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Tying Nymphs: Essential Flies and Techniques for the Top Patterns Hardcover – January 1, 2016

by Charlie Craven (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 161 ratings
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  • The best subsurface flies for rivers and lakes around the world
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"Forget everything you thought you knew about tying nymphs, Charlie Craven always seems to find more efficient ways to produce sexier flies. Not only does he have a critical and a creative mind, he is the best communicator in fly tying today, with a neighborly, engaging writing style and clear, detailed photography that will drag you kicking and screaming into the world of better fly tying."--Ross Purnell""Fly Fisherman" magazine" (09/01/2015)

About the Author

Charlie Craven co-owns Charlie's Fly Box, a fly shop in Arvada, Colorado, and is a top-selling signature fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants. Craven is the Fly Tier's Bench columnist for Fly Fisherman and author of Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying: Modern Techniques for Flies That Catch Fish and Charlie's Fly Box: Signature Flies for Fresh and Salt Water. He is also featured in the recent Fly Fisherman magazine DVDs Warmwater Fly Tying and Saltwater Fly Tying. He lives in Palmer Lake, Colorado, with his wife, Lisa, two giant dogs, and a slew of children.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stackpole / Headwater (January 1, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1934753351
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1934753354
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.19 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.56 x 11 inches
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Charlie Craven has been a commercial fly tier for more than thirty years, tying flies for almost every species of gamefish, freshwater and saltwater, though he specializes in trout flies for the Rockies. He is a signature tier for Umpqua Feather Merchants, which produces fifteen of his patterns. Craven is co-owner of Charlie's Fly Box in Olde Town Arvada, Colorado, which was the winner of the 2009 Fly Fishing Retailer of the Year Award.

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Howard T. Lustine
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Fantastic book from one of the best in the business
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2017
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Another Fantastic book from one of the best in the business. I have been fortunate enough to have seen his demos at Somerset FlyFishing symposia. Great teacher and there is nobody who translates his teachings into a book quite like Charlie Craven. Highly recommended! Also, pics are very effectively illustrative of teaching points he is trying to make. Yes, you learn the patterns with this one but, more importantly, if you follow the order of the patterns provided, there are techniques being built, as you go!
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Michael W. Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars If you are a fly tier you know how beautiful all of Charlie's books are
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2018
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If you are a fly tier you know how beautiful all of Charlie's books are. I have them all and use them often. This book is very cool in that he goes into patterns not previously published in his other books. Outstanding photography and very detailed instructions on the patterns. Get this one!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for beginning fly tyers!
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2017
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Well written, but dull. Good photography. But I would rather see a book that teaches more advanced fly tying techniques, rather than being more of a fly tying recipe book. I have been tying flies since 1978, and I did not learn anything from it than I did not already know!
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Stan J
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, poor condition
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2019
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The book is a great reference for tying nymphs.

Received two copies, and returned both because they arrived warped (would not close flat or lay flat) assume stored in a humid location.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nymph learning
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2023
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Got this book to learn more about how to use nymphs in fly fishing.
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Makapo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Teacher
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2022
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Charlie Cravens is old of the great fly tying teachers of our time. Even if you are an experienced at tying, he's got something that will help you improve. He is a wealth of little tips that others miss.
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Ray Albertson
5.0 out of 5 stars Description,
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2018
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very pleased with the books, although I have looked through them, I have not read these books as of yet, I found some topics of interest, I will enjoy these books, if your looking for ways to fish different techniques, these are what I have been looking for and I hope anyone who is looking for that one technique or certain fly finds the same as I have, great descriptions and illustrations, I am very pleased with these books
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JB McCollum
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2020
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Really happy with this book and very pleased that Charlie didn't burn a bunch of pages about tools and tying materials. Nice photos and descriptions, arguable one of the better fly pattern books I've encountered. Highly suggested you put this book on your shelf.
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Luke Kaye
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for fly fisherman
Reviewed in Canada on December 30, 2022
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Amazing book, lots of variations of classic nymphs, great ties. The book is nice and step by step. You don't have to pause and rewind like YouTube hahaha
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well bound on good quality paper
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2019
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A very good quality item with clear instructions and helpful images.
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Patanè Maurizio
4.0 out of 5 stars Tying Nymphs....
Reviewed in Italy on March 24, 2016
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Gran bel libro,pur non essendoci imitazioni particolarmente "nuove",d'altra parte é difficile oramai inventarsi qualcosa di nuovo,vi é presentata una serie di ottimi modelli di indubbia efficacia che permettono di affrontare quasi tutte le situazioni in acque mosse,buone le schede che permettono anche a chi inizia a costruire di farsi senza difficoltà le proprie mosche.
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Alain Figuls
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable
Reviewed in France on February 15, 2016
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Les nymphes principale sont dans ce livre avec des fiches de montages très détaillées et illustrées de photos magnifique. Bien qu'en anglais il est facile de comprendre les processus de montage même si l'on nest pas un crack de la langue de Shakespeare !
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Ben Ben
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book
Reviewed in Canada on December 25, 2019
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Fantastic book. Great quality materials.
Great content with clear step by step directions to tie nymphs.
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