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You have to cast off from somewhere, so why not right here with the CWF Website? The Information Center contains links to everyone's special nook on the web. This is where we all go for advice, whether we are brand new to the sport of flyfishing or old hands. Below is a friendly way to learn the tricks of "standing in a river and waving a stick."

Resources include:

This year's education events for CWF Members include:

  • Entomology
  • Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Casting Clinics
  • Warm-water Strategies and Float Tubing
  • Fly Tying Techniques.....and More

 

   

Online Resources

The Fly Fishing Journal
A great source for tips that are fully interactive as well as relevant. The articles and tips change monthly and you can toggle through each of the articles by clicking the "next" button on the top of each article's page. Go straight to this month's special: TIPS & TRICKS.
 
 
Fly Fish America
This site includes many articles that have tons of information and tips for both beginners and experts. The following are shortcuts to the featured articles
Killroy's Fly Fishing Site
Everything you would like to ask and never knew whom to approach is here listed on this site! Follow the links that are setup on the left side of the page.  The links will cover everything from ethics to very useful charts on getting the right size fly and tippet and leader and rod!  This is THE place to start!
 
Patrick Freer's Guide to Fly Fishing
Everything you would like to know about the basic and not so basics of Fly Fishing.  Below are a few of the sections within Patrick Freer's online flyfishing guide:

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Offline Resources

Books:

Beyond Trout : A Flyfishing Guide by Barry Reynolds, John Berryman (Contributor), John Gierach

Flyfishing in Colorado by Marty Bartholomew

Carp on the Fly: A Flyfishing Guide by Barry Reynolds, Brad Befus, John Berryman. It had to happen! I guess carp are going to get trendy now. Gierach has been writing about, and participating in, a carp tournament for years and now there is a guide to carp on the fly. My first carp on a flyrod was a thirty inch twelve pounder that took a long time to land on a six-weight rod and left me wondering why I had never done this before! They can be "spooky" zooming away at the slightest disturbance in the water. They can be selective refusing absolutely perfect casts if the fly is not exactly what they want, and most of all they are fun, abundant and BIG.

The Complete Handbook of Flyfishing Knots, Lines, Leaders, and Rigs by Dennis Britton, Terry Gun

Fly Fishing for Dummies (For Dummies) by Peter Kaminsky

Fly Fishing Small Streams by John Gierach. More of a how-to and why book than Gierach's usual fishing tales. A good resource from someone who knows the subject.

Fishing Small Streams With a Fly Rod by Charles R. Meck

Freshwater Fly-Fishing : Tips from the Pros by Mark D. Williams

Joan Wulff's Fly Casting Techniques by Joan Wulff and Francis Davis

The Lovely Reed : An Enthusiast's Guide to Bamboo Rodbuilding by Jack Howell and Rod Walinchus

North American Fly-Fishing by Bob NewmanThe Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide by Tom Rosenbauer. A great guide for the beginning flyfisher. It contains excellent illustrations and covers most of the basics in an easy to digest form.

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Videos

  • Basic Fly Fishing VHS 60 Minutes | ESPN Home Video Rating: Not Rated
  • Rod & Reel Fly Fishing Success 1 - The Fundamentals With Joe Humphreys VHS 60 Minutes | Artisan Entertainment Rating: Not Rated
  • Rod & Reel Fly Fishing Success 2 - Dry Fly Strategy With Joe Humphreys VHS 60 Minutes | Artisan Entertainment Rating: Not Rated
  • Rod & Reel Fly Fishing Success 3 - Nymphing Strategy With Joe Humphreys VHS 60 Minutes | Artisan Entertainment Rating: Not Rated

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