Veteran fly tyer & designer Darrel Martin examines fly design & tying techniques, both historic & modern. Returns to our angling origins with chapters on constructing antique lines, hooks, & loop rods—all simply made with basic tools & knowledge. Here are Barker & Cotton, Venables & Stewart, Halford & Skues, along with many other esteemed…
This extraordinary book focuses specifically on trout flies, many of the methods discussed can be used or adapted to dress patterns for other species. This encyclopedic treatment of fly tying selecting materials, thread handling, hooks, mounting and trimming materials, weighting hooks, tying techniques for underbodies, weed guards, tails, ribbing, gills, bodies, wings, legs, heads, eyes…
Originally published in 1994, this book was a fly-fishing phenomenon in the way Howell Raines’s Fly Fishing Through the Mid-Life Crisis was. Taking his fishing hobby to near metaphysical levels, Ted Leeson tells about his passions: rivers, trout, and fly fishing. With wry humor and rare insight, he explores questions that engage most fishermen: What is it…
The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide book is a fully updated, completely revised edition of our classic guide to fly fishing book that s helped more than 200,000 anglers learn or improve upon the basics of fly fishing. More than 400+ new full color images will make it even easier for thousands more anglers to enjoy learning…
This guide is the essential Orvis primer on fly-fishing for muskies, addressing every requirement of the sport and providing an excellent foundation for years of pleasurable fishing. It includes instructions for tackle selection; casting and presentation; flies; essential knots and how to tie them; successful techniques on rivers and lakes; and much more. Muskies are…
The definitive & comprehensive guide to fishing small trout streams throughout North America. Tired of the famous & crowded rivers, today’s anglers have a greater desire to get close to nature while staying closer to home. The Orvis Guide to Small Stream Fly Fishing provides all the information for finding & fishing unspoiled gems found everywhere from…
From the mighty rivers of the Pacific Northwest, to the rolling streams of New England, to the freestone streams of the Appalachians, to the frigid waters of Canada, fly fishing is a sport embraced by anglers from all corners of North America. And now from the members of the highly respected conservation organization Trout Unlimited…
Trout often prefer underwater aquatic insects because they re more vulnerable than surface stages and are more abundant as well. Fly-fishers know the importance of imitating the specific life stage that trout are feeding on, however most current flies only imitate size, shape, and color of the natural insect. Soft-hackled nymphs also imitate movement and…
New flies & old standbys from one of Umpqua Feather Merchant’s top-selling fly designers with step-by-step photos of 24 proven patterns for the most demanding trout. Detailed information on how to fish the patterns with over 30 rigging illustrations from artist Dave Hall. 647 Color Photos, 30 B&W Illus.; 8.5×11 inches, 208 pgs.
The classic bucktails–Mickey Finn, Black Nose Dace–are some of the very first flies that anglers learn to tie, and they are the most well-traveled of all streamer types, from Maine to Washington, trout to salmon. With over 500 patterns, this is the only book to date written on bucktails as well as other hairwing streamers….
Learn to tie dry flies, emergers, & nymphs with water-resistant CDC. 100+ fly patterns, including: Para-Emerger, Split-Winged Dun, Black Flying Ant, Mighty Midge, Skater Caddis & more developed by talented tiers like Rene Harrop, Tetsumi Himeno, Piet Weeda, Elie Beerten, & others. 186 color photos; 8.5×11 inches, 160 pgs. • Learn to tie dry flies,…
Learn the mysteries of the Carrie Stevens method of making Rangeley-style streamers-one of the most enduring, effective, and beautiful baitfish imitations for catching trout. Step-by-step photo tutorials walk the reader through the entire process of tying a featherwing streamer, from material selection and preparation to finishing the fly. 380 color photos, 8.5×11 inches, 176 pgs….
For 30 years, Denny Rickards has fished, guided, studied and unraveled the mysteries of catching trophy trout on flies in hard-fished public waters, one of the most difficult challenges facing stillwater anglers around the world.As a result of fishing under these difficult conditions, Denny narrowed his fly selection to 6 suggestive patterns for most of…
Tying Streamers by Charlie Craven Learn all the essential tying techniques for the top streamer patterns from master fly tier Charlie Craven. Complete step-by-step instructions for a mix of classic and modern patterns. 1230 color photos; 8.5×11 inches, 288 pgs. More Information: The 18 featured patterns with recipes and complete step-by-step instructions include a mix…
Features 21 classic fly patterns with step-by-step photo tutorials for tying them, Tips on the best way to fish the founding flies today. Includes a broad range of flies, from nymphs and streamers to drys and terrestrials 400 color photos; 8.5×11 inches, 144 pgs.
This fine little guidebook to the best fishing in Yellowstone Park discusses aquatic and terrestrial insect emergences and activity periods, fly patterns to imitate these insects, and effective fishing techniques. Included are specific locations, access points and trailheads, distances, and terrain descriptions. The handy icons located at the beginning of each of the more than…