[Ben Crichton]

So who has a fishing book shelf? Here's a wee look into mine. Not all the books I have but a selection of go to ones. Be interesting to see others.

Also have a fair collection of OS maps now. Like to buy one of places I've been or I'm going!

[Mike Barrio]

I've got one or two fishing book shelves dotted around the house Ben, but these can end up with any kind of mix on them.

The right time of year to be digging them out though ..... I'm currently reading The North Country Fly by Robert Smith 



Old school 'Google Maps' is hiding under this one   

[Ben Crichton]

Nice Mike, we share a few books I see! Yeah nothing better in the dark nights than a book! Except maybe a dram with it😂

[Graham Nicol]

I have 3 other bookcases which must mean i am a bit of a fishing book nut

[Graham Nicol]

Another bookcase

[Sandy Nelson]

I’m a big book fan too. I put my less read ones into storage while we are in the flat, but these are the ones that came with me 









They are a bit mixed up still
Although I’m already looking forward to reuniting them all again.

[Mike Barrio]

That's not a shelf - it's a bloody library Sandy 

[Robert MacDonald-Lewis]

I too have a few books, not as impressive as some of the collections. Also partial to an OS map or two.

[Ben Crichton]

Glad I'm not the only one then. Notice we all share a few books.  I share/swap books with my dad, so he has a fair few also. Be a fair bit of money in some of these collections😬

[Mike Barrio]

If you enjoy reading older books, some of them can be found and read online .........


The Practical Angler: by W.C. Stewart
https://archive.org/details/practicalangler00stewgoog/page/n9/mode/1up

North Country Flies: by T.E. Pritt
https://archive.org/details/northcountryflie00pritrich/page/n7/mode/1up

The Natural Trout Fly And Its Imitation: by Leonard West
https://archive.org/details/troutflyi00westnaturalrich/page/3/mode/1up

Floating Flies And How To Dress Them: by F.M. Halford
https://archive.org/details/floatingflieshow00halfrich/page/n3/mode/1up

Minor Tactics Of The Chalk Stream And Kindred Studies: by G.E.M. Skues
https://archive.org/details/minortacticsofch00skue/page/n9/mode/1up

Dry Fly Fishing In Theory And Practice: by F.M. Halford
https://archive.org/details/dryflyfishingint00half/page/n7/mode/1up


There can be some little gems to be found within their pages, like this one by W.C. Stewart on tying spider patterns.
Thankfully, now that we have eyed hooks, we can forget about the gut.