flyfishing books

Has anyone read any good flyfishing books lately?
 
I havent added any to my library in a few months. I guess I'm just sick of seeing so many books by people trying to "re-invent the wheel". I dont think there is much new to write about in flyfishing books, so the new books i've been seeing at local book stores like "learn to flyfish in 24 hours", and "Lefty's ultimate guide to flyfishing" don't really appeal to me. I wont buy lefty's books because of his involvement in the Spring Ridge Club, and because he seems to be one of many people trying to teach flyfishing through a book that seems to have been written and re-written by so many different authors over the years. Think about it this way, how many books do we need that will teach us how to cast? and... How many of those books really teach us something groundbreaking about flyfishing that hasn't been written before?
 
Right now, as always, I've been reading and rereading books by Tom McGuane,and John Geirach among others. Books like "Hatches 2" will always have a place in my library. That book, in my opinion, is the Bible when it comes to mayflys. My copy is nearly falling apart, after being opened, written in, and highlighted so many times. It would remind you of a used college textbook.
 
What are your favorite books? Any new books that you guys have read, and would reccommend?

For anyone who loves chasing caddisflies:   Caddisflies by LaFontaine.

ORIGINAL: salmotrutta

Do you have a copy of "A Modern Dry Fly Code" by Vince Marinaro? Is the book that revolutionalized American Fly Fishing. Original print was 1950 and is just as ground breaking today as when it was printed the first time.
I will go on the record and say anyone who takes fly fishing seriously (particularly dry fly guys) needs to have this book. Of coarse all the Books by Fox, Harvey and Humphreys are much needed too.
If you want some great stories check out John Gierach books. He is a fisherman who writes about fishing. Wonderful stories.

 
I havent read it, but you're not the first person to tell me about "A modern dryfly code". A man that I have looked up to throughout the years for flyfishing knowledge, was a friend of Marinaro. He tells me Vince was a great dryfly fisher.
 
I'm not a fan of Humphries due to his affiliation with the club that is trying to take the Little Juniata away from all of us. BTW, speaking of the SRC, Beaver has placed rebar in the stream to mark what he thinks is his water. Looks like things arent going to calm down after the case was settled. Beaver and everyone affiliated with him should be ashamed of themselves. A wiser man than myself once said "some people can just put their morals in their back pockets in order to make a buck". I think that is surely the case here.
 
I've read all of Geirach's books, and will continue to reread them over and over.

I'm an avid book reader, though mostly in the fall and winter.  I have a small collection of fishing books and have read many of the ones previously mentioned, especially John Gierach, he's one of my favorite authors.  Who wrote Hatches 2?  I buy many used books from Amazon.com  One can find some real bargains sometimes.
 
My suggestions for books that you may have not read: (I have many more suggestions if needed)
 
"Pale Morning Done" by Jeff Hull.  This is a fishing novel set in Montana.
"The Moon Pulled Up An Acre of Bass" by Peter Kaminsky.  A flyrodder's Odyssey at Montauk Point, NY.
"Reading the Water" by Dave Hughs.  A fly fisher's handbook for finding trout in all types of water.
"The Fisherman's Ocean" by David A. Ross.  How marine science can help you find and catch more fish.
"Mayflies" by Ted Fauceglia.  Noted local (Hermitage,PA) bug photographer's first book.
 
I plan on buying the Caddisflies by LaFontaine.
 

Great thread!
Get the code- it's more than a book of dry fly fishing, it's a bonified piece of american literature.
I agree about that club up there. Reminds me of England.
I have taken a little heat in certain circles because I believe no one should be stopped from hunting, fishing, hiking, etc. where they choose to as long as the laws are obeyed. There is nothing more disgusting to me as a mountain, or stream lined with posted sighns. That's not what this thread is about though.
Anyhow I didn't know Marinaro, but do know lots of friends and family. Without him we'd still be fishing English flies that don't match our American insects.
Salmo

For the dry fly guys, "In the Ring of the Rise" by Vince Marinaro and for general purposes, of cource, "Trout."

Try "The Fear Of Fly Fishing" by Jack Ohman. The humor may be slightly dated but it's a fun quick read.