Essential Books for Beginners
When you’re learning to fly fish, a good book is like having a skilled guide in your pack. The right titles break down complex skills, teach you to read water, and help you understand fish behavior long before you ever step into a river. Books give beginners the foundation and confidence they need to grow faster, make fewer mistakes, and turn every outing into real progress.
This might be the perfect book for beginners of all ages. It's fun, humorous, and easy to digest the core ideas of the sport. Many new anglers get overwhelmed with the mountains of information available. This book keeps things simple and light.
Although this book covers the essentials, it will also serve as a valuable reference book anglers can come back to for years. There is information about rigging, species, seasons, travel, gear, and so much more.
Favorite Flies for The Upper Midwest
For the angler ready to dive into regional variations and high-level hatch matching, this is the book. Great photography and flies from the regions most experienced guides, anglers and tyers are certain to gain confidence with their fly selections.
Pocketguide to Upper Midwest Hatches
This is a book you can take everywhere. Keep it at your tying desk, in your library, or on the water. The amount of information packed into this small book is impressive. Anglers looking to improve their understanding of insects trout love in the Midwest will find this essential.