The Orvis Guide to Stillwater Trout Fishing — Phil Rowley

Most fly fishers discover stillwaters the hard way — humbled by a flat, featureless lake that refuses to give up its secrets. The trout are in there. They're just not impressed yet. This book changes that.

Phil Rowley's comprehensive guide cuts through the trial-and-error frustration that humbles so many river anglers making the jump to lakes. Across 14 chapters, 330 pages, and nearly 300 images and graphics, Rowley breaks down the stillwater fly fisher's full toolkit — from reading the water and understanding food sources to nailing presentations that actually work.

Whether you're chasing chironomids in the shallows or hunting cruising rainbows in open water, this book builds the kind of sound foundation that pays dividends across a lifetime of stillwater fishing.

About the Author

Phil Rowley is one of North America's most respected stillwater fly fishing authorities. Based in Sherwood Park, Alberta, he has spent decades chasing trout across the lakes of Western Canada, Pacific Northwest and South America, and has a knack for turning hard-won experience into practical, teachable technique. He is a sought-after guide, speaker, and fly tying instructor whose writing has appeared in numerous fly fishing publications. If anyone has earned the right to tell you how to fish a lake, it's Phil.

Book Dimensions: 8.5" x 11" | Weight: 1.175 kg (~2 lbs)