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This book of practical fly design showcases 26 indispensable patterns for every tier, from beginner to expert. Tying Dry Flies presents traditional techniques and innovative patterns along with clear and concise instructions and photographs for flies that will work for all kinds of insects in all kinds of situations. It's time to spruce up your fly box with these essential trout patterns: • Quigley Cripple • Foam Beetle • Hairwing Dun • Humpy • Turck Tarantula • Quill Gordon • Adams • Parachute Adams • Barr's Vis-A-Dun • CDC Comparadun • Trico Spinner • And many more!

ISBN-13: 9780811739900

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Publication Date: 02-17-2021

Pages: 184

Product Dimensions: 8.10(w) x 10.94(h) x 0.46(d)

Jay Nichols is the former managing editor of Fly Fisherman magazine and writes, edits, and photographs fly-fishing books. He lives in Pennsylvania. Charlie Craven co-owns Charlie's Fly Box, a fly shop in Arvada, Colorado, and is a top-selling signature fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants. Craven is the Fly Tier's Bench columnist for Fly Fisherman and author of Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying: Modern Techniques for Flies That Catch Fish and Charlie's Fly Box: Signature Flies for Fresh and Salt Water. He is also featured in the recent Fly Fisherman magazine DVDs Warmwater Fly Tying and Saltwater Fly Tying. He lives in Palmer Lake, Colorado. Paul Weamer is Fly Fisherman magazine’s Mid Atlantic Field Editor and the author or coauthor of five fly-fishing books. He lives in Paradise Valley, Montana, where he guides fly anglers on the legendary trout waters that flow through Yellowstone National Park and Southwestern Montana. Mike Heck grew up fishing the spring creeks of southcentral Pennsylvania. He is an Orvis-endorsed guide, fly designer, and contributor to Fly Fisherman, American Angler, and other publications. He lives in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Practical Fly Design 7

Part I Mayflies and Midges

Chapter 2 Quill Gordon 14

Chapter 3 Adams 26

Chapter 4 Parachute Adams 31

Chapter 5 Barr's Vis-A-Dun 38

Chapter 6 Sparkle Dun 46

Chapter 7 CDC Comparadun 54

Chapter 8 Harrop Hairwing Green Drake 58

Chapter 9 Weamer's Truform Dun 63

Chapter 10 Simple Emergers: Craven's Mole Fly and Weamer's Burke Emerger 75

Chapter 11 Quigley Cripple 82

Chapter 12 Trico Spinner 86

Chapter 13 Griffith's Gnat 92

Part II Caddis

Chapter 14 X Caddis and Smashed Caddis 98

Chapter 15 CDC and Elk and Leftover Caddis 103

Chapter 16 Elk Hair Caddis 111

Part III Terrestrials

Chapter 17 Shenk's Letort Hopper 118

Chapter 18 Charlie Boy Hopper 125

Chapter 19 Ants: Fur Ant and Parachute Ant 134

Chapter 20 Foam Beetle 141

Part IV Attractors

Chapter 21 Turck Tarantula 148

Chapter 22 Stimulator 157

Chapter 23 Foam Humpy 164

Index 173