Description

Essential Trout Flies – 50 Indispensable Patterns with Step-by-Step Instructions for 300 Most Useful Variations. In this book Dave Hughes knows that if you fly fish, you need flies. Which ones to choose for taking trout? Here are the 50 proven, go-to patterns that every trout fly fisher should carry to catch trout almost all the time, anywhere in the world of trout streams and still waters. From the hundreds of trout patterns available to today’s fly fisher, Hughes-in quintessential minimalist style-cuts through the complicated choices and gives a basic selection of essential trout flies that fit in a fly box or two and cover the broad spectrum of trout fishing conditions. This new edition-with 1/3 new material, 20 additional patterns, and 300 variations-addresses the changes in fly preference over the last 15 years with some old patterns dropped for new styles tied with new materials and tying techniques.

Introduction to the Second Edition
Part 1. Learning to Tie Trout Flies
Chapter 1: Fly Pattern Simplicity
Chapter 2: The World in Two Fly Boxes
Chapter 3: Fly-Tying Tools
Chapter 4: Fly-Tying Materials
Chapter 5: Basic Maneuvers in Tying
Part 2. Dry Flies
Chapter 6: Searching Dry Flies Traditional Dry Flies Wulffs Parachutes Madam Xs Chernobyl Ants
Chapter 7: Imitative Dry Flies Mayflies Sparkle Duns Thorax Duns CDC Duns Quigley Cripples Spent-Wing Spinners Caddisflies Elk Hair Caddis X-Caddis CDC Caddis Stoneflies Hair-Wing Stonefly Drys Foam Stoneflies and Others Midges Traditional Midge Drys Klinkhamer Specials CDC Midges Terrestrials Hoppers and Crickets Foam Beetles and Ants Fur Beetles and Ants
Part 3. Nymphs
Chapter 8: Searching Nymphs Fur Nymphs Herl Nymphs Czech Nymphs Wire-Bodied Nymphs
Chapter 9: Imitative Nymphs Mayflies Mayfly Nymphs RS-2 and WD-40 Stoneflies Stonefly Nymphs Rubber-Leg Stones Caddisflies Caddis Larva Nymphs Caddis Pupa Nymphs Midges Thread and Flash Midge Nymphs Lace and Biot Midge Nymphs Serendipities Other Food Forms Scuds and Sowbug Nymphs Damselfly Nymphs Dragonfly Nymphs San Juan Worms and Egg Patterns
Part 4. Wet Flies and Streamers
Chapter 10: Wet Flies Soft-Hackled Wets Flymphs (Wingless Wets) Traditional Winged Wets All-Fur Wet Flies
Chapter 11: Streamers Muddler Minnows Hair-Wing and Featherwing Streamers Woolly Buggers Mohair Leeches Clouser Minnows Bunny/Rabbit Leeches Matukas and Zonkers Articulated Streamers
Conclusion: A Fly-Box Strategy About the Author

Format Paperback – 176pages

Dimensions – 100mm x 100mm

ISBN: 9780811719698

EAN: 9780811719698

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