Essential Trout Flies

Introduction to the Second Edition Part 1. Learning to Tie Trout Flies Chapter 1: Fly Pattern Simplicity Chapter 2: The World in Two Fly Boxes Chapter 3: Fly-Tying Tools Chapter 4: Fly-Tying Materials Chapter 5: Basic Maneuvers in Tying Part 2. Dry Flies Chapter 6: Searching Dry Flies Traditional Dry Flies Wulffs Parachutes Madam Xs Chernobyl Ants Chapter 7: Imitative Dry Flies Mayflies Sparkle Duns Thorax Duns CDC Duns Quigley Cripples Spent-Wing Spinners Caddisflies Elk Hair Caddis X-Caddis CDC Caddis Stoneflies Hair-Wing Stonefly Drys Foam Stoneflies and Others Midges Traditional Midge Drys Klinkhamer Specials CDC Midges Terrestrials Hoppers and Crickets Foam Beetles and Ants Fur Beetles and Ants Part 3. Nymphs Chapter 8: Searching Nymphs Fur Nymphs Herl Nymphs Czech Nymphs Wire-Bodied Nymphs Chapter 9: Imitative Nymphs Mayflies Mayfly Nymphs RS-2 and WD-40 Stoneflies Stonefly Nymphs Rubber-Leg Stones Caddisflies Caddis Larva Nymphs Caddis Pupa Nymphs Midges Thread and Flash Midge Nymphs Lace and Biot Midge Nymphs Serendipities Other Food Forms Scuds and Sowbug Nymphs Damselfly Nymphs Dragonfly Nymphs San Juan Worms and Egg Patterns Part 4. Wet Flies and Streamers Chapter 10: Wet Flies Soft-Hackled Wets Flymphs (Wingless Wets) Traditional Winged Wets All-Fur Wet Flies Chapter 11: Streamers Muddler Minnows Hair-Wing and Featherwing Streamers Woolly Buggers Mohair Leeches Clouser Minnows Bunny/Rabbit Leeches Matukas and Zonkers Articulated Streamers Conclusion: A Fly-Box Strategy About the Author