Full Description
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.
Contents
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
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