Highlights:

• 400-page hardcover with full-color photography throughout

• Includes 100 innovative fly patterns designed to mimic the insects trout actually eat

• Features QR codes linking to exclusive videos of underwater trout behavior and tying demos

• Offers expert instruction on:

  • Finding and approaching feeding trout

  • Reducing rejections with smarter fly presentation

  • Tying simple, highly effective flies that trigger strikes

A must-have for serious anglers and fly tiers, this book delivers new insights that will change how you fish.

About the Authors: 

Peter Hayes is one of the most decorated fly fishing guides in the world. A ten-time Australian Casting Champion, he’s one of only two people ever to medal at both the World Fly Casting and Fly Fishing Championships. He’s also the first Australian certified as a Master Casting Instructor by the IFFF. A full-time guide since 1994, Peter has fished and taught around the globe, with expertise spanning trout in Tasmania to sailfish in the tropics.

Don Stazicker is a respected UK-based fly fishing author known for his deep expertise in trout behavior and fly design. He co-authored Trout and Flies – Getting Closer and The Flies That Trout Prefer with Peter Hayes, blending science, photography, and video to reveal how trout feed and how anglers can better match their patterns and presentations.