Tying And Fishing Tailwater Flies

New flies and old standbys from one of Umpqua Feather Merchant's top-selling fly designers with 500 step-by-step photos of 24 proven patterns for the most demanding troutPatterns for streams across the country, not just tailwaters; includes nymphs, emergers, and dry flies that imitate mayflies, midges, stoneflies, and caddisDetailed information on how to fish the patterns with over 30 rigging illustrations from artist Dave Hall

- Time-tested strategies for fishing tailwaters and matching the hatch season by season - The flies and knots for success - Including contributions by regional expertsTailwaters 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, all illustrated with drawings by artist Dave Hall and more than 200 color photographs.

New flies and old standbys from one of Umpqua Feather Merchant's top-selling fly designers with 500 step-by-step photos of 24 proven patterns for the most demanding troutPatterns for streams across the country, not just tailwaters; includes nymphs, emergers, and dry flies that imitate mayflies, midges, stoneflies, and caddisDetailed information on how to fish the patterns with over 30 rigging illustrations from artist Dave Hall

Carp are the fly rodder's ultimate gamefish. This is the first comprehensive book on tying the best flies for carp, featuring patterns and techniques from anglers around the United States. With over 600 step-by-step photos and over 20 patterns by tiers ranging from Barry Reynolds to Bob Clouser to author Jay Zimmerman, including fishing information, this book is the definitive fly-tying resource for those who love the challenge of fooling carp on the fly.

Presents the most carefully tested series of proven fish-takers available Z99 a top-to-bottom analysis of day-to-day situations in all types of trout water; richly illustrated

What if you could peer into the fly boxes of the guides who make their living helping people catch fish, day in and day out? With this comprehensive guide to the best patterns for Colorado rivers and reservoirs, now you can. Not only are these patterns effective for Colorado, but anglers from around the world will discover new flies for their home waters. 600 patterns from the state's top guides and fly tiers Complete hatch information for the state Interviews with 20 of the state's top guides

Barr is the most successful designer of commercially distributed flies in the world. The Barr Emerger is an unrivaled pattern for western mayfly situations, and the Copper John has evolved into the most popular fly of the millennium. Learn Barr's methods for tying his favorite flies, with step-by-step instructions and clear color photos so even inexperienced tiers can create the Copper John, Barr Emerger, B/C Hopper, Tung Teaser, Slumpbuster, and more.

"This book uses the latest techniques in computer-generated drawings to show the reader exactly how to create an artificial fly, step-by-step. Clearer than photography, more life-like than drawings, the graphic instructions show, by subtle emphasis and exaggeration, precisely what to do. Included are all the basic techniques for applying thread, feather and fur to the hook, and more sophisticated methods such as parachute hackling, using the dubbing loop and hairwinging. 12 key trout patterns demonstrate the most important flytying techniques. * Black Ghost (ribbing & hairwing) * Woolly Bugger (palmered hackle dressing) * Duck's Dun (cul de canard dressing) * Gray Wulff (bucktail dry fly technique) * Elk Hair Caddis (dubbing & hairwing) * Parachute Emerger (parachute dressing) * Ginger Quill (wet fly wings and throat hackle) * Black Pennell (wet hackling) * Goldhead Hare's Ear (weighted goldhead & natural dubbing) * Montana Nymph (nymph hackling, marabou tails) * Pheasant Tail Nymph (pheasant tail fibers & copper wire) * Shrimp/Scud (wire weighting & synthentic dubbing)"