The Masters On the Dry Fly [Paperback]

J Michael Migel (Editor), Dave Whitlock (Illustrator), Nick Lyons (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

An anthology of brilliantly written articles on fishing the dry fly from the world's masters of the sport of fly fishing. You've met them before, in the dozens of books and hundreds of magazine articles they have written, but here is some of the best work from the world's most renowned dry-fly experts, assembled in one classic volume.
With articles ranging from instruction in reading the water to tying better dry flies, and beautifully illustrated with photographs and Dave Whitlock's incomparable drawings, THE MASTERS ON THE DRY FLY will be a welcome addition to any angler's library.

Contributors include:

Ø Ernest Schwiebert
Ø Nick Lyons
Ø Roderick Haig-Brown
Ø Lefty Kreh
Ø Lee Wulff
Ø Art Flick
Ø Dave Whitlock
Ø Charles K. Fox
Ø Ed Zern
Ø Poul Jorgensen
Ø Carl Richards
Ø Leonard M. Wright, Jr.
Ø Mike Migel
Ø Steve Raymond
Ø Michael Fong
Ø Charles F. Waterman
Ø A.I. Alexander

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Here is the classic treasury of lore and instruction on how to tie and fish floating flies. Dry flies are perhaps the most beautiful imitations in any angler's fly box, and floating flies offer certainly the most exciting way to fish. Here is a brilliant anthology of dry-fly lore and indispensable angling, tackle selection, and fly-tying advice from some of the most renowned anglers in the world, including: Lefty Kreh, Lee Wulff, Ernest Schwiebert, Nick Lyons, Dave Whitlock, Art Flick, Ed Zern, Charles K. Fox, Mike Migel, Carl Richards, Charles F. Waterman, Roderick Haig-Brown, and many more.

About the Author

J. MICHAEL MIGEL also co-edited The Masters on the Nymph (page 157) and The Stream Conservation Handbook.

DAVE WHITLOCK is a renowned illustrator and fly-fishing author whose books include Dave Whitlock's Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods (page 151). He lives in Midway, Arkansas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585747874
• ISBN-13: 978-1585747870
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,235,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Memories ..., October 3, 2011

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This review is from: The Masters On the Dry Fly (Paperback)

This edition is a re print

I got mine in 1977, I was ten, my father bought it in London (St James) for me.

I was just a school boy dreaming about trouts an flies without even knowing how to fly fish, nor read english ... For an ten years French kid this is not unsual ;)

I kept it, browsing through Dave Witlock's amazing drawing wishing to learn how to read English.

Now, I'm 45 and I have read it thousand of times especially the Art Flick chapter "How to fish pocket water"

This applied so well to the acid streams of Lozere (French central mountains), once we studied that chapter we were detecting and catching fish everywhere.

Off course, it is somehow an old fashionned book, but they (I have it s companion "Masters of the Nymph") are very pleasant to read, very informative and beautiful books