"Russell" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:

If you saw my post last week, looking for comments on beginner's fly
fishing
outfits, you know I'm about to take a class. I offered my 14 yr old son
the
opportunity to join me. He said he wants to learn, but not from a class.
"You taught me how to fish - how about you teach me to use a fly rod?"
Sometimes, arguing with a 14 yr old is like ****ing into the wind. He
will,
however, take a book to the bathroom for his daily "one hour on the
throne".
Anyone got a favorite book which explains tippets, knots, casting ideas,
etc?



You have gotten some good advise here. I just want to second "Curtis
Creek Manifesto" by Sheridan Anderson. Contains lots of great info but
reads more like a comic book. Might be just the thing for a 14 year old.

JMTL,

Russell

For an all-purpose, hard-to-beat-it basic fly fishing text, Tom Rosenbauer's
Orvis Fly Fishing Guide is pretty good, and carried by lots of book stores
too. Its a bit more serious than the Curtis Creek Manifesto which is
basically a comic book about flyfishing - heavy on pictures, light on text -
but still a fun and instructive read.

Jim Ray