Gretchen &. Al Beatty Books

Many fly tiers consider constructing flies from animal hair to be difficult and very honestly they are not the easiest patterns to produce. However, we offer you an alternative - the EZY Trout Flies in this book. Within these pages, we will show you simple techniques and materials to tie flies that look the same as their more difficult to construct cousins. The techniques are easy to learn and should benefit any tier should they decide to go for more advanced patterns. That said, as far as the fish are concerned they like the flies just fine. Although the technique is an important part of fly tying, it is not the only consideration. Equally important is the material used and in the case of the flies herein you

Mastering the instructions in this book will take an aspiring fly tier from total novice to advanced amateur in just a few short pages. The early chapters provide the reader with a solid understanding of the tools, techniques, and materials to construct seven foundation fly patterns. What is a foundation pattern? It is a fly that not only teaches an important fly-tying skill but also provides a basis from which to build an exciting fly box of patterns attractive to the angler and the fish alike. For The Hare's Ear Nymph is a pattern that with a little adaptation and ingenuity will satisfy 80 percent of any fly fishers nymph fishing needs. All the tier needs to do is change colors and materials to fit a wide variety of fishing situations. The seven foundation patterns include the Woolly Worm, Gray Hackle Yellow, Montana Nymph, Hare's Ear Nymph, Post Wing Mayfly, Elk Hair Caddis, and the Marabou Streamer. The skills learned on each fly are used again on the next along with a new technique. Building skills upon skills is the backbone of this book AND for a successful fly tying career. The Beatty's have more than 100 years of fly tying experience and thousands of skilled students to their credit. Why not join the group and learn to tie flies the easy way? The Beatty way!

This is a first in a series of fly-tying books that teaches the reader how to tie a single discipline and do it well. In it the reader will learn how to tie Wonder Wing flies from soup to nuts so to speak. You will learn how to "manufacture" the perfect set of wings in much less time than it takes to "locate" them by searching through a bunch of feathers or a neck. Have you noticed how elusive the perfect set of wings can be to find? That will never again happen when you can "make" them quickly using large size cape feathers, pheasant body feathers, mallard, blue-eared pheasant, etc. The book leads the reader through a standard Wonder Wing application then teaches how to improve the design to provide a better on-the-water experience. Most of the flies illustrated in the book are divided, standing-up wings, but it also includes the same wings with a parachute hackle application and a range of Trude-style wings. It will improve your fly-tying experience AND get you on-the-water faster.