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John Gierach is a highly trusted and trustable opinion-maker in fly-fishing. People take what he says to the bank. While most of Gierach's writing is essay-style and reflective, here he gets down to the nitty-gritty: how he ties his favorite flies and why he thinks they work so well for him. Few anglers will skip knowing what a master angler and thinker prefers for his fly box. This title covers a gamut of patterns essential to trout fishing in a...
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Jack dennis is one of Wyoming's best known fishing guides. Featured in books and in articles in virtually every outdoor magazine, he has become well known through the country as an expert on fly fishing throughout the west. This is a book providing complete fly tying instruction and new techniques focused on Western fly patterns.
8) Midge magic
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Step-by-step tying sequences for dozens of new patterns. Hatch charts and extensive catalog of patterns.
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In one of the enduring classics of fly-fishing literature, Terry Hellekson addresses everything from the history of fly fishing and fly-tying around the world, to fly-tying material and hooks. This newly revised and updated version offers the original two volumes combined in one hardcover edition to create the definitive book on fly-tying.
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What if you could peer into the fly boxes of the guides who make their living helping people catch fish, day in and day out? With this comprehensive guide to the best patterns for Colorado rivers and reservoirs, now you can. Not only are these patterns effective for Colorado, but anglers from around the world will discover new flies for their home waters.
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This outstanding guide is filled with scores of practical observations on all of the trout foods of importance to fly fishers. The chapters include:
* Concepts of Imitation * Water * How Trout Feed * Mayflies * Stoneflies * Caddisflies * Midges and Crane Flies * Dragonflies and Damselflies * Crustaceans * Forage Fish * Leeches, Eels, and Similar Trout Foods
Superb black-and-white illustrations throughout reinforce the techniques outlined in this...
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"This book of practical fly design is for every tier, from beginner to expert. Tying Dry Flies presents traditional techniques and showcases twenty-six essential patterns--both traditional and innovative new patterns--along with clear and concise instructions and photographs for flies that will work for all kinds of insects in all kinds of situations."--Back cover.
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Sometimes the best fly is a simple one. Whether you're a beginner looking to get started with tying or an expert looking to get back to the basics, these simple wet flies, nymphs, dry flies, and streamers will often catch fish as well as-if not better than-more complex patterns. This guide shows you all the techniques, tools, and materials you need to get started.
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"Each entry is shown in life-size and enlarged photos, supplemented with a materials inventory and a description of the tying sequence. The fly's originator, guided by many years of fly-fishing experience, also describes how, when, and where to fish each fly. The fly patterns are designed to catch the most popular fly-fishing quarry in fresh- and saltwater, including trout, Atlantic salmon, Pacific salmon, steelhead, striped bass, redfish, sailfish,...