Trey Combs is a celebrated author and angler who began his writing journey in the late 1960s. His work has left an indelible mark on all aspects of fly fishing. His extensive writing covers steelhead, salmon, and bluewater fly fishing. Throughout his body of work, he offers both practical guidance and rich storytelling, embodying his passion for the sport and deep a respect for the environment.

He is perhaps best known for two seminal books, both considered “bibles” of the sport: Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies (1976), and Steelhead Fly Fishing (1991). Recently he completed a comprehensive history of fly patterns and their dressing details, an 8-year project, entitled: Flies For Atlantic Salmon & Steelhead (2023). This oversized limited-edition masterpiece rounds up a “who’s who” of supremely gifted fly dressers from the salmon rivers of Scandinavia, Scotland, Russia’s Kola, Eastern Canada, and the steelhead rivers of the Pacific Northwest. This book features over 1000 stunning photographs and illustrations of remarkable fly tying creations, old and new, that informs this beautiful and inspirational tale of a timeless sport fishing craft.

This website, maintained by his son, will serve as a central location for all of Trey’s articles and books, including a blog, where you’ll find new content along with legacy articles dating back to 1969. Starting in 2025, Trey’s most popular books will become available for the first time in digital format and will be available at Amazon and other digital book retail outlets. As these digital books become become available, it will be announced via a blog post, and notification to our email subscribers.