Trout Flies The Tier's Reference

by Hughes, Dave

• ISBN13: 9780811716017
• ISBN10: 0811716015
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

This book is the definitive work for trout fishermen who tie flies, a step-by-step reference for tying nearly 500 patterns than will take trout everywhere, in all conditions. Tying instructions for the most useful or most used pattern in each style are presented in step-by-step colour photographs and detailed captions and are followed by the pattern's most useful variations. The patterns are divided into two main groups: searching flies, for those times when trout are feeding non-selectively, and imitative flies, for when trout are taking a specific food form and nothing else.

Author Biography

Dave Hughes is a highly respected fly-fishing writer with more than two dozen books in print, including Trout from Small Streams: 2nd Edition, Handbook of Hatches: 2nd Edition, and Trout Flies. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Introduction	ix
Part I: Trout Fly Basics	1	(44)
Considering Trout Flies	2	(13)
A Unified Theory of Trout Flies	15	(5)
Tying Flies for Fishing	20	(6)
Tools	26	(5)
Materials	31	(6)
Introductory Techniques	37	(8)
Part II: Searching Flies for Trout	45	(114)
Searching Dry Flies	46	(40)
Searching Nymphs	86	(37)
Soft-Hackles, Flymphs, and Winged Wet Flies	123	(19)
Streamers	142	(17)
Part III: Flies for Trout Food Forms	159	(300)
Mayfly Nymphs	160	(10)
Mayfly Emergers	170	(17)
Mayfly Duns	187	(45)
Mayfly Spinners	232	(23)
Stonefly Nymphs	255	(15)
Stonefly Adults	270	(19)
Caddis Larvae	289	(12)
Caddis Pupae	301	(18)
Caddis Adults	319	(31)
Midge Larvae and Pupae	350	(17)
Midge Adults	367	(13)
Damselflies and Dragonflies	380	(22)
Water Boatmen and Back Swimmers	402	(10)
Scuds and Aquatic Sowbugs	412	(6)
Leeches	418	(9)
Ants and Beetles	427	(16)
Grasshoppers and Crickets	443	(16)
Conclusion: Variations on a Theme	458	(1)
Bibliography	459	(2)
Index	461