Reservoir Trout Flies by Adrian Freer

An Angler's Guide to Successful Fly Patterns - Due for release October, 2010

News Release From
The Crowood Press

Without doubt, in the British Isles, reservoirs provide the best, and the most accessible and affordable opportunity for catching rainbow and brown trout with an artificial fly.  In whatever part of the country you reside there will probably be at least one day-ticket reservoir close to your home that is stocked with trout.  To be consistently successful, the angler will need not only to utilize a wide range of fishing techniques, but also to possess a comprehensive set of artificial flies to cater for every conceivable fishing situation.

The purpose of this comprehensive book is twofold.  Firstly, to discuss the design and dressing of reservoir trout flies with a view to understanding how they actually appear to the trout.  Secondly, to provide a reference guide to the most popular and successful reservoir fly patterns in use today.

Topics covered:
 - Discusses the design of artificial flies with supporting photographs showing their appearance and behaviour beneath the water
 - Presents the dressings of over 270 fly patterns divided into nymphs, wet flies, lures [including fly patterns], dry flies and emergers, and terrestrials
 - For ease of reference, a photograph of each fly, the dressing menu, a list of variants and comments on each individual pattern are all shown on the same page
 - Provides a comprehensive 'on the bench' reference handbook for both the amateur and professional fly tyer
 - Offers helpful advice to anglers contemplating tying their own flies for the first time

Adrian Freer has been a long-standing member of both the Leicestershire Fly Fishing Assocation and the Anglers' Conservation Association [now merged into The Angling Trust] and, as well as being a dedicated fly fisherman and fly tyer, he also has a keen interest in entomology.  He is also the author of the highly acclaimed Successful Reservoir Fly Fishing Techniques [Crowood 2007].