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Super Flies: The 52 Best Trout, Steelhead, Salmon, and Cutthroat Flies Since 1962
This first 6 x 9" black-and-white print edition includes over 70 ink sketches and several photographs by the author, presenting a diverse collection of Super Flies: patterns that have earned hall-of-fame status. This collection is well-stocked with trout and steelhead flies that I tied as a novice professional in the mid-1960s, finished off with a few of the favorite salmon patterns proven effective in the last two decades. The waters I have fished across Oregon include Cascade lakes, many Willamette Valley streams, the Deschutes, Klamath, Williamson, Rogue, North Umpqua, most of the coastal rivers, and the ocean near Pacific City.
These flies have been effective in the waters I’ve fished, but more importantly, they have produced dependably for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of anglers who fished these flies in rivers and lakes across the western US states, Alaska, British Columbia, the Great Lakes, South America, and New Zealand. My personal experience - plus hundreds of stories told by friends and fly shop customers, all confirm the staying power of these flies.
With a foreword by Rich Youngers, highly respected tyer of Classic Atlantic Salmon, Spey, and Dee style flies; former owner of Creekside Fly Shop; Oregon FFF Fly Tyer of the Year (2006); and Professional Fly Fishing Guide, Salem, Oregon.
This is a basic bench-side tying-guide, but not really a technical tying instruction manual. You'll probably have more fun plowing through the fishing stories and fishing tactics advice that are sprinkled about in each fly description.
These flies have been effective in the waters I’ve fished, but more importantly, they have produced dependably for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of anglers who fished these flies in rivers and lakes across the western US states, Alaska, British Columbia, the Great Lakes, South America, and New Zealand. My personal experience - plus hundreds of stories told by friends and fly shop customers - all speak to the staying power of these flies.
These flies have been effective in the waters I’ve fished, but more importantly, they have produced dependably for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of anglers who fished these flies in rivers and lakes across the western US states, Alaska, British Columbia, the Great Lakes, South America, and New Zealand. My personal experience - plus hundreds of stories told by friends and fly shop customers, all confirm the staying power of these flies.
With a foreword by Rich Youngers, highly respected tyer of Classic Atlantic Salmon, Spey, and Dee style flies; former owner of Creekside Fly Shop; Oregon FFF Fly Tyer of the Year (2006); and Professional Fly Fishing Guide, Salem, Oregon.
This is a basic bench-side tying-guide, but not really a technical tying instruction manual. You'll probably have more fun plowing through the fishing stories and fishing tactics advice that are sprinkled about in each fly description.
These flies have been effective in the waters I’ve fished, but more importantly, they have produced dependably for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of anglers who fished these flies in rivers and lakes across the western US states, Alaska, British Columbia, the Great Lakes, South America, and New Zealand. My personal experience - plus hundreds of stories told by friends and fly shop customers - all speak to the staying power of these flies.
216 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 4, 2014
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September 9, 2015
Good modern history of fly tying. Interesting fishing stories by the author with each fly. A lot of references to Pacific Northwest streams and rivers. Nice drawings of the flies and complete materials list with recommended hook. I would have liked a color plate of the actual flies and more instruction on tying some of the patterns.
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