Underwater Flies for Trout: A Comprehensive Guide to Subsurface Forage, Flies and Tactics - Softcover

Fuller, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881506028 ISBN 13: 9780881506020

Publisher: Countryman Press, 2003

Synopsis

An authoritative guide to choosing, presenting, and tying the best underwater flies for trout.

Although the idea of using underwater flies is as old as fly fishing itself, modern anglers and entomologists have vastly expanded our knowledge of what trout eat underwater, where and when they find these tasty morsels, and how better to fool the trout with under-water imitations. Tom Fuller's unflagging curiosity about the art of fly fishing, and his impatience with the narrow confines of dry-fly fishing, have led him to experiment with and expand on the traditional and modern methods of fishing underwater flies. The result of his nearly lifelong interest is this book, the first comprehensive guide on the subject. Nymphs, emergers, streamers, and traditional and new wet fliesFuller covers them all, both in still water and swift, including new and improved patterns for dressing nymphs, streamers, and other imitations. And no matter how good a fly-caster you are or how perfect your imitation, you won't catch trout if you don't know where to find them. Underwater Flies for Trout tells you where to look for trout, how to approach them, and how to present artificials in a lifelike manner. 60 black & white photographs, 4-page color insert, 82 black & white illustrations, index.

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Review

Enticing a trout to the roof of its world for an artificial fly is one of the most exciting and satisfying moments in sport. But, as most anglers know, trout are more often content to take their meals below the surface. Many fly-fishers find the process of fishing with weighted nymphs, streamers, and wet flies an utter mystery: the fly is out of sight, takes can be nearly imperceptible, and then there's the question of which insects the fish are feeding on. Tom Fuller's thorough and demystifying Underwater Flies for Trout is designed to eliminate some of that mystery so that anglers can catch more and bigger fish when the hatch is off. To this end, he begins with the biology and lifecycles of three major trout food sources: mayflies, caddisflies, and stoneflies. All spend the majority of their lives underwater in various pre-adult phases (nymphs and emergers, primarily). A fly-fisher needs to know how to identify these insect phases, how to know whether trout are feeding on them, how to match them with artificial flies, and how to present such flies to trick trout. Fuller also covers other insects and baitfish, how to fish moving as well as still water, and his own favorite fly patterns. Beginners and experts alike will find excellent information in Underwater Flies for Trout, along with plenty of photos, diagrams, drawings, and color plates. --Langdon Cook, Sports & Outdoors editor

About the Author

Tom Fuller has been writing award-winning articles about fly fishing for more than 25 years. The former New England editor of Field & Stream, he is now northeast regional columnist for Outdoor Life. He is also the author of Trout Streams of Southern New England. He lives in Belchertown,

Edition details

• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0881506028
• ISBN 13: 9780881506020
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Dewhurts Darlene Czapla