Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, Completely Revised and Updated with Over 400 New Color Photos and Illustrations Kindle Edition

I enjoyed Tom Rosenbauer's free instructional video series on the Orvis website so I decided to give this book a read. I was expecting it to be dry and boring but I ended up consistently looking forward to the next time I could pick it up. It has a lot more depth than the video series and I now feel much more confident hitting the water as a beginner fly fisherman. If you've watched the video series I suggest this book as the next level of instruction for you. If you haven't watched the videos they are a good complement to this book in bite sized chunks. Tom has a great writing style and this book was written and edited nearly perfectly. I think I found one oversight on one of the very last pages and usually Kindle versions are chock full of issues.I will be coming back to this book often as a reference guide.

Overall, this is an amazing manual. As you'd expect it's very heavy on pushing Orvis products, but Tom Rosenbauer is one of the most respected names in fly fishing for a reason--he's got a wealth of knowledge. It's an engaging, very well written book that covers most things you'll ever need to know about different techniques, etc. My only gripe (other than the product pushing) is that some of the how-to explanations on techniques and tying knots are pretty confusing. Still worth the purchase and refer to it often.

I've been learning to fly fish. Teaching myself through reading, videos and time on the water. I find myself going back to this book time and again. Its highly informative, easy to understand and full of practical knowledge.

The pictures alone are amazing and show a lot of hi-res detail. Tom writes very well (or his editors are amazing, either way) and gets all the information across in an easy-to-understand manner. I would highly recommend this book to any fly-fisherman.I'm a "beginner" in the sense that I haven't fly-fished for years...at least 15 or 16 years. The sport has changed quite a bit and I've invested in some better gear this time around (though still not the high-end expensive stuff). The chapter on flies - types, sizes, when to use them, etc. - is invaluable and represents the best reading in the book so far. I would also recommend "The Orvis Guide to Reading Trout Streams", also by Tom Rosenbauer.As usual, Amazon had this book for much less (over $5 less) than Orvis' website and others. And with Prime, you get free 2-day shipping. Can't go wrong.

I've got most of TR's books and keep them all. This one is different and more up to date. I especially like how he writes about fly fishing. This is not my first by him so, if it's your first then it's a 5. Not my first so it's at least 4.5

My dad loves fly fishing maybe even more than his love for me. I didn’t open or flip through it so I can’t speak on it whatsoever but he was very excited to receive it so that tells me everything I need to know! It was a little heavier than I had anticipated and felt sturdier than what I expected from a paperback.

I am mainly interested in trout fishing, after spending my youth fly casting for bass and bream. Back then, even though I caught tons of fish, I never really understood what I was doing, and actually made some mistakes that had I had this manual to start with, I could have gotten off on the right foot.It is a good reference as well on fly patterns, hook sizes, explains the somewhat mystical aspects of tackle, lines, leaders, etc. It has nice overviews of techniques, tackle and different types of both fresh and salt water fishing. In fact, the saltwater section has inspired me to investigate fly casting to red fish and other species.It is filled with a lot of practical advice and solutions for common problems. For example, what to do and correct when getting wind knots in your line-the root cause, how to correct it, and what to do when one does occur.The section on casting is a little tough to read and visualize for me, but couple with on-line videos or a friend to help, the advice and content in the book really comes alive.I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in getting into the fly rod addiction. In fact, I would read this book first, the Orvis Guide to Reading Trout Streams second, and finish up with Prospecting for Trout all by Rosenbauer. I purchased, but have yet to read the Orvis Guide to Small Streams.

Just got into fly fishing and ordered this along with the Curtis Creek Manifesto. This was a fantastic follow-up to CCM as it goes much more in depth to topics that CCM only scratches the surface on. This book is incredibly helpful and informative. Would highly recommend for any beginner-intermediate fisherman.

This is a good book, if you are a Fly Fisher all rounder. I bought it to hopefully learn something about fishing for trout, specifically wild trout. There is plenty in the book that fitted this bill, but i found that trout fishing was only one subject amongst others, such as Bass Fishing, Salt Water fishing, Steelhead fishing etc. So, as i skipped through the non trout related sections on my Kindle i thought, I am only reading half a book here. That was my mistake though and what parts i did read (i'm not even remotely interested in Salt Water fishing) i found it to be very good. For the all rounders out there, who are happiest in life when flinging a fly to any species of fish, this could be the book for you. Indeed, i think if you live in North America, this book would make a valuable addition to you library.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It took me beyond my usual fly fishing but added some real colour to our sport. If you like fly fishing this is certainly a good read

This is a great book for any fly fishing enthusiast. It covers all areas of the sport and is well written and laid out. I have found it very interesting and insightful

Excellent advice and guide with lovely illustrations for the novice or beginner Fly Fisher. Especially good on Kindle Fire for continuous reference handbook. Recommended.

I've had a couple of editions of Tom's Fly Fishing Guide over the years and found them to always be useful references covering all aspects of fly fishing. Great for beginners and more experienced alike. Nice easy style.