Fishing from Blue Ridge Book Gallery

First Edition 1948. Borzoi Books for Sportsmen. Tight clean copy with a dust jacket.

Hardcover, no dj. Fading on spine.

A good clean copy with mylar protected dustjacket. First Edition.

A good clean copy with a mylar protected dust jacket. First Edition.

A nice clean copy with a mylar protected dustjacket. First Edition.

Very good clean copy. First Edition. This book provides scientific information on fish anatomy and behavior, salt and fresh water environments, ecological concerns, diving, taxidermy, and other subjects as they apply to recreational fishing. In The Compleat Angler Izaak Walton observes, "Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so." Migdalski was born so, and then added some 30… Read more about this item

When not writing his famous Western novels, Zane Grey was an insatiable angler. Tales of Southern Rivers recounts his tales of fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Keys, the Everglades, and on remote rivers in the jungles of Mexico. With many of these venues being some of today's most popular saltwater fly-fishing destinations, no one will want to… Read more about this item

The salmon that symbolize the Pacific Northwest's natural splendor are now threatened with extinction across much of their ancestral range. In studying the natural and human forces that shape the rivers and mountains of that region, geologist David Montgomery has learned to see the evolution and near-extinction of the salmon as a story of changing landscapes. Montgomery shows how a… Read more about this item

This book begins with a detailed section on identifying hatches that will enable anglers to know what they're looking at when they see those bugs on the water. Part II of the book is a complete guide on when and where the major hatches occur. You'll learn about everything from the famous Hex hatch in Michigan to the Hendrickson hatch… Read more about this item

In THE ESSENTIAL FLY TIER, renowned author, illustrator, tying instructor, and fly-fishing authority J. Edson Leonard cuts clean through the fog of irrelevance that so often surrounds the art of fly tying and comes straight to the point: creating flies that will actually catch fish. Starting with the basics, the author thoroughly covers fishhooks and the relative merits of the various… Read more about this item

More than 900 photos of natural nymphs, their imitations, and steps in tying those fliesNymphs for Streams and Stillwaters provides a sound understanding of the relationship between naturals and their imitations, and between those imitations and the trout. You'll learn what nymphs you should spend your time tying, you'll learn how to tie them, and most important, you'll learn where… Read more about this item