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

John Gierach is a highly trusted and trustable opinion-maker in fly-fishing. People take what he says to the bank. While most of Gierach's writing is essay-style and reflective, here he gets down to the nitty-gritty: how he ties his favorite flies and why he thinks they work so well for him. There is, thus, an instant reader connection: "Gierach's patterns are good enough for me."



Few anglers will skip knowing what a master angler and thinker prefers for his fly box. This title covers a gamu...