The Art of Tying the Bass Fly

The Art of Tying the Bass Fly
Author: Skip Morris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2011-10
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781571884848

Bass flies have undergone a major evolution in refinement and are now on par with the quality and design of the flies tied for coldwater species, like trout and salmon. Renowned fly tier and innovator Skip Morris guides you through the unique world of bass flies, including basic techniques & tools; bass-fly materials & hooks; flaring & shaping hair; tying snag guards, eyes, tails, & legs. Fly types include: Floating, Sinking, Divers, Insects & Crayfish, and Panfish.

The Art of Fly Tying

The Art of Fly Tying
Author: John Van Vliet
Publisher: Random House Canada
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1994
Genre: Fly tying
ISBN: 9780865730465

"A complete introduction to fly tying covering everything from materials to skills and patterns. Outstanding color photos illustrate every step and excellent descriptive text details the how and why of each move." --

The Art of Tying the Dry Fly

The Art of Tying the Dry Fly
Author: Skip Morris
Publisher: Frank Amato Publications
Total Pages: 120
Release: 1993
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

This is the finest book ever published on how to tie dry-flies, featuring over 400 clear, color photos demonstrating all the techniques and materials you need, plus clear, concise tying instructions from display-fly tier Skip Morris. Contains the information you need to tie the very best 100 dry-flies -- a dry-fly for virtually ANY stream. Printed on bright, glossy paper, large format which stays open easily.

The Best Bass Flies

The Best Bass Flies
Author: Jay Zimmerman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2017-10-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0811765989

Bass fishing (largemouth, primarily) is growing in popularity around the country; it is growing really fast in western states such as Colorado, Idaho, and Nebraska due to the accessibility (public water nearby), crowding of trout streams, and new cadre of anglers that prefer alternatives to trout. Jay Zimmerman features 18 cutting-edge patterns from around the country for largemouth and smallmouth bass, explains how to fish them, and has detailed tying steps. Because of how widespread bass (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted) are, this book should appeal to anglers around the country.

Super Bass Flies

Super Bass Flies
Author: Pat Cohen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 589
Release: 2020-05-26
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1510736905

“Pat Cohen of Super Fly is the modern-day hair master. So exceptional is his work that many of his fans consider his flies more art than tackle. . . . Not only is Pat Cohen the man when it comes to tying hair bugs, he’s also a leading expert on fishing them.” —Field & Stream After a lifetime of bass fishing and a decade of tying flies to catch them, Pat Cohen shares in Super Flies the abundance of tips, tactics, and fly recipes he has gathered in pursuing bass on the fly. In creating his own proprietary bass patterns, he has made smart design choices based on an understanding of the prey an angler might imitate in a particular presentation. He researched each food source to give insight into the flies he features from some of the best tiers in the world. He has divided the book into three main areas that feature: Topwater mice, frogs, birds, floating minnows, dragonflies, damsel flies, and hoppers Mid-column flies, including Spaghetti Cat, Fleeing Bucktail, and Manbearpig Bottom-dweller flies, including Shaggin’ Dragon, Mud Puppet, and Sulking Sculpin Techniques for fishing each type of fly And much more. Every fly in Super Fliescomes with a short description offering insight into how the creator recommends fishing it, and he offers additional step-by-step instructions for tying his original designs. Use Super Flies as a handy reference to expand your base knowledge of creative solutions for bass on the fly.

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.

365 Fly-Fishing Tips for Trout, Bass, and Panfish

365 Fly-Fishing Tips for Trout, Bass, and Panfish
Author: Skip Morris
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2019-12-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0811767744

Fly fishers are always looking for useful, reliable, and trustworthy tips to improve their fishing. Veteran author and fly fisherman Skip Morris gives a year’s worth of practical tips for taking trout, large and smallmouth bass, and panfish from streams and lakes in a handy, easy-to-read and grasp format. Tips include info on casting, finding fish, rigs and strategies for using them, techniques, the right tackle, knots, hooking, playing and landing fish, releasing, fishing lingo and terms, and staying safe. For further help, the tips are illustrated with instructive line drawings and color photos.

Largemouth Bass Flies

Largemouth Bass Flies
Author: Drew Chicone
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2018-07-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781724572417

If you're anything like me, just hearing the words "bass fishing" evokes childhood memories of sweltering hot summers and brightly colored deer hair poppers. Like most "noobie" fly anglers, I cut my teeth catching largemouth bass. Unlike other freshwater species whose diet consists of minuscule bugs and worms, a largemouth can, and will, eat just about anything that hits the water. Although small baitfish, frogs, and lizards immediately come to mind, they will also consume small, mammals, birds, and even baby alligators (here in FL)!That being said, I did my best to select an assortment of proven patterns for this book that provided a wide array of menu options as well as teach you some fun and new tying techniques for creating your own unique creatures!The classic and contemporary largemouth bass patterns included in this book have a track record of success in a number of different conditions and fishing scenarios. Largemouth Bass Flies contains detailed step-by-step instructions for tying Leiser's Bass Angus, Mahler's StrawBoss, CJ's Freaky Frog, Chicone's King Rat, Pineapple Grenade Popper, Sunny Corleone Sunfish, and Carnivore Crayfish. 7 proven patterns for catching Largemouth Bass. This is a 199-page paperback, illustrated with ultra-hi resolution images.

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.