Tying Dry Flies


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Contents


Parts of a Dry Fly


Sparkle Dun Tying Instructions


Stimulator Tying Instructions

8.5 by 11 inches, 144 color pages, 850 color photos, bibliography, index.

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Tying Dry Flies, Third Edition
By Randall Kaufmann
Illustrations By Mike Stidham
Foreword by Jack Dennis

Commercial Fly Tying Instruction
Tie 31 of the World's Best Dry Flies
Stimulator - Wulffs - Elk Hair - Parachutes - Hoppers - Beetles - Ants

Tie The World’s Most Popular Dry Flies
With Speed, Ease and Efficiency


Detailed Step-by-Step Dry Fly Instruction

Tying Dry Flies offers more hands-on educational fly tying information than any other tying book. Its organization, content, and color visuals are unrivaled. Over 850 perfect color photos and concise Mike Stidham color illustrations lead you step by step through 31 of the world’s most popular dry flies. These patterns were selected for tying technique, fishing versatility and angler interest. They encompass all major surface foods of trout. The pattern directory includes an additional 100 patterns.

Humpy Light Cahill
Foam Beetle Black Gnat
Sparkle Dun Blue-Winged Olive Thorax
Adams Parachute Caddis
Blue Dun Elk Hair Caddis
CDC Caddis MacSalmon
PMD Parachute Cluster Midge
Braided Butt Damsel Stimulator
Irresistible California Mosquito
Dave's Hopper Quill Gordon
Griffith Gnat No Hackle
Flying Ant Parachute Adams
Comparadun Green Drake Paradrake
Royal Wulff Henry's Fork Hopper

These patterns were selected for their fishing versatility, angler interest and tying technique. Patterns are presented in a logical sequence, easy to more difficult with each succeeding pattern building upon the previous pattern. Once mastered, tyers can tie most dry flies!

Patterns cover most major surface food sources of trout, including midge, damsels-dragons, many mayfly and caddis species and terrestrials, including ant, beetle and hopper. Many “cross-over” and “attractor” patterns are also included like the Royal Wulff and Stimulator. The pattern directory includes an additional 100 patterns which are easily tied once the demonstration flies are mastered.
 

Tying Dry Flies shows you how to tie precise dry fly wings in seconds.

You will be amazed how simple and efficient Randall’s wing techniques are!

These are techniques that Randall helped pioneer and are the cornerstone of commercial tying operations. They are not published elsewhere.

Tying Dry Flies truly makes tying dry flies easy! Learn the professional tricks and avoid the frustrations!

See larger views of sample pages and a typical tying sequence.

The hackle chapter alone is worth the price of this book. It is the most extensive and informative in print, dissolves the many mysteries, and shows how to tie a perfect hackle every time.

Featured patterns include those of the following innovative tyers:

Dan Bailey John Juracek Ken Shimazaki
Al Caucci Randall Kaufmann Shane Stalcup
Ralph Cutter Mike Lawson Doug Swisher
Jack Dennis Craig Matthews Al Troth
Pret Frazier Bob Nastasi Guy Turck
John Goddard Bob Quigley Dave Whitlock
Rene Harrop Carl Richards Lee Wulff

Additional chapters include Tools, Hooks, Materials (30 pictured in close-up color), Parts of a Dry Fly, Tying Techniques, Proportions, Untying Flies and Speed Tying. The Speed Tying chapter details how to tie flies in a proficient manner, maximizing your time at the vise. You can, by following Randall’s instructions, tie precise upright dry fly wings in 20 seconds and standard winged and hackled dry flies in 1.5 to 3 minutes! You will be amazed at how simple Randall’s methods are!

Photos, anecdotes and informative angling and historical narratives take you from Western freestone rivers and spring creeks, to the beautiful waters of Alaska, New Zealand, Argentina and the High Sierra.

Tying Dry Flies is unrivaled and is the undisputed best work on the subject. 8.5 by 11 inches, 144 pages, 850 color photos and illustrations, 700-entry index so everything is easy to locate, bibliography.

Our no risk guarantee: If you are not completely satisfied with your Western Fisherman's Press online purchase, please return the book(s) to us within two weeks from date of shipment postage paid and we will refund your money. Please note that personalized books cannot be returned. Shipping costs and packing charges are not refundable.

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