Tying & Fishing Tailwater Flies: 500 Step-by-Step Photos for 24 Proven Patterns

by Pat Dorsey

Overview

New flies and old standbys from one of Umpqua Feather Merchant's top-selling fly designers with 500 step-by-step photos of 24 proven patterns for the most demanding troutPatterns for streams across the country, not just tailwaters; includes nymphs, emergers, and dry flies that imitate mayflies, midges, stoneflies, and caddisDetailed information on how to fish the patterns with over 30 rigging illustrations from artist Dave Hall

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811737180
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	294,230
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Pat Dorsey has been a fly-fishing guide for twenty years and is Southwest Field Editor for Fly Fisherman. Author of Colorado Guide Flies (978-1-934753-33-0), Fly Fishing Tailwaters (978-0-8117-0512-7), and Tying and Fishing Tailwater Flies (978-0-8117-0722-0), Pat travels the country speaking to local, Trout Unlimited, and Federation of Fly Fishers clubs and conducts seminars at trade shows throughout the country. He lives in Parker, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 Mercury Black Beauty 1

Chapter 2 Mercury Midge 9

Chapter 3 Mercury Blood Midge 15

Chapter 4 Top Secret Midge 23

Chapter 5 Medallion Midge Pupa 31

Chapter 6 Mercury Brassie 39

Chapter 7 Hi-Viz Griffith's Gnat 47

Chapter 8 Mercury Mayflies 53

Chapter 9 Tyvek Baetis 61

Chapter 10 Sparkle Wing RS2 67

Chapter 11 Mercury Pheasant Tail 75

Chapter 12 Hi-Viz Mayfly Dun 81

Chapter 13 Mercury Cased Caddis 89

Chapter 14 Bead-Head Breadcrust 95

Chapter 15 Hydropsyche 103

Chapter 16 Buckskin 109

Chapter 17 Puterbaugh Caddis 115

Chapter 18 Paper Tiger 121

Chapter 19 Amy's Ant 133

Chapter 20 Nuclear Egg 143

Chapter 21 UV Scud 149

Chapter 22 McFlylon Mysis 157

Chapter 23 Limeade 163

Chapter 24 Renegade 171

Organizing Your Tailwater Boxes 176

Index 193

Editorial Reviews

The ideal 'how to' manual for anglers wanting to create their own (and effective) flies, ‘Tying & Fishing Tailwater Flies: 500 Step-by-Step Photos for 24 Proven Patterns’ is unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, and community library collections.” –The Midwest Book Review

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