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RELEASE DATE: January 2025
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Perhaps no other area in fly fishing has experienced as much sensation, and growth, as “Euro Nymphing.” This term, which is actually not the most accurate but has been the one that has stuck, describes a broad category of nymphing (fishing flies under the water as opposed to on top of the water) techniques from around the world—Czech, Polish, Spanish, French, as well as American—brought to the forefront by the rise of fly fishing competitions. This pioneering fly tying book focuses on teaching the most popular patterns in this category and includes approximately 15 flies with over 350 full-color tying steps.
Even more, this book features over 30 of today’s top anglers and fly tiers! Each was interviewed and shared fly tying tips, CONFIDENCE FLIES, fishing tips, and lots more…included in the book. This list includes Devin Olsen, George Daniel, Lubos Roza, Josh Miller, Howard Croston, Pat Weiss, Lance Egan, Franta Hanak, Pablo Castro, David Arcay, Tim Flagler, and many more. The information each shared is current, relevant, and will make you a better fly tier and fly fisher tomorrow.
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Guide Flies
If you’re like me, there are probably a handful of flies that you use on a regular basis for one simple reason: They ALWAYS catch fish! Typically easy to tie and using few materials, these are the patterns we teacher newer tiers and place on the tippet of beginning fly fishers. Call them confidence flies, guide flies, go-to patterns…whatever. Just use them!
The fly featured here is a Utah Killer Bug, a variation of Frank Sawyer’s classic nymph. With few materials, this is a pattern nearly anyone can tie, plus the addition of a jig hook and slotted bead help to keep this pattern from snagging while fishing moving water. To see some of my favorite guide flies, click the link below.