The Masters on the Dry Fly

by Edited by J. Michael Migel; Illustrated by Dave Whitlock; Foreword by Nick Lyons

• ISBN13: 9781585747870
• ISBN10: 1585747874
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: The Lyons Press

Summary

Here is a brilliant anthology of dry-fly lore and indispensable angling, tackle selection, and fly-tying advice from some of the most renowned anglers in the world, including: Lefty Kreh, Lee Wulff, Ernest Schwiebert, Nick Lyons, Dave Whitlock, Art Flick, Ed Zern, Charles K. Fox, Mike Migel, Carl Richards, Charles F. Waterman, Roderick Haig-Brown, and many more.

Author Biography

J. MICHAEL MIGEL also co-edited The Masters on the Nymph (page 157) and The Stream Conservation Handbook. DAVE WHITLOCK is a renowned illustrator and fly-fishing author whose books include Dave Whitlock's Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods (page 151). He lives in Midway, Arkansas.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(13)
Nick Lyons
Charm of the Dry Fly	13	(10)
Roderick Haig-Brown
The Beginnings	23	(10)
A. I. ``Pal'' Alexander
Exploring Dry-fly Origins
Some Fish and Some Fishermen	33	(12)
Ed Zern
A Few Anglers of Legend
The Dry Fly	45	(22)
Poul Jorgensen
Basic Imitations with Their Dressings
Tackle for Fishing the Dry Fly	67	(14)
Charles F. Waterman
Rods, Reels, Lines, Leaders, and Knots
Casting a Dry Fly	81	(24)
Bernard ``Lefty'' Kreh
Fundamentals, Curves, the Roll, and Double Haul
The Water and the Fish	105	(12)
Leonard M. Wright, Jr.
Rise Forms, Clues, and Imitations
Hatches and Imitations	117	(16)
Carl E. Richards
Mayflies, Caddis, Midges, and Stone Flies
Upstream, the Classic Presentation	133	(10)
Charles K. Fox
History, the Cast, Drag, and Curves
How to Fish Pocket Water	143	(12)
Art Flick
Special Presentations	155	(14)
Ernest Schwiebert
Downstream, the Dump Cast, and the Twitch
Big Water	169	(10)
Michael Fong
Special Techniques
Still Water---Ponds and Lakes	179	(16)
Steve Raymond
Flies, Imitations, Where to Fish and How
Bass and Panfish Take a Dry	195	(16)
Dave Whitlock
Attractor Flies, Hair Flies, Equipment, and Catching Fish
The Dry Fly for Atlantic Salmon	211	(12)
Lee Wulff
Beginnings, the Best Times, and Presentations
Peripatetic Anglers	223	(14)
Robert Warner
Fishing in Norway, Quebec, New Zealand, and Argentina---A Few Tips
The Future of the Dry Fly	237
J. Michael Migel