Craig Mathews Yellowstone Fly Fishing & Fly Patterns
I have really enjoyed reading Craig Mathews and John Juracek’s fly-fishing books and watching Craig’s fly tying videos. Although the books are about fly-fishing the Yellowstone area, his fly-fishing strategies and fly patterns work just as well on trout streams in the Upper Midwest. If you can find these fly-fishing books, they are worth reading and will definitely improve your success.
Craig Mathews and John Juracek have a no-nonsense approach to fly tying and their patterns are extremely effective, yet simple to tie. Whether you are new to the sport or an experienced fly fisherman you can learn a lot from Craig’s and John’s Yellowstone fly fishing books.
The four fly fishing books I am referring to are:
- Western Fly-Fishing Strategies by Craig Mathews
- Fly Patterns of Yellowstone (vol. 2) by Craig Mathews and John Juracek
- Fishing Yellowstone Hatches by Craig Mathews and John Juracek
- The Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide by Craig Mathews and Clayton Molinero
Craig Mathews also has several outstanding “how-to” YouTube videos demonstrating tying some of his fly patterns. His patterns should be in every fly fisherman’s fly box.
Mathews tying the X Caddis fly pattern videos
Mathews tying the Iris Caddis fly pattern video
Mathews tying the Sparkle Dun fly patterns videos
- How to tie the Sparkle Dun with Craig Mathews
- How to tie the Improved Sparkle Dun with Craig Mathews
Mathews tying Baetis patterns
Mathews tying Midge fly patterns videos
Below is a recent interview with Craig Mathews by Nelson Ishiyama