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The fly fishing books listed below cover areas of general fly fishing interest and are not focused exclusively on Montana. Instead of providing guidance on individual Montana rivers, these fly fishing books instead focus on the various ways an angler can improve their knowledge of fly fishing. Books that cover casting, fly tying and entomology, and Montana Rivers are covered in separate sections.

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L. L. Bean Fly Fishing Handbook L. L. Bean Fly Fishing Handbook
     by Dave Whitlock
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This new all-color and updated edition of the famous L.L. Bean Fly-Fishing Handbook is based on the methods time-tested in the Bean Fly Fishing Schools. It covers the basic skill of fly casting and choice and assembly of tackle, as well as tips on safety, an introduction to the foods fish eat (and how to imitate them), a group of recommended fly assortments, and a useful glossary. New chapters include saltwater fish species, ethics and sportsmanship, and fishing from boats and float tubes.

The L.L. Bean Fly-Fishing Handbook shows that it is easy to use a fly rod skillfully and to tie flies that will catch trout. This book presents fly fishing as a sport that can provide limitless pleasure.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fly Fishing  The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fly Fishing
     by Michael Shook

Big Sky Fishing Comments
This is an excellent fly fishing book for the absolute newbie. What is nice about this fly fishing book, like all the books in the "idiots" series, is that it uses a humurous writing style to keep the reader interested. While not as informative as some other introductory fly fishing books, the readability combined with the humor make this a great fly fishing book for the beginner.

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  The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide

Big Sky Fishing Comments
This is an excellent fly fishing book for the beginner angler who seeks as much information as possible. While not as humorous or as fun to read as the Idiots Guide (above), the books vast amounts of information - combined with its simplicity in presenting the information - makes this an excellent fly fishing book for anglers of all levels.

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Fly Fishing Made Easy Fly Fishing Made Easy: A Manual for Beginners With Tips for the Experienced (Made Easy Series)
     by Michael Rutter

Book Description from Amazon.Com
For beginners eager to land their first fly-caught fish and for more experienced anglers looking to advance their skills, Fly Fishing Made Easy is the perfect handbook. It offers instruction and tried-and-true techniques for getting the most out of fly fishing.
Clearly written and generously illustrated, this book presents a practical, informative approach, geared specifically toward novice and intermediate anglers. You'll learn how to select the right equipment, master basic as well as intermediate casting techniques, read the water in order to find the fish, study various types of water bugs to determine what the fish are feeding on and pick the right fly for the job.

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Casting Illusions: The World of Fly-Fishing Casting Illusions: The World of Fly-Fishing
     by Tom Rosenbauer
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Wisdom of the Guides: Rocky Mountain Trout Guides Talk Fly Fishing Wisdom of the Guides: Rocky Mountain Trout Guides Talk Fly Fishing
     by Paul Arnold
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Trout  Trout
     by Ray Bergman

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Trout is arguably the finest single volume ever produced on how, why, and where to catch trout. In spite of being originally published in 1938 (Penn Publishing Company), it remains utterly relevant.

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Selective Trout
Selective Trout : A Revised and Expanded of the Best Selling Classic That Revolutionized Fishing for Trout.

     by Doug Swisher

Book Description from Amazon.Com
Selective Trout has been hailed as the most revolutionary new approach to trout-fly imitation of the twentieth century. ”
Now this fly-fishing bestseller—with more than 150,000 copies sold—is back in a new, thoroughly updated edition. This revised edition is expanded to include hatching charts for the whole country, identification keys for caddisflies and stoneflies as well as mayflies, the latest entomological information, proven new fly patterns, and much more. This new full-color edition, with more than 150 handsome illustrated by the distinguished angler-artist Dave Whitlock, is a must-have for all fly fishers.

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Fly Fishing Small Streams Fly Fishing Small Streams
     by John Gierach
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Fly Fishing: A Woman's Guide Fly Fishing: A Woman's Guide
     by Dana Rikimaru

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Half a million North American women are already fly fishing in rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes. And this woman-to-woman guide, filled with adventures and encouragement contributed by some of them, gives you everything you need to wade right in ... to know where to go ... what to take ... and how to savor every moment of discovering a new sport. It even provides resources that can connect you with other women fly fishers. Joining many skills--including the ability to read water and observe nature, to focus and be still, to problem-solve, to cast and present the fly with grace , and above all--to trust your intuition--fly fishing attracts more women every day.

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