The companion volume to Tony Route’s popular "Flyfishing Alaska," this book helps the reader select and tie the flies needed to take trout, char, and salmon throughout Alaska. Tony has chosen 46 proven flies based on his years of experience flyfishing Alaska’s rivers, lakes, and saltwater. Brief tying instructions are given for each fly, and the book is filled with anecdotes and fishing advice that make it easy for the visiting flyfisher to know which flies to take and how to fish them.
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Anthony J. Route is Alaska’s premier flyfishing writer. A student of the sport, Tony takes extensive notes each season. The culmination of this research is found in his two books, "Flyfishing Alaska" and "Flies for Alaska." He is also the author of numerous articles on flyfishing and fly tying. Trained as an aquatic entomologist, Tony has worked as a fisheries technician, commercial fly tier, and fishing guide. He currently teaches flyfishing at the University of Alaska in Anchorage.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worthwhile for all fly anglers, even non-tyers,
By jspiller@co.humboldt.ca.us (Northern California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flies for Alaska: A Guide to Buying and Tying (Spiral-bound)
Route's guide gives a manageable list of flies along with a good amount of reasoning behind each. The timing/species charts are excellent in themselves. This volume is worthwhile for all fly anglers, even non-tyers. In addition to providing a guide for tying/buying flies for Alaska, it gives a good bit of how-to and even a hint of where-to. I used it prior to my most recent Alaskan venture and it was most useful. One question: Why no marabout spiders?
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Tie before you fly.,
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This review is from: Flies for Alaska: A Guide to Buying and Tying (Spiral-bound)
This handy book provides a detailed instructions for tying a wide variety of flies that will be useful when flyfishing in Alaska. The book is organized into chapters devoted to a particular type of fishing (i.e., still water, streamers, saltwater, etc.). A set of handy tables matching up fly to species and time of the year is provided. Also included is information on how to fish the various flies. Another two related books of interest are "Flyfishing Alaska" by Route and "Fly Patterns of Alaska" by the Alaska Flyfishers.
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I took a Flyfishing class and this book was highly recommended. It is a another great tool to have.
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Some people are under the impression that the only fly they need in order to be successful in Alaska is a salmon egg pattern. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other flyfishers, salmon wet fly, underbody fur, attach the chenille, whip finish, hook shank, rabbit strip, bead chain eyes, saddle hackle, mouse pattern, tail position, several wraps, calf tail, original dressing, egg patterns, black chenille, take the thread, fly patterns, caddis larva, hackle fibers, dead drift, fly tiers, deer hair, dry fly, silver salmon Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wooly Bugger, Flash Fly, Sparkle Shrimp, Egg Sucking Leech, Mickey Finn, Bitch Creek, Everglow Fly, Iliamna Pinkie, Mosquito Larva, Sockeye Orange, Crowe Beetle, Lake Leech, Marabou Girdle Bug, Olive Zonker, Ginger Bunny Fly, Gold Comet, Woolhead Sculpin, Brassie Nymph, Katmai Slider, Arctic Minnow, Fuchsia Bunny Fly, Little Yellow Stonefly, Simple Shrew, Blue Smolt, Flash Body Nymph New!
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Some people are under the impression that the only fly they need in order to be successful in Alaska is a salmon egg pattern. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other flyfishers, salmon wet fly, underbody fur, attach the chenille, whip finish, hook shank, rabbit strip, bead chain eyes, saddle hackle, mouse pattern, tail position, several wraps, calf tail, original dressing, egg patterns, black chenille, take the thread, fly patterns, caddis larva, hackle fibers, dead drift, fly tiers, deer hair, dry fly, silver salmon Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wooly Bugger, Flash Fly, Sparkle Shrimp, Egg Sucking Leech, Mickey Finn, Bitch Creek, Everglow Fly, Iliamna Pinkie, Mosquito Larva, Sockeye Orange, Crowe Beetle, Lake Leech, Marabou Girdle Bug, Olive Zonker, Ginger Bunny Fly, Gold Comet, Woolhead Sculpin, Brassie Nymph, Katmai Slider, Arctic Minnow, Fuchsia Bunny Fly, Little Yellow Stonefly, Simple Shrew, Blue Smolt, Flash Body Nymph New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Book of Fly Patterns by Eric Leiser in Front Matter, page 64, and Back Matter
- Western Trout Fly Tying Manual by Jack Dennis in Back Matter
- The Big Fish (Linford Mystery) by Robert Charles in Back Matter
- Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects by Norman F. Johnson in Back Matter
- The Trout and the Stream by Charles E. Brooks in Back Matter
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