Bonefish Fly Patterns

Tying, Selecting, and Fishing all the Best Bonefish Flies from Today's Best Tiers

Dick Brown

• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN:
  9780762768059
• Edition: 2

This edition of Bonefish Fly Patterns is the most comprehensive collection of bonefish flies ever published, displaying fly designs from such world-class flats anglers and guides as Winston Moore, Jim Orthwein (four-time bonefish world record holder), Steve Huff, Harry Spear, Rick Ruoff, Del Brown, John Goddard, Barry and Cathy Beck, Lou Tabory, Tim Borski, Bob Clouser, Lefty Kreh, Tom McGuane, Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, Vic Gaspeny, Dave Skok, Eric Peterson, Patrick Dorsey, Aaron Adams, and many, many more.

The book includes 197 full-color photographs—one for each featured pattern, some published here for the first time. Each fly profile is listed with its creator's authentic recipe and tying tips. Also included are tying sequences for important patterns, a discussion of design trends, a materials glossary, and a list of sources for materials, custom flies, and off-the-shelf patterns. Additionally, Dick Brown describes fly selection for various destinations, habitats, and conditions, and advises anglers on how to present flies and what prey they portray.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 FLY CHARACTERISTICS What Makes a Good Bonefish Fly Good?
• 2 PROFILES OF 197 FLIES Recipes, Tying Notes, Prey Suggested, Destinations Fished, Presentation Advice
• 3 SELECTING BONEFISH FLIES For Different Locations, Prey, Depths, Light Levels, and Wind Conditions
• 4 TYING SEQUENCES Mastering These Step-by-Step Instructions Will Teach You to Tie Most Bonefish Flies
• 5 DESIGN ALTERNATIVES AND TRENDS New Directions in Materials and Designs
• 6 FLY MATERIALS A Glossary of the Essential Bonefish Fly-Tying Materials
• 7 SOURCES Where to Find Flies, Custom Tiers, and Materials
• Bibliography