling.
http://members.aol.com/idfrank/knots.html
You can learn
knot tying via animation with front and back views of finished knots.
Beginner’s
Netguide to Fly-Fishing
http://www.associatedinternet.com/flyfishing101/
This page
was designed to help people discover the sport of fly-fishing, including equipment,
assembly, knots, and more.
California
Trout Keeper of the Streams
CalTrout was
the nation's first statewide conservation group supported by trout fishermen. Its goal:
to protect and restore trout and the beautiful places where they live.
Colorado
Fly-Fishing
http://pdsdata.net/flyfish.htm
A guide to
fly fishing in the skiing regions of the Colorado Rockies.
Information includes hatch char, weather and stream conditions, a daily
log, and more.
Fly
Casting Forum
http://home.att.net/~slowsnap/index.htm
A lot of news
of past and future casting games and/or competitions conducted by clubs, other
groups, or individuals can be found at this website.
Fly-Fishing
Knots
http://www.flyfield.com/davetips.htm
You can learn
how to knot easily with the picture guide at this website.
Fly-Fishing
Resource Guide
This website
may not only answer your fly-fishing questions, but can also provide you with
news and events.
Global
Flyfisher
This website
has one of the largest single repositories of fly fishing articles.
History
of the Art of Fly-Fishing
http://freespace.virgin.net/fly.shop/history.htm
At this site
you can learn the history of fly-fishing from around 30,000 years ago to the
20th century.
Shenandoah
Rods
http://www.shentel.net/canerod/
Information
of rodmakers, tapers, tools and more about fly-fishing.
Start
Guide to Fly Fishing in Central California
http://www.elite.net/~tjohnson/fishing.htm
You can find
fly-fishing descriptions at a local level, such as Merced River and Spicer
Meadows Reservoir.
Trout
Unlimited
Trout Unlimited
is an organization of conservation-minded anglers who promote quality trout
and salmon fisheries.
Western
International Fly-Fishing
Offering nature
and family-oriented consulting and instruction for fresh water, saltwater,
and specialty fly casting.
Westfly
An on-line
magazine and information source for fly fishing in the West.
Women’s
Fly-Fishing
http://www.womensflyfishing.net
This website
provides fly-fishing guides, schools, instruction, reports, and more.
Beever, John.
Practical Fly-Fishing Founded on Nature.
London: Methuen, 1893. Ent SH456 .B43 1893.
Bergman, Ray.
Trout. New York: Knopf, 1944, 1983.
Ent SH687 .B45 1944.
Bergman, Ray.
With Fly, Plug, and Bit. New York:
W. Morrow & Co., 1947. Ent SH441 .B47 1947.
Blades, William
F. Fishing Flies and Fly Tying: American Insects
and Their Imitations. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole and Heck, c1951. Ent
SH451 .B62 1951.
Bridgett,
R.C. Dry-Fly Fishing. London: H. Jenkins,
1929. Ent SH456 .B74 1929.
Burrard, Gerald.
Fly Tying: Principles and Practice.
London: H. Jenkins, 1945. Ent SH451 .B87 1945.
Dunne, John
William. Sunshine and the Dry Fly. London:
A. & C. Black, 1950. Ent SH439 .D76 1950.
Ephemera.
A Handbook of Angling: Teaching Fly-Fishing,
Trolling, Bottom-Fishing, and Salmon-Fishing: With the Natural History of
River Fish, and the Best Modes of Catching Them. London: Longmands,
Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1848. Ent SH439 .E63 1848.
Schwiebert,
Ernest G. Nymphs: A Complete Guide to Naturals and
Their Imitations. New York: Winchester Press, 1973. Pub & Ent
SH451 .S34 1973.
Gill, Emlyn
Metcalf. Practical Dry-Fly Fishing. New York:
C. Scribner’s Sons, 1913, 1912. Ent SH456 .G54 1913.
Gordon, Theodore.
The Complete Fly Fisherman: The Notes and
Letters of Theodore Gordon. New York: C. Scribner’s Sons. 1947. Ent
SH456 .G65 1947.
Grey of Fallodon.
Fly Fishing. London: J.M. Dent;
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1930. Ent SH456 .G73 1930.
Halford, Frederic
M. Dry-Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice.
Lonton: Vinton, 1899. Ent SH456 .H22 1899.
Hemingway,
Richard D’Oyly. Fly Fishing for Trout: Principles and Practice.
London: H. Cranton, 1935. Ent SH687 .H45 1935.
Hewitt, Edward
R. A Trout and Salmon Fisherman for Seventy-Five
Years. New York: C. Scribner’s Sons, 1948. Ent SH687 .H42 1948.
Hewitt, Edward
R. Hewitt’s Handbook of Fly Fishing.
New York: Marchbanks Press, 1933. Ent SH456 .H48 1933.
Hills, John
Waller. A History of Fly Fishing for Trout.
London: P. Allen & Co., 1921. Ent SH687 .H54 1921.
Jennings,
Preston J. A Book of Trout Flies: Containing a List
of the Most Important American Stream Insects & Their Imitations.
New York: Derrydale Press, c1935. Ent SH451 .J46 1935.
La Branche,
George Michel Luchien. The Dry Fly
and Fast Water: Fishing with the Floating Fly on American Trout Streams, Together
with Some Observations on Fly Fishing in General. New York: C. Scribner’sSons,
1914. Ent SH456 .L32 1914.
LaFountaine,
Gary. Caddisflies. Tulsa, Okla: Winchester
Press, 1981. Ent SH687 .L317 1981.
Leeson, Ted.
The Habit of Rivers: Reflactions on Trout
Streams and Fly Fishing. New York, NY: Lyouns & Burford, 1994.
Pub SH688. U6 L44 1994.
Luce, A. A.
Fishing and Thinking. Camden, ME:
Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw-Hill, 1993. Ent SH612 .L83 1993.
Macdonald,
Alexander. Design for Angling: The Dry Fly on Western
Trout Streams. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1947. Ent SH687 .M26
1947.
McClelland,
H. G. How to Tie Flies for Trout and Grayling
Fishing. London: Offices of the “Fishing Gazette”, 1949. Ent SH451
.M32 1949.
Mottram, J.
C. Fly-Fishing, Some New Arts and Mysteries.
London: Field Press, 1921. Ent SH439 .M67 1921.
Norman, Maclean.
A River Runs Through It: And Other Stories.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976. Public PS3563 .A317993 1976.
Orvis, Charles
F. and A. Nelson Cheney. Fishing with the Fly: Sketches by Lovers of the Art, with Illustrations
of Standard Flies. Troy, NY: H.B. Nims, 1885, c1883. Ent SH441 .F57
1885.
Plumley, Ladd.
With the Trout Fly. New York: Fredrick
A. Stokes Co., c1929. Ent SH687 .P68 1929.
Rollo, William
Keith. Fly Fishing in Northern Streams.
London: Fishing Gazette, 1924. Ent SH456 .R64 1924.
Ronalds, Alfred.
The Fly-Fisher’s Entomology: With Coloured
Representations of the Natural and Artificial Insect; And a Few Observations
and Instructions on Trout and Grayling-fishing. London: Longmans,
Green, 1883. Ent SH421 .xR6
Shaw, Frederick
George. The Science of Fly-Fishing for Trout.
New York: C. Scribner’s Sons, 1925. Ent SH687 .S35 1925.
Skues, G.
E. M. Itchen Memories. London: H. Jenkins,
1951. Ent SH688 .G7 S44 1951.
Skues, G.
E. M. Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream and Kindred
Studies. London: A. & C. Black, 1914. Ent SH687 .S44 1914.
Skues, G.
E. M. Side-Lines, Side-Lights & Reflections:
Fugitive Papers of a Chalk-Stream Angler. London: Seeley, Service
& Co., 1932. Ent SH687 .S44 1932.
Skues, G.
E. M. Silk Fur and Feather: The Trout-Fly Dresser’s
Year. Beckenham, Kent: The “Fishing Gazette,” 1950. Ent SH687 .S44
1950.
Skues, G.
E. M. The Way of a Trout with a Fly: And Some
Further Studies in Minor Tactics. London: A. & C. Black, 1921.
Ent SH687 .S44 1921.
Southard,
Charles Zibeon. A Treatise on Trout for the Progressive
Angler. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., c1931. Ent SH687 .S66 1931.
Southard,
Charles Zibeon. Trout Fly-Fishing in America. New
York: Dutton, 1914. Ent SH687 .S66
Steel, Frank
R. Fly-Fishing for Trout, Salmon, Bass and
Panfish. Chicago: Paul, Richmond & Co., 1946. Ent SH456 .S83 1946.
Taverner,
Eric. Fly-Tying for Salmon: The Whole Art of Tying
Salmon-Flies with Details of the Principal Dressings. London: Seeley
Service, 1942. Ent SH451 .T38 1942.
Tod. E M.
Wet-Fly Fishing Treated Methodically.
London: S. Low, Marston & Co., 1903. Ent SH456 .T62 1903.
Wetzel, Charles
McKinley. Practical Fly Fishing: Containing Modern
Fly Fishing Methods, the Fly Fisher’s Entomology and How to Tie Flies.
Boston: The Christopher Publishing House, c1945. Ent SH456 .W47 1945.
Woolley, Roger.
The Fly-fishers Flies: With Illustrations
and Description of Newarly Two Hundred Flies (Ephemeridae, Trichoptera, Perlidae,
Diptera). Beckenham, Kent: Fishing Gazette, 1948. Ent SH451 .W66 1948.
All materials above with a call number beginning Biodiv, Biodiv Juv, Pub, or Pub Juv are available for check out to Academy members.
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