Fly Fishing of Yesteryear and Today

I’ve enjoyed reading older fly fishing books from America’s early fly fishing masters. In fact, I enjoyed two of them so much, back in 2004, I decided to republish them as ebooks; to make them available to the entire community of fly fishers. You can read more about these two ebooks at Fly Fishing Secrets.

While some of the technology has changed, the fundamentals have been passed on down from generation to generation. I find it curious to know how you think things have changed…or not changed. What I’ve decided to do here is provide excerpts, images, diagrams from many of the older fly fishing books I have. Your thoughts and views are certainly welcomed.

History and Origin; The Art of Fly Fishing

I feel it appropriate that one of the first articles published here discusses the history of fly fishing, as written by Larry St. John in his book, “Practical Fly Fishing”. More on the fly fishing and it's history