This is an autobiography of Edward C. Engle. It tells the story of his childhood and education and eventual migration to the Navy as a bombardier/navigator in the A-6 Intruder aircraft. He explains the systems, the tactics, and the ordnance used against an implacable enemy over Laos, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and Cambodia. After he returned, the book continues with his life in further assignments, eventual career change to Aeronautical Eng...
Expert angler Ed Engle combines his two classic books on small fly tying and fishing in one updated, second-edition volume, covering patterns for tiny, sparsely dressed flies and how to fish them. Engle covers small-fly history as well as tools, special materials, specific patterns, tying techniques, and a full complement of patterns.
Taking trout on lightweight rods with flies as small as size 20 and 30 is a challenge that Ed Engle aims to help with. This book covers small-fly history, tying tools, and materials, and includes tips on fishing techniques from Engle's 30 years of experience fishing small flies on the South Platte River.
Most small-fly books concentrate on the fly patterns, but presentation and tactics are just as important as the pattern. Engle covers the difficulty of detecting strikes and how to best play trout caught on small flies and gives advice on the aquatic insect orders and how to fish the hatches, depending on the water and the stage of the hatch.
What do you do when your best attempts to match the hatch and make drag-free-drift presentations fail? Ed Engle lets go of preconceived notions and allows the trout and river to inform him and you. He has found the best solutions to challenges that vex fly anglers everywhere, and he shares what he has learned in straightforward, no-nonsense lessons for finding and taking even the toughest trout.
Midge larvae and pupae, tiny parachutes, floating nymphs, micro scuds, tiny ants Choosing the right hook, thread, wire, and amount of weight for small flies plus 75 patterns, including Brassie, RS-2, Renegade, Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear, Griffith's Gnat Foreword by John Gierach Taking trout on lightweight rods with flies as small as size 20 and 30 is a challenge. Learn to imitate midges' trailing shucks and drowned adults, tie tiny parachutes and ...
