Catch and Release Foundation: non-profit organization dedicated to conserving and improving aquatic resources, with instruction on how to properly release a fish with minimal damage. Phone: 800-632-2824.

International Game Fish Association: maintains world records of saltwater, freshwater, and fly-fishing catches, and works to protect endangered fish species. Phone: 954-927-2628.

Schools
Delaware River Outfitters, Pennington, NJ: one-day fly-fishing introduction. Phone: 609-466-7970.

The Fly Factory, Grayling, MI: classes such as intro to fly tying, intro to fly casting, two-day intro to fly-fishing, and how to handcraft bamboo fly rods. Phone: 517-348-5844.

Maggie Merriman Fly Fishing School: courses from May-October, beginner to advanced, in W. Yellowstone, Montana. November-April: private lessons in Southern California. Summer phone: 406-646-7824; winter phone: 714-969-5829.

Books
Fishing with McClane, by A.J. McClane
Fly Fishing for Dummies, by Peter Kaminsky
A Different Angle: Fly Fishing Stories by Women, by Holly Morris

Magazines
Field and Stream: the 104-year-old veteran of hunting and fishing journalism.
Fly Rod & Reel: dedicated to techniques and advice on fly-fishing in the U.S.
Sport Fishing: the magazine of big-game saltwater fishing.