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| Essential Trout Flies | 
 enlarge | Author: Dave Hughes
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
Buy New: $11.94
You Save: $10.01 (46%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 36665
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 92
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0811727483
Dewey Decimal Number: 688.79124
EAN: 9780811727488
ASIN: 0811727483
Publication Date: April 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Ships immediately! Perfect and New! 2000 Paperback.
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| Customer Reviews:
Hughes' Magnum opus October 25, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is undoubtedly Hughes' magnum opus--whether intended or not--and will stand as a classic in fly fishing literature. He has written the book that he and countless other authors have been trying to produce for decades. Consider all of the benefits of this book. Not only is it organized around a practical, useful strategy for tying flies, but it systematically covers every type of fly genre, from dries to streamers and beyond, and provides excellent information on every aspect of using them. Basically, Hughes tells you how and why to fish each style of fly and even coaches readers on how to rig their gear. In short, this is a masterfully conceived, accessible handbook that is indispensible for fly fishers at all levels. However, if you are an intermediate fly fisher who wants to graduate from fishing attractors to matching hatches--ie, knowing how and why to fish specific flies in a given situation and also tying those patterns--this book will produce excellent results. This stands alongside Sheridan Anderson's "Curtis Creek Manifesto" and John Geirach's "Fly Fishing Small Streams" as the most entertaining, accesssible, and useful books in the genre.
Great reference, low price July 7, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have only been tying flies for 3 years and I use this book like a bible. It is well written and takes a lot of the guesswork out of tying new patterns. Like others have said, the variations section is very valuable and the added text tells you what insects the variations are matching. Also contains helpful tips on what types of water each style should be fished. If you are just getting in to tying and are feeling overwhelmed by the number of patterns out there, then BUY THIS BOOK. It's an awesome primer and I have caught and released numerous trout by tying the main patterns that Dave suggests. Also, the beginning of the book offers advice on tying materials and the basic stuff you should have. I highly recommend this book to the beginning tyer and also for those who are more experienced. Tight lines!
Great book April 20, 2005
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you need quick reference to fly patterns, this is the book. Great photos..Highly recommended.
A well balanced book January 16, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Like other reviewers before me, I've found this to be a very useful reference. It's got a good selection and cross section of the different types of trout flies, many of which are also very good for warm water species such as panfish. The fishing notes section is very useful in telling how this type fly should be fished and under what conditions. One feature that I really like and that I did not notice that anyone else mentioned is the Useful Variations section. The book will give detailed explanation of how to tie and what is needed for a particular fly (example Royal Wulff) under a section (example Wulffs) and then give the recipes (the "how to" will be the same) for a number of other flies of that same type.
Best book on fly tying July 28, 2001
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Best book I've found on fly-tying, period. The commentary on how to present various types of flies is very helpful for everyone from beginners to advanced anglers.
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