“TROLLING FLIES FOR TROUT AND SALMON”

When I started my wholesale fly business in 1993 I purchased the set of “Flies for Trout”, “Flies for Steelhead” as well as “Flies for Bass & Panfish” and “Flies for Saltwater” to get color photos and recipes for the standard patterns in all categories. The only book I could not get from this series was this one. It was available used for $80.00 to $150.00 on the web. Six years ago I contacted Bob Leeman in Maine who sold me a signed copy of the 2011 reprint he had produced. Unfortunatly Bob passed away in the summer of 2026. I was able to locate a stock of the 2011 soft cover reprint of this classic book that I now offer on my website.

This 120 page book is focused on fly trolling in the state of Maine. It covers the history of fly trolling and gets into the tactics & tackle. Most of the book focuses on the early fly patterns and the evolution of streamer flies based on the rainbow smelt baitfish of the northeast. There are 32 pages of color photos and recipes for flies as well as an additional 27 pages of fly descriptions. The flies presented were chosen for their practical fish catching qualities rather than just the historical significances.

The book is soft cover 9” X 6”. I offer it for $29.95 plus shipping. It would make a nice Christmas present for the fly trolling angler.

Purchase link: “TROLLING FLIES FOR TROUT & SALMON”

The Back Cover

New England writers Dick Stewart and Bob Leeman teamed up with artist Larry Largay to produce this handsome book for the “Fishing Library”. Originally published in 1982 and universally acclaimed as the most accurate book of its sort, the first edition sold out. “Trolling Flies for Trout & Salmon” became a sought-after book among book dealers, collectors and fly tiers.

This is a “must” book for those fishermen and fly tiers who troll New England lakes in quest of trout or land locked salmon. For the angler it serves as a guide telling how when and where to fish. The fly tier will find 32 color plate pages of both classic Maine smelt patterns as well as more modern streamers, some of which have not been published elsewhere.