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

This intimate glimpse behind Gierach's vise focuses on the trout flies he has found most successful & how he ties them. How he developed as a fly tyer - from a hopeless tinkerer to settling on a large handful of favorite patterns that now catch most of his trout. Gierach explores the tools he uses for his tying & he makes his case for the use of natural materials. The flies themselves - small, medium, & large mayflies, spinners, midges, caddis, hoppers, nymphs, & streamers. Throughout, the book is punctuated with fishing stories & observations on days astream as well as days at his vise, all in Gierach's inimitable style. B/w illus throughout; 6x9 inches, 192 pgs. A great writer, some great flies, and more practical and amusing observations on flies and fly tying than you’ll find in books three times as large.There are chapters on how he developed as a fly tyer--from being a hopeless tinkerer who tried every pattern there was to settling on a large handful of favori