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The Orvis Guide to the Essential American Flies

How to Tie the Most Successful Freshwater and Saltwater Patterns

Tom Rosenbauer Lefty Kreh

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English
The Lyons Press
20 September 2021
The definitive guide to tying the most successful and productive freshwater and saltwater flies of all time. While there are thousands of flies available to anglers, many of the most popular are those that, by virtue of their fish-catching ability and unique construction methods, have stood the test of time. This indispensable resource features twenty quintessential fly patterns, including the Parachute Adams, Clouser Minnow, and Woolly Bugger. With detailed chapters exploring the history of and variations on each fly, interviews with fly originators, and step-by-step tying “recipes” and instructions, this is the perfect reference book for fly tiers of all abilities. Published in association with The Orvis Company.

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Imprint:   The Lyons Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 281mm,  Width: 217mm,  Spine: 11mm
Weight:   776g
ISBN:   9781493061709
ISBN 10:   1493061704
Pages:   208
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

•⊂ Author Bio: Tom Rosenbauer has been a fly fisher for four decades, and was tying flies commercially at age fourteen. He is the author of numerous books, as well as countless articles for American Angler, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, and other periodicals. He is a marketing manager with the Orvis Company in Manchester, Vermont, and lives in nearby Pawlet.

Reviews for The Orvis Guide to the Essential American Flies: How to Tie the Most Successful Freshwater and Saltwater Patterns

"""In this book, Tom Rosenbauer has chosen 20 patterns that have produced over the years. Buy these, learn how and when to use them, and you almost certainly will catch more fish.""--Lefty Kreh ""Tom Rosenbauer is a lifelong fly fisherman and tier, and he shares his hard-earned expertise in The Orvis Guide to the Essential American Flies. In this new book, Tom tells the histories of many of our favorite flies and also shows us how to tie them. Experienced anglers will learn the origins of the patterns in their fly boxes, and new tiers will discover great fly-tying principles and tips. The Orvis Guide to the Essential American Flies will be an indispensable resource for all fly fishermen.""--David Klausmeyer, Editor, Fly Tyer magazine ""The Orvis Guide is the most impressive tying manual I've ever opened up. I reckon it'll do for this"" generation of fly tiers what Jack Dennis's old Western Trout Flies books did for folks back in the '80s."" --Spencer Durant"


  • Winner of 2019 Izaak Walton Award - American Museum of Fly Fishing 2019
  • Winner of 2019 Izaak Walton Award - American Museum of Fly Fishing 2019 (United States)

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