Fishing and Tying Small Flies

by Ed Engle

Overview

When fishing gets tough, fly fishers might be tempted to use bigger, flashier flies, but expert angler Ed Engle knows that tiny, sparsely dressed flies often work when nothing else will. With a little attention to tying the flies and fishing technique, fly fishers will take trout on flies as small as 24, 28, and even 30.

Now combining his two classic books on small fly tying and fishing in one updated, second-edition volume, Engle covers the patterns and how to fish them. You’ll learn how to find and observe trout in small-fly water, how to evaluate the major small-fly hatches, how to fish the surface and below, and how to strike, play, and land trout on tiny flies. Engle deftly covers small-fly history and how the flies have developed. Tying tools, special materials, specific patterns for aquatic insects, tying techniques, and a full complement of patterns complete the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811766043
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	06/26/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	65 MB
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About the Author

Ed Engle began writing his column on small flies for Fly Tyer magazine in 1996. He developed his skill for fishing small flies on the South Platte River more than 40 years ago and has lectured on fishing and tying small flies at fishing trade shows for almost as long. He lives in Manitou Springs, Colorado where he guides and instructs fly fishers on the South Platte. His website is www.edengleflyfishing.com.

Editorial Reviews

Crammed with an unbelievable amount of knowledge and information, from an in-depth comparison of tiny hooks and threads to hatches and everything in between.

A. K. Best

The kind of fishing book we all look for and too seldom find: the one written by an experienced fisherman who knows how to catch fish and who’s a good enough writer to let us in on how he does it.

John Gierach