Details: Last Updated: 26 August 2023

PPTU Merchandise

The following merchandise may be purchased at our chapter meetings. Payments may be made by cash, personal checks, or credit cards (Master Card, VISA, American Express, or Discover). All prices are subject to change without notice.

Easton Press Collector's Edition Trout Fishing Classics

PPTU has acquired, by a generous donation, a series of excellent trout fishing books. These books are hard cover, bound in genuine leather, copyright 1995 - 1997, Collector's Edition, The Easton Press. All books are in pristine condition, some still in their hermetically sealed plastic wrapping.

It is difficult to bring all these books to the monthly Chapter meeting, so contact the Librarian, directly thru email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or by the PPTU group Forum listserve, and arrangements can be made for the desired book(s) to be reviewed at the next convenient Chapter meeting.

	Title	Author	Retail Price	PPTU w/ ASC. Suggested Price
1	A Trout and Salmon Fisherman	Edward Hewitt	$50	$35
2	Nymph Fishing for Large Trout	Charles Brooks	$40	$25
3	The Fly Fishers Entomology	Alfred Ronalds	$45	$30
4	Trout Bum	John Guerach	$40	$25
5	A River Never Sleeps	Roderick Haig-Brown	$40	$25
6	The Complete Angler	Izaak Walton	$40	$25
7	The Complete Fly Fisherman	Theodore Gordon	$40	$25
8	Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream	G.E.M. Skues	$50	$35
9	Fishless Days, Angling Nights	Sparse Hackle	$30	$15
10	Where The Bright Waters Meet	Harry Greene	$55	$40
11	The Dry Fly & Fast Water. The Salmon & The Dry Fly	George LaBranche	$50	$35
12	Trout Madness	John Voelker	$45	$30
13	A Modern Dry Fly Code	Vincent Marinaro	$40	$25 SOLD
14	The Habit of Rivers	Ted Leeson	$40	$25
15	The Way of a Trout With A Fly and Some Further Studies in Minor Tactics	G.E.M Skues	$95	$70
16	What the Trout Said	Datus Proper	$45	$30
17	The Practical Angler	W. Stewart	$60	$45
18	Golden Days	Romilly Fedden	$60	$45
19	Practical Dry Fly Fishing	Emlyn Gill	$45	$30
20	A History of Fly Fishing for Trout	John Hills	$70	$45
21	Reading Trout Streams	Tom Rosenbauer	$60	$45
22	Hatches	Al Caucci & Bob Nastasi	$50	$35
23	Caddis Flies	Gary LaFontaine	$85	$60
24	In the Ring of the Rise	Vincent Marinaro	$40	$25 SOLD

Books Purchased at 2016 MAC Banquet

PPTU acquired some excellent Fly Fishing books from the Mid Atlantic Council (MAC) of Trout Unlimited. These classic books would be great addition to your fly fishing library. The books are used but in good to excellent condition.

It is difficult for the Librarian to bring all these books to the monthly PPTU Chapter meeting, so contact the Librarian directly (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or by the PPTU Forum, and arrangements can be made for the desired book(s) to be reviewed at the next convenient Chapter meeting.

	Title	Author	Copyright	PPTU w/ ASC. Suggested Price
1	Letort LTD 1983 Fly Tying and Fishing Catalog		1983	$1
2	Fishing the Midge	Ed Koch	1972	$3
3	This Wonderful World of Trout	Charles Fox signed 191/350	1971	$50
4	Trout and Salmon Fishing in Northern New England	Al Raychard	1982	$3
5	Tying and Fishing The Fuzzy Nymphs	E.H. "Polly" Rosboroughs	1978	$20
6	What the Trout Said. About the design of trout flies, and other mysteries	Datus C. Proper	1982	$25
7	Lee Wulff on Flies	Lee Wulff	1979	$5
8	Lefty Kreh Fly Fishing in Salt Water. A guide for all game species, tackle, strategies, and techniques	Lefty Kreh	1974	$15
9	Rising Trout	Charles K. Fox	1978	$6
10	Salmon Flies. Their Character, Style, and Dressing	Poul Jorgensen	1978	$20
11	Streamers & Bucktails. The big fish flies	Joseph D. Bates, Jr.	1979	$19
12	Fishing with McClane	A.J. McClane	1975	$5
13	Tactics on Trout	Ray Ovington	1976	$4
14	Going Fishing	Negley Farson & Tunni Cliefe	1943	$5
15	Nymph Fishing for Larger Trout	Charles E. Brooks	1976	$4
16	In The Ring of the Rise	Vicent C. Marinaro	1976	$12
17	The Trout FishermanÍs Bible	Dan Holland	1979	$1
18	Nymphs. A complete guide to naturals and imitations	Ernest Schwiebert	1973	$8
19	Fishing the Adirondacks	Francies Betters	1982	$4
20	Basic Trout Fishing. The Trout Unlimited book of	Bill Cairns	1980	$3
21	Fly Fishing in Maine	Al Raychard	1980	$12
22	Fishing the Dry Fly as a Living Insect	Leonard M. Wright, Jr.	1972	$4
23	Matching the Hatch	Ernest G. Schwieber,, Jr.	1955	$3
24	Caddis Flies	Gary LaFontaine	1981	$40
25	Trout Fishing	Joe Brooks	1979	$5
26	Aquatic Entomology	W. Patrick McCafferty	1981	$65
27	The Trout and the Fly	Brian Clarke & John Goddard	1980	$5
28	Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods	Dave Whitlock	1982	$8
29	Fly Fishing Still Waters	Donald V. Roberts signed by author	1978	$13
30	Tying and Fishing Terrestrials	Gerald Almy	1978	$6
31	Tying and Fishing the West's Best Dry Flies	Bob Wilson & Richard Parks	1978	$7
32	Fly Fishing, Fly Tying and Pattern Guide	Fran Betters signed by author	1986	$100
33	Fly Fishing Strategy	Doug Swisher & Carl Richards	1975	$20
34	The Living River. Profile of the Madison River Watershed	Charles E. Brooks	1979	$5
35	Expert Fly Tying	Paul N. Fling & Donald L. Puterbaugh	1983	$4
36	Fishing Yellowstone Waters	Charles E. Brooks	1984	$5
37	Universal Fly Tying Guide	Dick Stewart	1979	$3
38	The Complete Brown Trout	Cecil E. Heacox signed by author	1974	$15
39	Meeting and Fishing the Hatches	Charles R. Meck	1977	$5
40	New Streamside Guide	Art Flick	1969	$3
41	Trout Fishing the Southern Appalachians	J. Wayne Fears	1979	$3
42	Trout Fishing in America	Richard Brautigan	1967	$1
43	The Way of Trout	Leonard M. Wright, Jr.	1985	$5
44	A Modern Dry Fly Code	Vincent C. Marinaro	1970	$8
45	Joe Humphreys Trout Tactics	Joe Humphreys	1981	$20
46	Nymphing	Gary A. Borger	1979	$5
47	Techniques of Fly Tying and Trout Fishing	George Harvey	1976	$20
48	Spinning for Trout	Bob Gooch	1981	$20

Fly Boxes

A new assortment of fly boxes are available for purchase. These fly boxes are manufactured by River Traditions and each box has TU logo and Potomac-Patuxent Chapter etched on it.

Medium Fly Box $15.00
Double sided fly box, with clear plastic lids, sealed with gasket, micro-slit foam to hold over 150 flies.
4" wide x 6" long x 1.75" high.

Small Fly Box $12.00
Double sided fly box, with clear plastic lids, sealed with gasket, micro-slit foam to hold over 100 flies, with lanyard.
2.75" wide x 3.75" long x 1.75" high.

Medium Fly Box	Medium Fly Box Open
Small Fly Box	Small Fly Box in hand

Hats

We still have some hats available in various colors for the price of $20.00 each. Pick one up and wear it proudly. All of our hats were purchased from the Imperial Headwear Company. Each one is embroidered with the "Potomac Patuxent Chapter of Trout Unlimited" with a colorful trout jumping through the middle of it.

Sample Hat

Shirts

Each shirt comes embroidered with the "Potomac Patuxent Chaper of Trout Unlimited" with a colorful trout jumping through the middle of it above the right pocket. Shirt(s) is supplied by member to be embroidered and returned. Cost is $20.

Sample Shirt

Books

Now available! "Guide to Maryland Trout Fishing" 3rd Edition, by Charlie Gelso and Larry Colburn. Check out the new catch and release trout streams in Maryland. Available at meetings a reduced price for PPTU members who are current on their Annual Supporting Contribution (ASC).

Also available at a low sale price are a few copies of the previous 2nd edition. Grab your copy of a collectable book signed by both renown trout fisherman!

MD Trout Guide

Mayfly Identification Card

Laminated Mayfly Identification cards may be purchased for $3.00 each. You can carry this card in the back of your vest to help identify adult mayflies you observe while fishing. Jay Sheppard wrote this simple key for identifying adult mayflies.