Good Flies: Favorite Trout Patterns and How They Got That Way

by John Gierach

Overview

The favorite fly patterns of one of the country's top angling writers, the great John Gierach!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493048779
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/22/2019
Edition description:	Signed Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

John Gierach is the great sage of American fly fishing, an idiosyncratic philosopher whose commentaries on angling are explorations of the meaning of life. He is also one of the most widely read angling writers in the country, mainly through his monthly columns in Fly Rod & Reel. But his great books—Trout Bum, Standing in a River Waving a Stick, and Sex, Death and Fly Fishing, among others—continue to attract new and younger readers. For many fly fishers, he is the voice of their sport. He lives in Lyons, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Introduction to the New Edition vii

Introduction to the First Edition xiii

Chapter 1 Materials, Hooks, and Tools 1

Chapter 2 Small Mayflies 16

Chapter 3 Medium-Sized Mayflies 38

Chapter 4 Large Mayflies 56

Chapter 5 Mayfly Spinners 70

Chapter 6 Midges 83

Chapter 7 Caddis, Damsels, and Hoppers 98

Chapter 8 Nymphs 116

Chapter 9 Streamers 137

Editorial Reviews

If Mark Twain were alive and a modern-day fly fisherman, he still would be hard put to top John Gierach.

Sports Illustrated

Gierach's skill lies in turning maddening frustration into fun.

USA Today

"If Mark Twain were alive and a modern-day fly fisherman, he would still be hard put to top John Gierach." --Sports Illustrated