The Orvis Fly-Tying Guide [Hardcover]

Tom Rosenbauer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Orvis | Publication Date: July 1, 2001

How to tie realistic flies that not only look good but catch fish too.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"One of the finest texts on the craft of fly tying ever written ... should be in the library of every tyer."--Dave Klausmeyer, editor, Fly Tyer magazine

"If you're a beginning fly anger, you should make Orvis Fly-Tying Guide your bible."-- The Frederick News-Post

From the Back Cover

This essential book on fly tying will teach anyone how to tie flies. All the important techniques are illustrated with color photographs, from starting the thread on the hook to whip finishing. The book lays the basic ground work by fully explaining simple tying techniques, and then progresses to detailed tying instructions for some of the most popular, modern patterns. How to choose and prepare the correct material, and all the necessary tying steps for each fly, are detailed in superb, large, color photographs. Even if you have no previous tying experience, you'll be able to tie dries, nymphs, streamers, saltwater offerings, and bass bugs after just a few sessions with this book. The tier is then advised how to progress to similar patterns using the same basic techniques. Also included is a huge reference of fly patterns - more than 400 flies from the Orvis catalog are shown in full color, along with their tying recipes and proportions for each one. This book, calling on the Orvis Company's vast resources and teaching experience and written by an author whose name is synonymous with Orvis, is sure to become the bible for fly tyers of all skill levels. (8 3/4 X 11, 388 pages, color photos, charts)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press; 1st edition (July 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585740330
• ISBN-13: 978-1585740338
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tom Rosenbauer has been a fly fisher for nearly four decades, and was tying flies commercially at age fourteen. He is the author of numerous books, as well as countless articles for American Angler, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, and other periodicals. He is a vice president at the Orvis Company in Manchester, Vermont, and lives in nearby Arlington.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best I've Seen for the beginner, December 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Orvis Fly-Tying Guide (Hardcover)

I just began to investigate the world of fly tying. This was the third or fourth book I read in detail, and the only one that provided enough detail to actually tie some simple flies correctly.

It provides a good combination of clarity on specific techniques, and step-by-step instructions on tying several patterns. Both the photos and the text are clear and easy to follow. Also, things are not made more tricky than they actually are, a problem with some of the other books.

I also just bought the Benchside Reference, which I agree with all is an indispensible reference. I could not put it down after I got it from the library, and that is saying a lot for a reference book. I think with the two, the typical beginner could tie a decent Wooly Bugger in an hour -- I did.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book covering nearly all basics, July 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Orvis Fly-Tying Guide (Hardcover)

The book shows in very clear colour detail the upright (hair & feather) wing, parachute, klinchammer, dubbing, hackle and has a vast number of fly patterns. This book is very good for beginners and those who are experimenting and starting to advance. Reading this book should give anyone a good strong basis on which to build.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super beginner's fly tying book but much more..., September 2, 2009

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Michael A. Davis "Appalachian Hiker" (Boynton Beach, Fl United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Orvis Fly-Tying Guide (Paperback)

This is a great beginner's introduction to fly tying but it doesn't stop there. It continues to build on itself such that you will soon be tying more complex flies. The beginning of the book discusses tools and materials needed, in much detail. Then, there are extremely detailed descriptions, with many color photos, of how to tie, step by step, all sorts of flys. Finally, there is a section of fly "recipes" with photos, covering hundreds of other flies that you will be able to tie using the techniques of the previous detailed, step by step section. Did I mention that the photography is superb? Get this book; you won't regret it!