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Following are the latest books to hit our shelves.
It includes some really nice and useful titles.

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This Month's Choice

  
An Entirely Synthetic Fish Anders Halverson
R260.00
Discovered in the remote waters of northern California, rainbow trout have been artificially propagated and distributed for more than 130 years by government officials eager to present Americans with an opportunity to get back to nature by going fishing. Proudly dubbed "an entirely synthetic fish" by fisheries managers, the rainbow trout has been introduced into every state and province in the United States and Canada and to every continent except Antarctica, often with devastating effects on the native fauna.
Halverson examines the paradoxes and reveals a range of characters, from nineteenth-century boosters who believed rainbows could be the saviors of democracy to twenty-first-century biologists who now seek to eradicate them from waters around the globe. Ultimately, the story of the rainbow trout is the story of our relationship with the natural world, how it has changed and how it startlingly has not.
An exhaustively researched & grippingly rendered account of the rainbow trout & why it has become the most commonly stocked & controversial freshwater fish in the United States  Hardcover 24x16cm 257pp march 2010 Buy Online


The Trout Fly Patterns of John Goddard John Goddard
Signed by the Author
R400.00
"This book records, in [the author's] own words, the story behind his best 40 trout fly patterns, each one designed for specific conditions in the river or to represent natural flies in ways that are sure to deceive the trout. Each one of the patterns ...has gone into commercial production". Many of these patterns have evolved into a variety of forms, this book provides a definitive standard for each. Originally published by the Creel Press in 2003 in an edition of only 55 copies. Hardcover: 240 pages 246x174mm Buy Online
 

Flytyers Flies Chris Sandford and friends
R399.00
The flies that catch fish Chris Sandford has fished since he was a boy and his collection of vintage tackle ranks amongst the finest in the UK. Perhaps more curious than most about the items we fish with, he became intrigued by the fact that many skilled and experienced fly fishers only ever use a handful, or less, of flies. We all, he concludes, have many more flies than we will ever need. This fascinating, meticulously photographed book is the product of Chris asking eight highly respected flytyers to name, and tie, their three favourite flies. The resulting twenty-seven patterns are, without doubt, the flies that catch fish. Hardcover: 152 pages 248x170mm 2009  Buy Online

    
Keeper of the Stream Life of a River and Its Trout Fishery (special edition) Frank Sawyer (1952)
R419.00
New edition of Frank Sawyer's first book. Originally published in 1952, this book describes his early career as river keeper on the Officers' Association sector of the Wiltshire Avon. It was on this water that Sawyer developed his nymph fishing tactics. This new edition contains an entirely new chapter of previously unpublished material by the author, as well as a new introduction by his son Tim and eight pages of new colour photographs. This is number 849 of 1000 copies, numbered and signed by Frank Sawyer's son and grandson, Tim and Nick. Pictorial gilt green buckram,  Marbled slip-case Pp228. Colour photographs 2006  Buy Online


Nymphs and the Trout (special edition) Frank Sawyer (1958)
R599.00
New edition consisting of the first and second editions bound together in one volume, with a new introduction and one entirely new chapter. The second edition of 1970 was completely revised and rewritten to take into account a further ten years' observation and practice after the publication of the first edition in 1958. This new, combined edition is number 559 of 1000 numbered copies, signed by Frank Sawyer's son and grandson. Pictorial green buckram, marbled end-papers. Marbled slip-case 350pp 2006.  Includes a new additional chapter compiled from notes after Sawyers death.  Buy Online



Magazine - Fly Fishing & Fly Tying - May Issue
R55.00 per issue
One of the UK's top sporting publications. It is not only popular with British anglers but with enthusiasts from USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. You will find it innovative, instructive, inspirational and original.
In the may Issue
# Credit-crunch Kola. salmon fishing in Russia on a budget
# Get your skates on. Adult buzzer ties and tactics for flat calms
# Lie detector. 12 clues to locating river-trout hot-spots   Buy Online


Sketches with Fishing Rods  Chris McCully (Author), Ad Swier (Illustrator)
R199.00
Chris McCully is British, lives in the northern Netherlands and travels widely in pursuit of fishing. Entertaining and readable tales of the author's adventures, misadventures and fishing exploits in many places around the world, including Denmark, Greece, Greenland, Japan and Kenya. Trout, sea trout, octopus and big game fishing enlivened by many humorous black and white illustrations by noted Dutch angler and artist Ad Swier.  Hardcover: 112 pages 242x170mm 2008 Buy Online

World Fly Finder Peter Cockwill
R160.00
All the Flies You Need to Fish All the Waters of the World Covers the whole spectrum of species that can be caught on the fly; 450 patterns in superb colour and individual recipes for their tying; Each fly has its best method of use, its history and preferred species; Wherever you are in the world there are fish that can be caught on the fly. It may be in the all too brief summer of the high arctic or the blistering heat of the tropics. It could be among the classical surroundings of an English chalk stream or the rugged grandeur of Tierra del Fuego.
The fish themselves may be stunningly huge or devilishly cunning. Some may be truly beautiful and others rather bland, but binding the whole is the magical world of the fly fisher who wants nothing other than to cast concoctions of fur, feather and synthetics. The flies may be exquisitely crafted imitations of minute insects or wonderful imaginations using rare and exotic feathers, or they may bear more resemblance to bait fishes; and yet they are all capable of deceiving fish into accepting them. Throughout the world the range of artificial flies is enormous. There are certainly many thousands, with more being developed every day, but some have stood the test of time and others have been quickly accepted as bench marks in the fly fisher's armoury of patterns.
Within this book are flies to inspire you to stretch your fly fishing boundaries or maybe to bring new ideas to your home patch. The author aims to give working flies for every situation throughout the world where it is possible to fly fish and to stimulate the fly fisher into further horizons.

  BACK IN STOCK

Fishermans Bedside Book **
Author : BB
Hardcover 234x156mm 224pgs feb 2004

 R399.00
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 USED ITEMS

 

The following fly tying books are available from one of my clients.
Should you be interested in any of them, please let me know and we can sort it out between you. Indicative prices are shown.

An Introduction to Fly Tying - Peter Cockwell Pub: Chartwell House 1990 ISBN:1555215580 R100.00

Bass Flies - Dick Stewart Pub: Richard B. Stewart 1989  ISBN:0936644036 R160.00

Fly Patterns: An International Guide - Taff Price Pub: Ward Lock, 1986 ISBN:0706363620 R50.00

Flies: Their Origin, Natural History, Tying, Hooks, Patterns and Selections of Dry and Wet Flies, Nymphs, Streamers, Salmon Flies for Fresh and Salt  - J. Edson Leonard Pub: Nick Lyons Books 1988 ISBN:1558210121 R200.00

Fly Tying for Beginners - G. Bucknall Pub: Ernest Benn Ltd, 1979 ISBN:0510211100 R50.00

Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies (Collins) - John Roberts Pub: Collins Willow 1995  ISBN:0002184915 R100.00

Fly Tying Principals and Practice - Maj. Sir Gerald Burrard  Pub: Herbert Jenkins 1945 ISBN: R100.00

Fly Tying - Tony Wieldon 1986 Pub: Ward Lock & Co 1986  ISBN:0706364473 R50.00

Saltwater Fly Patterns - Lefty Kreh Spiral Bound version (rare)   R200.00

Saltwater Fly Tying - Frank Wentink Pub: Lyons Press 1991 ISBN:1558211330 R160.00


 

And don't forget our Smart Spoolers.
The perfect way to clean and store your line.

Smartspooler Gift Pack
R699.00
Includes the following:
Smart Spooler Kit, Spare Spool  & Loon Linespeed.   More info & buy online