The Orvis Fly-Tying Guide

The Orvis Fly-Tying Guide
Author: Tom Rosenbauer
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2019-07-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493025821

This essential book on fly tying will teach anyone how to tie flies. All the important techniques are illustrated with color photographs, from starting the thread on the hook to whip finishing. The book lays the basic ground work by fully explaining simple tying techniques, and then progresses to detailed tying instructions for some of the most popular, modern patterns. How to choose and prepare the correct material, and all the necessary tying steps for each fly, are detailed in superb, large, color photographs. Even if you have no previous tying experience, you'll be able to tie dries, nymphs, streamers, saltwater offerings, and bass bugs after just a few sessions with this book. The tyer is then advised how to progress to similar patterns using the same basic techniques. Also included is a huge reference of fly patterns - more than four hundred flies from the Orvis catalog are shown in full color, along with the tying recipes and proportions for each one. This book, drawing from the Orvis Company's vast resources and teaching experience and written by an author whose name is synonymous with Orvis, has become the bible for fly-tyers of all skill levels.

Flytying for Beginners

Flytying for Beginners
Author: Barry Ord Clarke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2023-02-21
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1510771719

This is a guide book for those totally new to the art of tying flies. Until now, learning flytying from a book has not only been challenging, but often the cause of great frustration, with photographs or diagrams making even the elementary techniques difficult to grasp. Step-by-step images help a reasonably proficient flytyer understand the stages in making a fly, but for the new beginner, there will always be a gap between each step-by-step image, which can be bewildering. Seeing the manual maneuvers that take place in these pages can make the different between success and failure for a beginner. The techniques you will learn in this book are the building blocks for which all successful fishing flies, even the most complex ones, are based.

Basic Fly Tying

Basic Fly Tying
Author: Jon Rounds
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2002
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780811724739

An illustrated guide for tying fishing flies.

Fly Tying for Beginners

Fly Tying for Beginners
Author: Peter Gathercole
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2005-10-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780764158452

Any angler who takes up the art of fly tying will discover an added dimension to the wonderful sport of fly fishing. This profusely illustrated instruction book shows beginners how to craft 50 professional-looking flies for trout and salmon fishing. Each fly-tying project consists of step-by-step instructions accompanied by close-up photos of the work in progress and a large photo of the finished fly. Beginners will learn how to make dry flies, wet flies, bugs, nymphs, hairwings, and streamers. They'll also get advice on which flies are best for catching which variety of fish. Author Peter Gathercole is the ideal fly-tying instructor, offering a thorough grounding in the core techniques required for fly tying, while assuming no previous knowledge on the reader's part. As he instructs, he also demonstrates that with good guidance and a little practice, every angler can tie a fly that is good enough to fool a fish. More than 500 color photos.

Hunting Musky with a Fly

Hunting Musky with a Fly
Author: Rick Kustich
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2017-02-20
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 081176544X

The most complete fly fishing guide to musky to date Musky, short for muskellunge, have been called the fish of 10,000 casts and are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding, fish to catch on a fly. Musky have a large range--from northern Michigan, northern Wisconsin, and northern Minnesota through the Great Lakes region, north into Canada, throughout most of the St. Lawrence River drainage and northward throughout the upper Mississippi valley, extending as far south as Chattanooga in the Tennessee River valley. This much-anticipated book is the most complete guide to fly fishing for musky to date and includes fly patterns, wisdom, and local techniques from top guides around the country: Blane Chocklett (Virginia); Brad Bohen (Wisconsin); Chris Willen (Tennessee), and more.

Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple

Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple
Author: Skip Morris
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2022-04-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0811770532

Expert fly tier Skip Morris shows how easy it is to tie classic and popular flies for all kinds of fly fishing, presenting basic information on tying effective go-to flies in a clear, organized way and giving advice for when tying goes wrong. Skip covers nymphs, streamers, soft hackles, and dry flies with 16 classic flies—Wooly Bugger, Mickey Finn, Black Ghost, Griffith’s Gnat, and many more. Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple is the primer for learning how to tie flies—a time-tested classic.

Fly Fishing Basics

Fly Fishing Basics
Author: Dave Hughes
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1994
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780811724395

Fundamentals for the beginning fly fisher including tips on rod and reel selection, tackle and tying techniques, basic and advanced casting methods, and more.

Survival Guide for Beginning Fly Anglers

Survival Guide for Beginning Fly Anglers
Author: Skip Morris
Publisher: Frank Amato Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-12
Genre: Fishing
ISBN: 9781571885227

"What this book (and the DVDs) will do is feed you solid, essential information that will serve you for a lifetime of fly fishing--information you need now. And it's all presented clearly, simply, in logical order, and supported by color illustrations and photographs. And you get two DVDs so that you can see it all in action"--Back cover.

Concise Handbook of Fly Tying

Concise Handbook of Fly Tying
Author: Skip Morris
Publisher: Frank Amato Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000-10
Genre: Flies, Artificial
ISBN: 9781571882141

This is a basic, all-color fly-tying guide that teaches all the necessary techniques needed to tie excellent flies for trout and other fish. Tying materials are explained and tying techniques demonstrated. An excellent introductory book to the wonderful world of fly tying!

The ORVIS Kids' Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing

The ORVIS Kids' Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing
Author: Tyler Befus
Publisher: Sky Pony
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781510763128

Kids can fly fish, too! Tyler Befus loves to fly fish. He has won awards and traveled all over the world to fish in different places. In this guide, originally written when Tyler was eight years old and updated numerous times since, Tyler shows that any kid can learn to fly fish. Discover fascinating information about where fish live and what fish eat, and learn tips about what equipment you’ll need, casting techniques, and much, much more to get you started on your own fly-fishing adventure. Fly fishing is an awesome way to spend time outdoors with your family, and with this book, any kid can become an expert! The ORVIS Kids’ Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing is filled with a personal collection of photos taken by Tyler himself. Because it has been written by an actual kid-turned-teen, this fully revised and updated book is a one-of-a-kind guide that kids can understand and easily learn from. Filled with all kinds of great tips and tricks, this is a valuable resource for any kid who wants to know more about fishing. After all, fly fishing isn’t just for the adults! For fishing enthusiasts ages 8 and up, this is the perfect first-stop shop for learning all you can about fly fishing. The perfect gift for those who love to fish and want to teach younger kids the skills behind fly fishing or for that kid who just loves reading about the outdoors.