Soft-Hackled Fly

by Sylvester Nemes

- 61 fly patterns: Partridge and Orange, Iron Blue Dun, and many more historically proven flies - Ten new chapters on tiny soft hackles and how to tie them - New color photos of 38 tiny soft hackles Sylvester Nemes is singlehandedly responsible for the popularity of the soft-hackled fly in American fly fishing today. The Soft-Hackled Fly, Nemes's first book, written in 1975, was the catalyst for the resurgence. Now revised with ten new chapters on tiny flies and full-color photos, Nemes shares colorful experiences at home and abroad, the history of the soft-hackled fly, and illustrated step-by-step instructions for tying the flies. He also describes his technique of fishing the flies.

242 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2006

Reviews

[Rich · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really excellent insight into fishing soft-hackled flies. I still prefer Dave Hughes's writing style and would probably recommend his book "Wet Flies: Tying and Fishing Soft-Hackles, Winged and Wingless Wets, and Fuzzy Nymphs" over this book, nevertheless, Nemes's books is a classic that anyone interesting in soft-hackles should pick up.

The book has a lot of entertaining anecdotes that keep the writing style light and interesting, very conversational. It's not a book to pick up if you're interested in photos of fly patterns or intricate descriptions of how to fish the fly patterns in various circumstances, but it contains enough meat to make it worthwhile and provides a lot of useful information in a breezier format than other books.

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nemes is the guru of the soft-hackle.

[Stephen Barry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Elegantly written and with simple and easily followed directions for tying classic flies that still work as well as they did centuries ago.

[Vern · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome book! Nemes has a way of telling a story and giving you knowledge on a the subject of soft hackles with a natural feel and flow