Books:
Murray, William. Gone Fishing with cane. The Rod Makers. Self published, (2025), (491 pages) – British bamboo and wood Fishing Rods. This book covers the fishing rod and tackle makers and manufacturers, companies and individuals who existed in the 19th and 20th centuries from around 1850 to 1980 with the odd exception thrown in if they were considered particularly relevant.
- Grau, Stefan. Ein Essay über die Geschichte des Fliegenfischens in der Schweiz vom Mittelalter bis ca. 1970. (Entwiklung der Angelgeräte & Zibehör, historische Reiseberichte aus der Schweiz). E-book, edelweiss-fishing.ch (2025).
Murray, William. Gone Fishing with cane, Self published, (2024), 466 pages – British bamboo and wood Fishing Rods. The book covers bamboo and wood fishing rods manufactured between 1850 to 1980. It lists over 250 manufacturers and give details and a valuation guide to over 5000 vintage fishing rods.
Garner, Patrick C., The Fly Rod Genius of E.W. Edwards, Aegis Press (2024), 248 pages – highlights the extraordinary fly rods of this master builder. It dispels myths and reveals a life rich in adventure. Edwards‛ unexpected discoveries created the benchmark for today’s fly rod. A complete update of the earlier volume.- Girard, Jerry. Casting About. The Complete Castabout Columns on Fly Rods % Fly Fishing History, The Whitefish Press (2022)
Brandin, Per. A Fly Rod With a Soul. The Bamboo Fishing Rods and Life of E.C. Powell, Angler. Per Brandin (2020) –
Bando, Yuki, Mostly Bamboo – Eighteen Bamboo, Fiberglass and Graphite Fly Rodmakers In Japan, Flybito Press (2020), Edition in English, Foreword by Glenn Brackett. (Springforelle)- Barch, R. J., Publisher, The Planing Form, 25 Year Index. 1990-2014, Issues 1-150, The Planing Form (2017) (Sam Nielson) *
