Download or read book Bonefish Fly Patterns written by Dick Brown and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of Bonefish Fly Patterns is the most comprehensive collection of bonefish flies ever published, displaying fly designs from such world-class flats anglers and guides as Winston Moore, Jim Orthwein (four-time bonefish world record holder), Steve Huff, Harry Spear, Rick Ruoff, Del Brown, John Goddard, Barry and Cathy Beck, Lou Tabory, Tim Borski, Bob Clouser, Lefty Kreh, Tom McGuane, Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, Vic Gaspeny, Dave Skok, Eric Peterson, Patrick Dorsey, Aaron Adams, and many, many more. The book includes 197 full-color photographs—one for each featured pattern, some published here for the first time. Each fly profile is listed with its creator's authentic recipe and tying tips. Also included are tying sequences for important patterns, a discussion of design trends, a materials glossary, and a list of sources for materials, custom flies, and off-the-shelf patterns. Additionally, Dick Brown describes fly selection for various destinations, habitats, and conditions, and advises anglers on how to present flies and what prey they portray.
Download or read book Tying Streamers written by Charlie Craven and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn all the essential tying techniques for the top streamer patterns from master fly tier Charlie Craven. The 18 featured patterns with recipes and complete step-by-step instructions include a mix of classic and modern patterns to showcase not only fish-catching flies, but also the best range of techniques. Includes tips from other top tiers, the latest information on new materials, 50 additional top patterns and recipes, and more than 800 color photos. Featured flies include Baby Gonga, Black Ghost, Clouser, Dirty Hippy, Double Bunny, Game Changer, Heifer Groomer, Lead Eyed Bugger, Matuka, Mickey Finn, Muddler, Platte River Special, Platte River Spider, Sculpzilla, Slumpbuster, Sparkle Minnow, Tequeely, and Thin Mint.
Download or read book Fly Fishing for Bonefish written by Chico Fernandez and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2004-07-16 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential background on the bonefish's environment and food. Learn what tackle and flies to take and how to cast efficiently in the flats.
Download or read book Do It Yourself Bonefishing written by Rod Hamilton and published by Derrydale Press. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do It Yourself Bonefishing is the authoritative guide written for DIY anglers targeting bonefish on the fly. Divided into easy-to-reference sections, this book will help you tackle the why, where, and how of self-guided bonefishing. Informed by twenty years of experience on the flats, Rod Hamilton and Kirk Deeter describe the allure of matching wits with one of fly fishing’s most elusive targets and discuss the reasons why more and more fly fishermen are seeking the challenge of catching bonefish without the aid of a guide. Do It Yourself Bonefishing is packed with useful tips to help all levels of fly fishermen locate and catch more of one of the world’s premier gamefish. Learn stalking strategies, how to spot bonefish, appropriate fly selection, and where to find the fish. As you plan your bonefishing trip, the authors’ destination chapters and “Seven-Day Sample Trip” itineraries suggest where to fish, how to get there, and places to stay. Included is a list of more than 300 individual bonefish hotspots located throughout the tropics, complete with maps and tips specific to the flat or creek system. Within the “Spousal Rating” section are Hamilton’s opinions on how suitable the destination is for nonfishers; the “Nonfishing Activities” section highlights things to do when not fishing. Whether you need help deciding where to go or simply desire greater success while wading on your own, Do It Yourself Bonefishing is where you should start.
Download or read book Fly Fishing for Bonefish written by Dick BROWN and published by . This book was released on 2019-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the bonefish, and to the tackle, flies, skills and techniques needed to catch it.
Download or read book Feather Brain written by Drew Chicone and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step by step tying instructions and explanations of how the author designed 14 winning saltwater flies.
Download or read book Saltwater Fly Patterns written by Lefty Kreh and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saltwater Fly Patterns is a compilation of superb color photographs and clear, effective recipes for hundreds of the most popular and proven flies used by the experts. This is the much-needed complete revision of the standard handbook on saltwater fly patterns. This new edition includes twenty new color plates and brings the total number of flies shown and described to more than 350. Also, this edition includes new and innovative flies from South Africa, Australia, France, England, and elsewhere throughout the world.This book is essential for any fly fisherman who fishes in salt water, anywhere in the world. (7 X 91/4, 224 pages, color photos)
Download or read book Redfish Flies written by Drew Chicone and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crustaceans, shrimp, crabs, oysters, worms, pinfish, baitfish... dead or alive, it doesn't really matter, redfish are opportunistic feeders and they eat just about everything. So catching them on fly should be easy right? Not for me... For years redfish were my "White Wale" on fly. Too spooky, near misses, had 'em and lost 'em, terrible tides, you name the excuse I heard it or said it. For the vast majority of us, catching redfish on fly is just not that easy... and tying and designing flies for them, takes a little more than luck and a sharp hook."Redfish Flies" is loaded to the gills with ultra high resolution photography illustrating how to tie and fish some of todays best redfish patters. Guides and guru's from Florida to Louisiana and everywhere in between have contributed their go-to redfish bugs. There's no guess work here, elaborate step-by-step instructions for tying these eight proven redfish flies will walk you through the process of creating flies that work. Insightful interviews with each patterns creator will help you understand what conditions the fly is best suited for, and how the fly should be fished. Stunning photos from renowned photographers Pat Ford, Adrian Gray and David McCleaf will awe and inspire you to dust off your vise and get tying!The eight pattens outlined in this book have been fine-tuned and rigorously tested on countless grass flats, oyster bars and mangrove shorelines. Tying and stocking your box with this proven assortment of flies will ensure you have the ammunition need to coax even the most refined redfish, and the insight provided in the interviews of the contributing guides and tying guru's will help you understand what factors need to be consider to create your own productive redfish flies.Step-by-step instructions for tying eight proven redfish flies - 175 page paperback illustrated with ultra-hi resolution images.
Download or read book Fly Fishing for Redfish written by Chico Fernandez and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're looking to spend some time chasing one of the Atlantic's most popular sport fish, this book can help make it time well spent. Chico Fernández shares a lifetime of expertise and experiences fly fishing for redfish up and down the Atlantic Coast, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Mexico.
Download or read book Essential Permit Patterns written by Drew Chicone and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have ever tried to catch a permit on fly you are acutely aware that the deck is stacked against you. The notorious crustacean crunchers are nefariously critical of any crab like offering and most likely one of the reasons there are 100's of crab fly patterns existing today. In a effort to narrow the search, and increase your success rate, here are step-by-step tying instructions for the Kung Fu Crab, Rag Head Crab, Inverted Merkin Crab, Bottle Cap Crab, and the McCrab. 5 flies that must be in your box for chasing the "Black Fin Devils"- 100 full color pages illustrated with ultra-hi resolution images.
Download or read book Innovative Saltwater Flies written by Bob Veverka and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring patterns and recipes for 271 flies from 37 top innovators, this sumptuously illustrated reference is organized by tier, with background information on each tier's saltwater experience and the development of his or her favorite patterns. With flies for the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, Mexico and the Caribbean, this volume is a portfolio of the most effective, innovative flies yet developed for salt water. 100 color photos.
Download or read book Fly Fisherman s Guide to Saltwater Prey written by Aaron J. Adams and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2007-12-13 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saltwater angler's identification guide to entomology and fly patterns with over 450 color photos of prey and flies. Over 150 species and 200 fly patterns for crabs, shrimp, baitfish, and prey fish. Learn what saltwater gamefish eat and why and how to fish flies to mimic live saltwater prey.
Download or read book A Passion for Tarpon written by Andy Mill and published by Wild River Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flytying for Beginners written by Barry Ord Clarke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a guide book for those totally new to the art of tying flies. Until now, learning flytying from a book has not only been challenging, but often the cause of great frustration, with photographs or diagrams making even the elementary techniques difficult to grasp. Step-by-step images help a reasonably proficient flytyer understand the stages in making a fly, but for the new beginner, there will always be a gap between each step-by-step image, which can be bewildering. Seeing the manual maneuvers that take place in these pages can make the different between success and failure for a beginner. The techniques you will learn in this book are the building blocks for which all successful fishing flies, even the most complex ones, are based.
Download or read book Fly Fishing Knots written by Creative Publishing International and published by Creative Publishing International. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When learning how to fly fish, the special knots you need to be successful are sometimes difficult to master. And for many anglers, when a leader breaks out on the stream or you need to add a new tippet to your leader, it's almost impossible to remember how to tie the best knot. This Pocket Guide is the perfect tool for you to carry in your fly vest whenever you're out on the water. Included are easy-to-understand illustrations for making sure your backing, fly line, leader and tippet will not fail when you're fighting the fish of a lifetime.
Download or read book Baby Tarpon Flies written by Drew Chicone and published by Drew Chicone. This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic and contemporary baby tarpon patterns included in this book have proven effective in a number of different conditions and fishing scenarios. Baby Tarpon Flies contains detailed step-by-step instructions for tying Lefty Kreh’s Deceiver, Flip Pallot’s Prince of Tides, and Chicone’s: Coyote Disco Shrimp, Peppermint Punisher, M.I.A. Anchovy, and Micro Mangrove Cannibal, 6 proven patterns for catching baby tarpon. This is a 189-page paperback, illustrated with ultra-hi resolution images.
Download or read book Saltwater Fly Tying written by Frank Wentink and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty years ago, few people fished a fly in salt water, yet in the past few years, saltwater fly fishing has increased dramatically in popularity. This frontier-breaking, clear, and helpful book covers all the basic categories of flies that tyers will need for saltwater fly fishing anywhere in the world.Chapters include full step-by-step instructions for tying: Blondes, Deceivers, Sea-Ducers, the Glass Minnow, Sandeels, tarpon flies, bonefish flies, permit patterns, poppers and sliders, and much more. (8 1/2 X 11, 180 pages, color photos, b&w photos, illustrations)
