Product Description

Gearing up for all types of trout fishing on creeks, rivers, tailwaters, and lakes

Casting, selecting a fly, and reading the water and finding trout

Dave Hughes's clear and simple instruction and explanation describes 18 trout rigs and 81 methods to fish them. In moving water: rigs and methods for dry flies and emergers, nymphs, wet flies, streamers, and dry flies and droppers. In stillwater: dry flies and sunk flies.Fly fishers learn the specifics of the rig--types of fly line, lengths and tapers of leader and tippet, the flies, and split shot, putty weight, strike indicators, droppers, point flies, and indicators--and the full array of methods to present the rig to the trout. Hughes's lucid text is teamed with hundreds of instructive illustrations, including those showing how the trout views the fly. The more rigs you learn to construct and the more methods you learn to apply, the more situations you'll solve, and the more trout you'll catch.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #203993 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-10
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 322 pages

About the Author
Dave Hughes is the author of bestselling fishing books, including Essential Trout Flies (0-8117-2748-3) and Handbook of Hatches (0-8117-3182-0). He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Customer Reviews

I strongly recommend "Trout Rigs and Methods"
This book just about covers most any challenging fly fishing situation that you will run into. I bought the book to learn more about streamer methods and to get some greater insight on dry fly fishing. I wasn't disapointed! This is an excellent resource for any fly fishing rig. I have fished the indicator/nymph methods for years. There isn't any false information or anything I would disagree with. David Hughes does an excellent job explaining various fly rigs and why they work. The 'trout view' is a great way to illustrate how the fish are seeing each presentation. I'm going to adopt several of the methods/rigs into my own 'tool box' for catching more trout.

good stuff
I really like this book and can't wait to put some new techniques in the quiver for this spring. There is a lot to digest in the book, but a tremendous reference. I can see this one as a book you keep checking back with often. Nicely done.

STEPS UP YOUR FLY FISHING GAME!
I found this work to be what I was seeking: Specific, clear tips with details on situations I encounter fly fishing water that is special. The kind that you know hold great trout but you are unsure of how to get the fly into without a mess or disaster. Not for beginners. But ideal for the fly fisher seeking to take the time and effort to step up to the next level of success and enjoyment. Excellent sketches, better than photos for making points and giving tips. Fine use of the English language.