The Astoria, Oregon club has brought together fly-tying and fly-fishing techniques for some of the best-known experts in their field. Several hundred patterns are presented to help you be successful on your home waters.

A fully revised, all-color edition of the most popular fly pattern book for the Northwest, including Western Canada, by the Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club of Spokane, Washington. The best 200 flies for trout, steelhead, and salmon. Each fly, individually photographed by Jim Schollmeyer, includes dressing, originator, and how to fish and tie it. Color paintings throughout.

It's fun to look into the fly boxes of other fishermen to see their collections of flies, especially if that collection is hand tied by that individual. All fly tiers have their own style, so viewing a box of flies tied by another angler can be a valuable experience, providing inspiration the next time you sit down at your tying bench. Probasco's Favorite Northwest Flies: Tying and Fishing is an invitation to peek into Steve Probasco's fly boxes, giving a sampling of a few of his favorite patterns, those flies he most often uses for a variety of Northwest species, including trout, steelhead, salmon, bass, panfish, bottom fish, whitefish, shad, and carp. Some of the flies in this book are standard, time-proven patterns. these patterns were designed by Steve, his friends, and some are of unknown origin. Steve has fly-fished the Northwest's myriad waters for nearly 40 years, this vast knowledge is reflected in his selection of fly patterns. Let this collection of fly patterns entice you to experiment with materials, techniques, and ideas you will find in this book. Charge up your creativity, gather a pile of materials, and sit at the tying desk with Steve Probasco, one of the best fly fishermen and fly tiers in the Northwest.

It is easy for the novice fly-fisher to become overwhelmed by the proliferation of items and gear that can be used to create artificial flies. Fly Tying- Proven Flies for the Pacific Northwest, provides a simple overview of the basic equipment, materials and patterns used for chironomids, wet flies, and dry flies, as well as those for steelhead and salmon. His fly-tying methods, taught by the late fishing legend Earl Anderson, do not use a whip finisher tool for making half hitches, but rather a one-hand half hitch, creating flies that rarely unravel. Every fly in this book has been successfully tested by the author to such an extent that he is confident the reader will achieve success. Focusing on established flies that have years of proven success in the Pacific Northwest region, this book provides a combination of instruction as well as life lessons and stories accumulated over decades, providing both a useful and enjoyable read.