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,…
What Trout Eat teaches readers secrets for catching larger trout through understanding the fish and their ecosystem. Trout eat a large variety of food items and diets, and feeding behaviors change over time. You can learn to adapt your fishing strategies to trout s routines. The more you understand about the fish and their ecosystem, the…
Now combining his two classic books on small fly tying and fishing in one updated, second-edition volume, Engle covers the patterns and how to fish them. You’ll learn how to find and observe trout in small-fly water, how to evaluate the major small-fly hatches, how to fish the surface and below, and how to strike,…
Most small-fly books concentrate on the fly patterns, but presentation and tactics are just as important as the pattern itself. Small-fly fishers must carefully observe the trout and constantly adjust their techniques as they go. Engle covers the difficulty of detecting strikes and how to best play trout caught on small flies and gives advice…
In the twelve years since his landmark book Pop Fleyes, Bob Popovics has continued to develop new fly patterns and improve old favorites. His new book includes 36 step-by-step tying and technique tutorials, over 12 new patterns, and numerous variations for every situation, plus contributions from a new generation of fly tiers who have been…
Flies for Selective Trout covers a few of the “No Hackle Types” and many of Doug’s new attractor flies, like glow in the dark, ultraviolet, brush flies, advanced pupas, and our action-dubbing versions—with wiggly legs right in the dubbing!The Swishers also include tips on how to fish the new flies, as well as where they…
Covers the major rivers, best access, seasonal conditions, wading considerations, selected techniques and flies. Detailed maps accompany chapters, along with hatch charts, food and lodging camping suggestions, fly shops and more. Full Color, 45+ maps; 8.5×11 inches, 248 pgs.
No brand of fly fishing challenges anglers more than stalking bonefish on tropical saltwater flats. Fly Fishing for Bonefish offers a definitive profile of this elusive fish and thoroughly dissects the skills needed to catch it. Brown shows how to find and see bonefish—how to spot feeding and mudding signs, the camouflage techniques the fish adopts, the…
This full color book teaches you how to fly fish for magnificent, strong, acrobatic summer steelhead. Everything is covered: tackle, lines, rods, effective fly patterns and when to fish them, casting methods, reading water, wet fly, greased line, skating, knots, wading, top 12 flies, fly tying etc. 8.5×11 inches, 48 pages.
Fly fishers often ask Tom Rosenbauer how they can take their angling to the next level, and in his latest book the Orvis manager, expert fly fisher, instructor, tier, and award-winning author sets out to help them do just that. With forty years in the business, Rosenbauer knows the information fly fishers need to step…
A thorough exploration of contemporary use of soft-hackle flies–including nymphs, emergers, and dry flies–that pushes the boundaries of how these types of flies can be used. Covers tying techniques, strategy, and presentation. Learn how to imitate a full spectrum of trout stream aquatic lifeforms with soft-hackled flies. Over 900 soft-hackled flies with photos and recipes,…
A breakthrough system for consistently catching trophy-size trout, on flies, in hard-fished public lakes. A step-by-step guide of specialized flies, rod specifications, line selection, presentations, explicit big-fish techniques, reading lakes, locating trophy fish year-round, understanding food sources, solving full moons and storm fronts, learning where big fish hide, and the roles of oxygen and temperature.160…
Tailwaters provide extraordinary year-round fishing, but you have to know how to fish them. The author covers how tailwaters work—how cold waters released from a dam affect the water, the aquatic life, and the fish. This book has it all: the hatches, the best imitation flies to use in every circumstance, nymphing and dry-fly tactics,…
The Bighorn River in southern Montana is the world s best tailwater, with more trout in it (measured in fish per mile) than any other river in the United States. This is the first comprehensive guide to the river. 208 color photos, 77 maps, 6×9 inches, 240 pgs. The Bighorn River in southern Montana is…
Yellowstone National Park is one of the most crowded parks in the country, and for good reason: breathtaking scenery, amazing wildlife, and for anglers, great fishing. Yet, even a short hike from the road or trailhead into the backcountry of the park and the surrounding area can put anglers into even better fishing, often in…
West Yellowstone, Montana, a gateway to Yellowstone National Park, is a stone’s throw from some of the best trout fishing in the world, including the Yellowstone, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers, as well as the countless legendary streams and lakes in the Park. Because of this, it was one of the first “trout towns,” and anglers…