Tying Dry Flies (Third Edition)
by Randall Kaufmann
Book Review by Kristen O'Daly:
Feel as though you may never be able to tie a fly? Well, Randall Kaufmann has the answers to tying 26 flies and more. In Tying Dry Flies, Kaufmann shows you how to tie the world's most popular dry flies with speed, ease and efficiency. Tying instruction is presented in a fun and easy to understand manner, although this is how professionals are taught. There are over 800 gorgeous color photos that take you, step by step, through 26 demonstration patterns that are presented in a logical learning sequence.
These patterns encompass all major adult foods of trout, including: mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, damselflies, midges, and terrestrials. Tying Dry Flies also offers fishing tips, interesting angling experiences of the author, a wealth of entomological and historical information, and beautiful angling art and illustrated tying instructions by Mike Stidham. Dry Flies offers more hands-on educational fly tying information than any other tying book. Its organization, content, and color visuals are unrivaled. Over 850 perfect color photos and concise Mike Stidham color illustrations lead you step by step through 31 of the world’s most popular dry flies. These patterns were selected for tying technique, fishing versatility and angler interest. They encompass all major surface foods of trout. The pattern directory includes an additional 100 patterns.Tying
Dry Flies offers more hands-on educational fly tying information than any other tying book. Its organization, content, and color visuals are unrivaled. Over 850 perfect color photos and concise Mike Stidham color illustrations lead you step by step through 31 of the world’s most popular dry flies. These patterns were selected for tying technique, fishing versatility and angler interest. They encompass all major surface foods of trout. The pattern directory includes an additional 100 patterns.