A Kid's Guide To Fly-Fishing: It's More Than Catching Fish

By Tyler Befus; Foreword by Jack Dennis
Johnson Books, 2007
8x10, soft cover, 96 pages, $16

A kid's book about fly-fishing written by a kid! Author Tyler Befus provides the aspiring young angler information that will help them with more than just the basics. It's written so that kids can understand it, but it's very well done and the information is quite complete. Tyler provides all the illustrations in the books as well. It's inspiring to young anglers to know that fly-fishing isn't just for adults. The author holds two International Game Fish Association Junior World Records in fly-fishing. He is the youngest member of the Whiting Farms, Rio Products and Ross Reels pro staff teams and is a designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants.

His father, Brad Befus is also a well-known fly-fisherman.

The Freshman Fly Fisher: A Beginner's Guide for a New Generation

By Rick Passek
Humanus Publishing, 2008
6x9, soft cover, 130 pages, $19.95
http://www.rp3fishingadventures.com/

New to fly fishing? Don't know who to ask or what to buy?

Here you'll find no-nonsense advice for the beginner fly fisher along with a section on techniques to use when fishing the lakes and rivers of BC, Alberta, and the Pacific Northwest. A great all-around reference to keep with you each time you head out to fish. Rick Passek is the owner of Rp3 Fishing Adventures, based on the West Coast of BC, Canada. His company introduces new fishers to the sport of fly fishing by teaching the student on the water.

MAC's Custom Hand-Crafted Fly Wallets

By Cold Canyon Trading Post; Marc Crapo, Proprietor
http://www.flywallets.com/

These hand-crafted leather fly-fishing wallets are practical works of art. MAC is a master artisan, and these wallets are absolutely incredible. In the words of his client, Dec Hogan, (author of A Passion for Steelhead) "You may be inclined to display it; personally mine's going fishin' and keeping all that soul on the water!"