Fishing Small Flies

by Ed Engle

Overview

Most small-fly books concentrate on the fly patterns, but presentation and tactics are just as important as the pattern itself. Small-fly fishers must carefully observe the trout and constantly adjust their techniques as they go. Engle covers the difficulty of detecting strikes and how to best play trout caught on small flies and gives advice on the aquatic insect orders and how to fish the hatches, depending on the water and the stage of the hatch. Covered too are special considerations for rods and reels for small-fly fishing and tactics for light tippets. Engle describes fishing specific waters, including tailwaters, freestone rivers, and spring creeks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811719742
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	184
Sales rank:	886,451
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ed Engle is the author of Tying Small Flies, Splitting Cane, Fly Fishing the Tailwaters, and Seasonal: A Life Outside. He lives in Colorado, where he guides and instructs fly fishers on the South Platte River. His website is www.edengleflyfishing.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword v

Introduction viii

Chapter 1 Anatomy of a Small-Fly River 1

Chapter 2 Tackle for Fishing Small Flies 15

Chapter 3 The Power of Observation 35

Chapter 4 Basic Small-Fly Nymphing Techniques 51

Chapter 5 Basic Dry-Fly and In-the-Film Small-Fly Techniques 75

Chapter 6 The Fine Arts of Striking, Hooking, Playing, and Landing Trout on Small Flies 97

Chapter 7 Fishing the Major Small-Fly Hatches 113

Chapter 8 The Elements of Style 151

Small-Fly Pattern-Type Dictionary 118

Books of Interest to Small-Fly Fishers 157

Index 159