Jerry Darkes

Essential Flies for the Great Lakes Region

Patterns, and Their Histories, for Trout, Steelhead, Salmon, Smallmouth, Muskie, and More

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Essential Flies for the Great Lakes States is the first-ever collection of Great Lakes patterns for steelhead, salmon, brown trout, and musky by contemporary tiers of the region. Patterns and recipes for over 600 flies, photographed by Jimmy Chang, cover historically important patterns as well as the latest cutting-edge flies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: STACKPOLE BOOKS
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 216mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1134g
• ISBN-13: 9780811739627
• ISBN-10: 0811739627
• Artikelnr.: 58600519

Autorenporträt

Jerry Darkes is a fly tackle sales rep, instructor/guide, and writer based in northern Ohio. He has over four decades of fly fishing experience in both fresh and saltwater and is recognized as an expert on Great Lakes steelhead and warm water fly fishing. He is also a member of the Scott Fly Rod and Scientific Anglers Pro Staffs. Jerry was the first "fly fishing only" guide on Ohio's Lake Erie tributaries and helped to pioneer many of the fly patterns and techniques used today. He has been featured in several books and video/DVD productions about Great Lakes fly fishing and is a well-known fly tier who created a series of instructional fly tying DVDs focusing on Great Lakes steelhead and other gamefish. Jerry gives many programs and demonstrations throughout the region and has been featured on several television shows including Trout Unlimited TV and Outdoors Ohio. He has authored numerous articles in publications including Ohio Outdoors, Warmwater Fly Fishing, Saltwater Fly Fishing, Wild Steelhead and Salmon, Fly Fish America, Midwest Fly Fishing, American Angler, Fly Tyer, Southwest Fly Fishing and Eastern Fly Fishing. He is the author of Fly Fishing the Inland Oceans. He lives in Strongsville, Ohio.