<li>Learn to tie 17 best-selling patterns for trout, bass, and saltwater flats species such as bonefish and permit</li> <li>Over 750 step-by-step photos</li> <li>60 pattern recipes, with author's favorite variations</li>

Charlie's Fly Box: Signature Flies for Fresh and Salt Water

Sports & Outdoors

Craven, Charlie

Hunting & Fishing

Stackpole Books

Charlie Craven has set the standard for innovation in fly tying . . . that very few tiers can match. --Tim Heng Charlie Craven is a master fly tier and more importantly, a natural-born teacher. . . . Whether you are just getting started, or a longtime tier who wants to learn new tricks, Charlie can help. --Ross Purnell, editor, Fly Fisherman magazine Master fly tier Charlie Craven sets the standard for innovation in fly tying today. A commercial tier for over 30 years, Charlie is known for his signature flies for almost every species of gamefish, including his specialty, trout of the Rockies. This book features 17 best-selling patterns for trout and bass and saltwater flats species bonefish and permit. 750 step-by-step photos show 60 pattern recipes, including the author's favorite variations.

Learn all the essential tying techniques for the top streamer patterns from master fly tier Charlie Craven. The 18 featured patterns with recipes and complete step-by-step instructions include a mix of classic and modern patterns to showcase not only fish-catching flies, but also the best range of techniques. Includes tips from other top tiers, the latest information on new materials, 50 additional top patterns and recipes, and more than 1200 color photos. Featured flies include Baby Gonga, Black Ghost, Clouser, Dirty Hippy, Double Bunny, Game Changer, Heifer Groomer, Lead Eyed Bugger, Matuka, Mickey Finn, Muddler, Platte River Special, Platte River Spider, Sculpzilla, Slumpbuster, Sparkle Minnow, Tequeely, and Thin Mint.

Tying Streamers: Essential Flies and Techniques for the Top Patterns

<li>Learn to tie 17 popular nymphs, dry flies, and streamers</li>
<li>Master fundamental tying techniques in a series of practical lessons Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying is a modern course in fly-tying fundamentals covering the essential tools, materials, and techniques needed to tie a wide range of popular flies. With 1,000 photos, Craven covers cutting-edge techniques for the more tried-and-true classics, such as the Royal Wulff, Adams, and Hare's Ear, and shares innovative approaches to current patterns such as the Brassie, RS2, and Copper John.With clear, concise text, Craven provides tips and techniques from his over thirty years of tying flies for fly shops on Colorado's Front Range. This book is built on Craven's successful fly-tying classes, which start out with simple flies and work toward more complex patterns, all the while teaching techniques and introducing materials by tying popular patterns that catch fish in Eastern and Western streams. This series of lessons show how flies build on one another, enabling readers to tie a wide range of patterns simply by breaking them down into parts. Craven illustrates the progression with his meticulous directions to fingerbusters like Copper Johns, Stimulators, and Humpies.
This book, which is sure to become a standard text for basic fly tying, covers 17 flies (including recipes for popular variations), including the Brassie, Black Beauty, RS2, Hare's Ear, Pheasant Tail, Prince Nymph, Copper John, Woolly Bugger, Elk Hair Caddis, Stimulator, Adams, Rusty Spinner, Parachute Blue-Winged Olive, X Comparadun, Royal Wulff, Humpy, and Goddard Caddis.
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Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying: Modern Techniques for Flies That Catch Fish

Headwater Books

<li>The best subsurface flies for rivers and lakes around the world</li>
<li>Over 50 essential nymph patterns</li>
<li>Detailed tying instructions, insights into material preparation, and tricks of the trade from one of the country's best tiers</li>

Tying Nymphs: Essential Flies and Techniques for the Top Patterns

Stackpole/Headwater

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Charlie's Fly Box: Signature Flies for Fresh and Salt Water

Charlie's Fly Box: Signature Flies for Fresh and Salt Water

Tying Streamers: Essential Flies and Techniques for the Top Patterns

Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying: Modern Techniques for Flies That Catch Fish

Tying Nymphs: Essential Flies and Techniques for the Top Patterns