Publisher Description

Dave Hughes has long believed that wet flies have an essential place in everyone's fly box and repertoire of trout tactics. That's why he has updated this 1995 classic with the benefit of the last two decades of developments in materials, tying, and fishing techniques. * Instructions for making over 60 soft-hackled flies, flymphs, winged wets, and all-fur wet flies*13,000 copies sold in hardcover

Author Biography

Dave Hughes is a highly respected fly-fishing writer with over two dozen books in print. He writes regularly for the popular fishing magazines and currently is a columnist for fly rod & Reel. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Review

Wet Flies was the book that ignited my imagination in new and exciting ways, encouraging me to think beyond the dry fly and nymph...This is not a superficial revision, but rather contains substantial contributions to an already great work. -- Craig Schuhmann

Long Description

Dave Hughes has long believed that wet flies have an essential place in everyone's fly box and repertoire of trout tactics. That's why he has updated this 1995 classic with the benefit of the last two decades of developments in materials, tying, and fishing techniques. Instructions for making over 60 soft-hackled flies, flymphs, winged wets, and all-fur wet flies 13,000 copies sold in hardcover"

Review Text

"A handful of books were responsible for shaping my angling development: Ted Leeson's Habit of Rivers , John Judy's Slackline Fishing , every book written by Gary Lafontaine, and Dave Hughes' Wet Flies . With respect to all these other authors, Wet Flies was the book that ignited my imagination in new and exciting ways, encouraging me to think beyond the dry fly and nymph...This is not a superficial revision, but rather contains substantial contributions to an already great work."

Review Quote

"A handful of books were responsible for shaping my angling development: Ted Leeson's "Habit of Rivers," John Judy's "Slackline Fishing," every book written by Gary Lafontaine, and Dave Hughes' "Wet Flies." With respect to all these other authors, "Wet Flies" was the book that ignited my imagination in new and exciting ways, encouraging me to think beyond the dry fly and nymph...This is not a superficial revision, but rather contains substantial contributions to an already great work."--Craig Schuhmann""Flyfishing & Tying Journal"" (11/24/2015)

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