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The Total Fly Fishing Manual: 307 Essential Skills and Tips
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From the same team that brought you the Total Fishing Manual, comes the book fly fishing fanatics have been waiting for: The Total Fly Fishing Manual: 307 Tips and Tricks from Expert Anglers.
The Total Fly Fishing Manual is the most comprehensive collection of expert fly fishing advice and up-to-date gear reviews. This book gathers the best tips, techniques that deliver, and angling tactics to create a fly fishing manual for all skill levels. With high-quality design and intricate detail, this manual also makes a perfect gift.
ISBN-13: 9781681888224
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Weldon Owen
Publication Date: 04-19-2022
Pages: 240
Product Dimensions: 7.50(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.80(d)
Joe Cermele was named Fishing Editor for Field & Stream in 2011. His writing appears monthly in the magazine, he blogs weekly on Field & Stream's website, and also hosts and produces Field & Stream's "Hook Shots," an award-winning web-based fishing show with a punk-rock edge. Cermele has fished all over the country and abroad, but when he's not traveling on assignment, you can find him on his boat chasing tuna and striped bass off the Jersey coast, pitching tubes to smallmouth bass on the Delaware River, or fly fishing for trout in New York's Catskill Mountains.
TIP 104: TIE A FIVE-MINUTE FLYRead an Excerpt
The Woolly Bugger is the perfect pattern for a learning fly-tyer. It’s big, so you can see what you’re doing, and it involves only a few inexpensive materials. Even more importantly, it’s a proven producer for trout, bass, and almost anything in between.
STEP 1 Wrap black 6/0 thread along the length of a size 10 streamer hook. Always wrap away from yourself, over the top of the hook. If you want a beadhead bugger, slide the bead on the hook before starting your wraps.
STEP 2 Secure one large black marabou feather at the front of the hook, and wrap all the way back to the bend. You want to leave enough feather exposed to create a tail.
STEP 3 Connect a 2-inch piece of fine copper wire by the tail, and also a strand of black chenille. Wrap the thread forward, then the chenille, but leave the wire behind. Tie off the chenille with a half hitch.
STEP 4 Now tie on a saddle hackle feather (black or grizzly), palmer it back (wrap with spacing), and secure this with a couple of wraps of the wire. Trim the leftover hackle. Wrap the wire forward, and tie it off with the thread. Trim the excess wire.
STEP 5 Finish the fly with a tapered thread head. Whip- finish, apply a dab of head cement, and you’re done.
Tools 1 Build a Pro Trout Kit 2 Seine to Match the Hatch 3 Know What You're Casting 4 Dress Appropriately 5 Beware Bargain Bugs 6 Handle Tiny Flies 7 Get Versed in the Mighty Muddler Minnow 8 Mod Your Muddler (and More) 9 Make a Dry Run Essential Flies: Parachute Adams 10 Save Tour Eyes Two Ways 11 Get the Light Stuff 12 String 'Em Up 13 Mind Your Grip 14 Play with Fatal Attraction Essential Flies: Woolly Bugger 15 Mint a Mini Fly Box 16 Float Big when the Going's Tough 17 Check Your Rod Speed 18 Avoid Getting Lost 19 Get a Bead on the Big Bugs 20 Dip Some Rubber 21 Ante Up with Ants 22 Get On the Dirt with Hoppers 23 Let Your Bugs Breathe Essential Files: Hare's Ear 24 Tackle Toothy Fish 25 Pick a Cold Remedy 26 Get Steamy 27 Egg Steelhead On 28 Matchbook Tour Midges 29 Get Crabby in Winter 30 Make like Bigfoot to Stay Warm 31 Wade Over to the Hockey Section 32 Join the Bass Bag Revolution 33 Throw the New Bass Classics 34 Go Large for Largemouths 35 Carry Everything You Need Around Your Neck 36 Dunk Some Wool 37 Paint it Black 38 Go Weedless 39 Play the Ultraviolet Card 40 Stock the Extras 41 Build a Throwback Fly Box 42 Check the Airways Essential Flies: Stimulator 43 Wax On 44 Repair Waders in the Field 45 Spike It 46 Find a Hole with Alcohol 47 Protect Your Bootlaces 48 Get Wired (or Not) 49 Get in Line 50 Take the Lead Essential Flies: Copper John 51 Check Your Leader 52 Change on the Fly 53 Hit the Bar Before You Strip Essential Flies: Elk Hair Caddis 54 Duck Tangled Lines 55 Reduce Fly-Line Memory with a Coffee Can 56 Understand Your Fly Reel 57 Get the Inside Scoop on Fly Reels Essential Flies: Flashback Pheasant Tail 58 Fix Your Holy Cork 59 Craft a Makeshift Mini Caster 60 Perform Emergency Guide Repairs 61 Get Greasy when It's Cold Essential Flies: Slue Winged Olive 62 Go Fiberglass First 63 Take Care of Your Guides 64 Try a Cane Rod Essential Flies: Prince Nymph 65 Turn Japanese with Tenkara 66 Make a Poor Man's Case 67 Cast, Don't Wiggle 68 Store Gear for a Winter's Nap 69 Pack for Your Flight Tying 70 Build the Basic Tying Kit 71 Get Hooked (In the Details) 72 Take a Dry-Fly Anatomy Lesson 73 Pick Your Eye Candy 74 Fluff Them on the Cheap 75 Tie One on the Fly 76 Organize Your Fibers 77 Get Saturated 78 Wrap It with Ice Dub 79 Make Your Own Dubbing Essential Flies: Zonker 80 Make Glow-in-the-Dark Flies 81 Embrace Modern Materials 82 Stop the Bloodbath Essential Flies: San Juan Worm 83 Be a Color Guard 84 Stick to It 85 Hack a Hellgrammite 86 Bob for Glory 87 Tie a Hopper Nymph for Non-Hopper Season 88 Craft a Clouser Minnow 89 Go Nude 90 Follow the Rule of 3 Essential Flies: Birdie Bug 91 Turn Purple 92 Raid Your Easter Basket 93 Tint Your Own Tails 94 Spin the Fly Wheel 95 Do Your Prep Work 96 Fish with Protection 97 Slap Some Elk Skin 98 Tie Drab Colors to Hook Bonefish Essential Flies: March Brown 99 Craft a Money Bunny 100 Let Nature Be Your Tying Muse 101 Stay Classy Essential Flies: Muddler Minnow 102 Throw This Joint 103 Tie an Easy, Deadly Mouse 104 Tie a Five-Minute Fly 105 Flash Your Stack 106 Keep Your Eyes on the Prize 107 Loop that Bunny Essential Flies: Clouser Minnow Techniques 108 Conquer Trout Camouflage 109 Let Bad Casts Go 110 Control Your Wrist 111 Point Your Shots 112 Fish the Cycle 113 Dress a Dry Fly Right 114 Hunt for Shadows Essential Flies: Dave's Hopper 115 Match the Motion to the Meal 116 Play the Angles 117 Don't Barge In 118 Mow the Lawn 119 Tie an Arbor Knot 120 Don't Be That Guy 121 Teach a Kid to Fish 122 Outfit Your Kid 123 Play in the Dirt 124 Wade for Your Life 125 Follow Bubbles 126 Fish with Your Eyes 127 Steer Big Trout Away from Trouble Essential Flies: Zug Bug 128 Be Ready for the Strike 129 Use the (Net) Buddy System 130 Try Tenkara 131 Build Accuracy 132 Don't Spook the Fish 133 Cast the Whole Line Essential Flies: March Brown Wet 134 Tie an Orvis Knot 135 Strip into a Hamper 136 Rig Two Flies 137 Avoid Double-Haul Mistakes 138 Perfect the Slack-line Cast 139 Fire the Curve Cast Essential Flies: Mickey Finn 140 Go Blind for Carp 141 Go Long 142 Strip Underwater 143 Dupe Wary Trout at Close Range Essential Flies: Deceiver 144 Take a Shot at Shad 145 Focus on the Feeders 146 Buck the Wind 147 One-Two Punch a Pike 148 Fly Cast Underhanded 149 Stop that Cast! 150 Keep the Arc Essential Flies: Royal Wulff 151 Cast in Tight Quarters 152 Win the End Game 153 Get the Tuna Tune-up 154 Don't Wiggle Your Tip 155 Become Ambidextrous Essential Flies: Black Stonefly 156 Fly Cast to a Moving Fish 157 Perfect the Parachute Cast 158 Tie the Blood-Knot Dropper 159 Help Catch-and-Release Trout Survive 160 Cast in the Wind 161 Have a Low-Water Game Plan 162 Master the Steeple Cast 163 Take a Knee 164 Tie the Improved Turtle Knot 165 Lose the Tailing Loop Essential Flies: Zebra Midge 166 Be a Two-timer 167 Do the Panfish Crawl 168 Get Hands-on 169 Perfect Your Pairings 170 Avoid Double Trouble 171 Join the Board 172 Jam It Essential Flies: Krystal Spinner 173 Tie a Tippet to a Fly Essential Flies: Salmon Egg 174 Tie a Tippet to a Leader 175 Mix in Metal 176 Mimic an Escaping Crayfish 177 Practice Proper Bass Popping 178 Make It a Slow Dance 179 Use the Right Bass Leader 180 Find a Damsel in Distress 181 Sink that Dry Fly 182 Wait for the Weight 183 Catch Heavy Trout on a Light Tippet 184 Conquer the Basic Carp Presentation 185 Swing a Current Seam 186 Make Easy Measurements 187 Strike Silver 188 Strip Set the Toothers 189 Avoid Loose Ends 190 Get Hitched Essential Flies: Foam Bass Bug 191 If It's Broke, Fish It 192 Drift a Fly with a Dry Leaf 193 Pop with Confidence 194 Try Tube Flies for Stream Trout 195 Catch Trout with a Muddler 196 Fish the Thin Red Line Essential Flies: Epoxy Scud 197 Master the Mend 198 Mend Midair 199 Don't Fear the Rear 200 Reach for Success 201 Make a Figure 8 202 Get an Indicator Education 203 Drift and Lift Essential Flies: Foam Beetle 204 Try High-Sticking 205 Survive the Steelhead Jam 206 Go Shooting for Chromers 207 Match a Steelie's Main Course 208 Do the Chuck 'n' Duck Essential Flies: Griffith's Gnat 209 Cash In On Summer's Monster Hatches 210 Read the Weather 211 Kick Off with Tricos 212 Check Your Double Timing 213 Rely On Double 214 Run a Search Party 215 Make the Season's End Memorable Tactics 216 Prospect a Trout Pool 217 Identify Trophy Waters 218 De-Funk and Re-Funk Your Carp Bugs Essential Flies: Crazy Charlie 219 Dunk a Spoon Fly 220 Pick Pockets for Trout 221 Deliver a Wounded Dry 222 Make a Seine 223 Dapple a Fly 224 Get Shocked 225 Gink and Sink tor Smutting Trout 226 Find Your Rhythm 227 Drown a Hopper Fly 228 Play in the Night Light 229 Get Down-Slightly 230 Entice a Carnivore 231 Hook Big Bronze on Tiny Bugs Essential Flies: Sneaky Pete 232 Success with Attractor Dry Flies 233 Go Low and Slow 234 Stick 'Em High 235 Box In a Redfish 236 Form a Float Plan 237 Score While You Wait 238 Beat the Tuna Death Circle 239 Fish the Highs and Lows 240 Learn the Czech Trick Essential Flies: Inchworm 241 Dissect the Perfect Trout Stream 242 Try a French Twist 243 Make a Curly Q 244 Inch a Midge in Still Water 245 Master the Slow Retrieve Essential Flies: Chernobyl Ant 246 Join the 20-20 Club 247 Drift an Irish Dibbler 248 Pick a Pickerel Fight 249 Gage Up for Tarpon 250 Use Outsize Flies for Outsize Trout 251 Slap the Hamster 252 Flycast to a Fickle Pond Trout 253 Section Off Your Steelhead 254 Go Downtown for Big Browns 255 Resist the Urge to Re-Cast Essential Flies: Flesh Fly 256 Give It a Rest 257 Spot and Stalk Wild Trout 258 Scout a Trout Run 259 Sit Still 260 Uncover Dark Secrets Essential Flies: Banger 261 Catch a Breeder 262 Sight-Fish Spooky Trout 263 Find a Trout in the Dark 264 Plot a Late-Night Stalk 265 Don't Get Glued to the Bottom 266 Cast Into the Grass 267 Say Si to the Spanish Combo Essential Flies: Foam Ant 268 Let the Birds Come to You 269 Do the Wet Fly Shuffle 270 Catch a Killer 271 Start A Frenzy 272 Don't Waste the Good Stuff 273 Ice Out a Trout 274 Get a Spring on Streamers 275 Tie a Non-Slip Mono Loop 276 Lift and Lower 277 Swim a Spring 278 Fish an Early Spring Pond 279 Sharpen Your Skills with 'Gills 280 Cut some Slack 281 Find Hot Tail (Race) Action 282 Place to a Peacock's Aggressive Side Essential Flies: Adult Damsel 283 Know When to Be Dull 284 Have a Brown Trout Summer 285 Bait and Switch a Bill Essential Flies: Flashtail Whistler 286 Drop and Wiggle for Bronzebacks 287 Stay with Your Trout River this Fall 288 Hook More Rising Fish 289 Choose Your Tailrace Flies 290 Fish Around the Leaves 291 Luck Into a Laker 292 Don't Knock the Whitefish 293 Deodorize for Permit Essential Flies: Moose Rat 294 Go Skiing in a River 295 Land an Autumn Trophy Brown 296 Land Your Dream Muskie Essential Flies: Tarpon Bonny 297 Catch a Stone Cold Trout 298 Understand the Snowfly's Lifecycle 299 Pop by Species 300 Bang Some Bucketmouths Essential Flies: Dead Drift Crayfish 301 Catch Smallies with Salty Flies 302 Pick a Prime Steel Spot Essential Flies: Gurgler 303 Rattle a Speck 304 Plot a DIY Bonefish Attack 305 Annoy a King Essential Flies: Permit Crab 306 Sneak Up On a Carp 307 Wrangle Old Rubberlips Essential Flies: Game ChangerTable of Contents