Simple Techniques for Tying Deer-Hair Flies

Many fly tiers consider deer hair one of the most difficult materials with which to work. But, it just isn't that hard. Bass Bug Basics shows you how to tie deer-hair bugs without superhuman skills, expensive tools, or exotic materials.
What you need is a little time and dedication—and a copy of Bass Bug Basics. Through clear and easy-to-follow instructions and comprehensive step-by-step photographs, the reader can easily progress from the Powder Puff (the most basic of bass bugs) all the way to such advanced patterns as the Floundering Pinfish.

John M. Likakis is a longtime bass bug tier. He is the former editor of Warmwater Fly Fishing and American Angler magazines, and has contributed hundreds of articles to fishing magazines ranging from American Angler to Florida Sportsman. He lives in Bennington, Vermont.

Praise for Bass Bug Basics:
“I'd have given anything for this book when I tried (and failed, miserably) to tie my first bass bugs. John Likakis takes the mystery and misery out of working with deer hair.”
—Art Scheck, editor, Southern Anglers' Journal
“John Likakis has done a valuable service for fly tiers everywhere . . . he makes this fly tying art of spinning and stacking hair look easy. A great resource for your tying bench.”
—C. Boyd Pfeiffer, fly tier, contributor to Fly Tyer magazine, author of Bug Making, Tying Trout Flies, and Tying Warmwater Flies

$12.95 (Can. $19.50)
0-88150-613-3
8 x 10, 96 pages, Paperback, 175 black & white photographs
Sports/Fishing