TYING SMALL FLIES. By Ed Engle.

2004 1st edition. 4to (190 x 239mm). Ppviii,231. Colour photographs throughout. Foreword by John Gierach.

"When fishing gets tough, you might be tempted to use flashier flies, but Ed Engle has learned that small, sparsely dressed flies often work when nothing else will. With a little attention to tying the flies and fishing technique, you'll take trout on flies as small as 24, 28, and 30. Small flies have the support of legendary writers like vince Marinaro, Ed Koch, Arnold Gingrich, and Darrel Martin, and Engle has deftly covered the small-fly history of how and why these flies have developed." The bulk of the book is, of course, about understanding and tying small flies. Chapters include: Small fly history; Small-fly hooks and tying tools; Hanging by a thread; A little flash; Wired; Getting down - weight for small flies; Midge larvae and midge pupae; Midges on top and in the surface film; Olives; Tiny parachutes; Tricos; Floating nymphs; Microcaddis; Microscuds; Tiny ants; Tiny, simple, old, new, and effective small-fly patterns; Guide's choice; Poor man's CDC; 32s!