ORVIS GDE BEGIN FLY TYING PA

by KLAUSMEYER,DAVID

• ISBN13: 9781616086220
• ISBN10: 161608622X
• Edition: 00
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-08-17
• Publisher: FRWHEEL

Summary

This Orvis-endorsed guidebook part of a continuing series that includes guidebooks on fly fishing basics and saltwater fly fishing will give you all the tools you need to begin making your own flies. Learn how to read a fly recipe, choose the correct tools (including vises, bobbins, threaders, dubbing needles, and hair stackers), select the right materials (everything from dry fly saddles, threads, beads, and Krystal Flash, to hooks, wires, cements, and paints), and pick the best flies to tie first. Before you know it, you ll be tying such flies as the Wooly Bugger, Clouser minnow, beadhead soft hackle nymphs, Adams dry fly, and Hare s Ear nymph. You ll also get solid advice on how to set up a well-organized fly-tying area, so you can enjoy this fascinating craft in ease and comfort.Fly Tyer magazine editor David Klausmeyer shares his Five Golden Rules for tying better flies. Many books say they are for beginners but then quickly turn fly tying into a series of complicated finger calisthenics. The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Tying really is for the reader who has never made a fly. Catch fish with flies that you ve tied on your own, and you ll get more enjoyment from the rich sport of fly fishing.

Author Biography

David Klausmeyer has been the editor in chief of Fly Tyer magazine for fifteen years. He has written numerous books and articles about fly tying, and blogs and does webcasts about them as well. His tying techniques are well known among tiers.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
First Things First: What You Need, to Know to Start Tying Flies	p. 1
Choosing and Using the Right Tools	p. 27
Feathers, Furs, and More: Selecting the Right Materials for Tying Flies	p. 53
Tying Dry Flies that Ride Higher and Float Longer	p. 85
Tying Nymphs and Emergers that Catch More Trout	p. 113
Making Meaty Streamers for Catching Trophy Fish	p. 141
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