Tying and Fishing Bucktails and Other Hair Wings

Tying and Fishing Bucktails and Other Hair Wings
Author: Mike Valla
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2016-09-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0811765326

The classic bucktails--Mickey Finn, Black Nose Dace--are some of the very first flies that anglers learn to tie, and they are the most well-traveled of all streamer types, from Maine to Washington, trout to salmon. With over 500 patterns, this is the only book to date written on bucktails as well as other hairwing streamers.

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies
Author: Paul Marriner
Publisher: Frank Amato Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999-03
Genre: Atlantic salmon fishing
ISBN: 9781571881526

Featuring 300 individual, detailed, color photographs of the most popular and productive modern Atlantic salmon fly patterns, wets, drys, etc. Included are complete tying recipes for each fly as well as a history of its origin and fishing technique use. Extremely helpful for the non-tier as a source for selecting the best patterns for specific waters.

Steelhead Flies

Steelhead Flies
Author: John Shewey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Fishing lures
ISBN: 9781571884008

Steelhead flies represent the highest echelon of artistic fly-dressing. They enjoy a rich tradition as both a functionally designed lure for tempting the much-revered steelhead, but also as a creative expression of the aesthetic appeal of fly angling. John Shewey, author of the acclaimed Spey Flies & Dee Flies, has produced another well-written and researched book, rich in technique, method and innovation. Through concise text and hundreds of sharp, color photographs--including step-by-step and artistic individual fly plates--Shewey covers: materials for steelhead flies; basic tying techniques; hairwing and featherwing flies; Spey and Dee styles; Practitioners, shrimp and prawn patterns; dry flies and much more. This book is a must-have for all steelhead fly-fishermen.

The Art of the Trout Fly

The Art of the Trout Fly
Author: Judith Dunham
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2003-10-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780811841566

The trout fly is both a tool for catching fish and an object of exquisite beauty. Newly reissued in a handsome hardcover edition, The Art of the Trout Fl captures the blending of art and function in these amazing constructions of fur, feather, fiber, and thread. Forty-three international masters of flytying share the secrets of their craft in wise and witty personal essays, each accompanied by a gorgeously rendered photograph of their most distinctive creations, as well as a list of the materials used to bring the flies to life. Also included is an illuminating introduction discussing the contributions of the flytyers to fly design, and exploring why tyers the world over are so fascinated by the craft. A justly celebrated classic, The Art of the Trout Fly is an excellent introduction to flytying for the novice and a valuable source of information and inspiration for the experienced fly-fisher.

Salmon Flies

Salmon Flies
Author: Poul Jorgensen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1999
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

The first edition of Salmon Flies became an indispensable reference soon after it was published in 1978 and went on to become a classic. This new edition builds on that legacy. With new photographs in full colour, it features more than 180 recipes in nine pattern styles -- from simple strip-wings and fully dressed feather wings to tube flies. Each chapter begins with detailed, step-by-step photographs and captions showing the tying sequence for a featured fly, followed by dozens of recipes for additional patterns in the same style.

Twenty Salmon Flies

Twenty Salmon Flies
Author: Michael D. Radencich
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2009-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0811705234

- 2-hour DVD showing key techniques - Appendix with 100 classic patterns - Broad range of patterns and tying techniques from simple to complex Twenty Salmon Flies features in depth and detail the full range of classic salmon fly patterns from the simplest to the most complex. The twenty patterns together build on styles, types, materials, elements, and techniques. Learn to tie these twenty and you'll master the craft and the art of classic salmon fly tying.Each chapter successively presents patterns that are more and more complex. Chapter one introduces very simple Spey and Dee styles, strip wings with a few elements. Move on to simple upright wing flies, working with full feathers and married wing styles. A chapter focuses on flies with multiple body divisions and another is devoted to Traherne's exquisite (and challenging) Victorian classics. Once you've mastered these 20, you'll be able to tie any classic salmon pattern.Michael Radencich covers the classic patterns developed and fished throughout the nineteenth century and new patterns, modern variations developed in the last two decades. To further reinforce skills, Radencich has produced a two-hour DVD and has included an appendix of 100 patterns culled from his collection of sources. Whether you're a beginning classic salmon fly tier or more experienced with the classics, you'll find Radencich's newest book and DVD an inspiring and challenging reference.

Fishing Atlantic Salmon

Fishing Atlantic Salmon
Author: Joseph D. Bates
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Atlantic salmon fishing
ISBN: 9780811706360

The ultimate reference to Atlantic salmon fishing features instructions for tying every major salmon pattern developed over the centuries.

Hairwing and Tube Flies for Salmon and Steelhead

Hairwing and Tube Flies for Salmon and Steelhead
Author: Chris Mann
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2004-05-04
Genre: Flies, Artificial
ISBN: 9780811731768

The most popular type of flies used by salmon and steelhead anglers today Over 500 different patterns with origins, distinguishing features, and tying details Catalog of flies with color photos and full dressings for each fly The world's leading fly tiers have contributed their own unique flies and fly-tying advice to this guide to the most widely-used flies for salmon and steelhead. Chris Mann's remarkable computer graphics convey the flies with clinical precision and color accuracy. He has selected over 500 of the best hairwing flies, based on those submitted by leading fly tiers from around the world. This book will inspire fly tiers to try a whole range of exciting new patterns, tying techniques, colors, and materials.