Fishing Small Flies

by Ed Engle

The fishing companion to Tying Small FliesInstructions and illustrations for tricky casts, including pile, reach, parachute, and downstream-and-across reachTechniques for dead-drift nymphing, freestyle nymphing, and fishing dry-fly and in-the-film plus how to fish tiny mayflies, Tricos, Pale Morning Duns, midges, microcaddis, terrestrialsMost 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 on the aquatic insect orders and how to fish the hatches, depending on the water and the stage of the hatch. Covered too are special considerations for rods and reels for small-fly fishing and tactics for light tippets. Engle describes fishing specific waters, including tailwaters, freestone rivers, and spring creeks.

180 pages, Hardcover

First published December 17, 2004

Reviews

[Luke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really well written book. Some good info here, especially in regards to learning to decipher trout riseforms as well as a chance to really learn more about the aquatic insect lifecycle and how best to work with that to improve your success rates. Great book for any intermediate and higher level fly fisherman.

[Jolyon · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the very best angling books. Would give 10 stars if possible.

[Randal White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding. There is more valuable information in this one book than in any 12 other fly fishing books combined. Got to buy a copy now for future reference.

[Carolyn Mason]

This is a great book if you're looking for tips to fish small flies. Not only does the author provide techniques to fish them, he gives you a few patterns to try out. I think its a must read for those looking to fish small flies (#18-26). He's updated the two book series by combining "Tying Small Flies" with "Fishing Small Flies;" a great compendium.