Pheasant Tail Simplicity
Recipes and Techniques for Successful Fly Fishing
$41.43
- Paperback
120 pages
- Release Date
2 January 2026
Summary
Together, these anglers have nearly 200 years of fly fishing experience. They’ve tried – and refined – it all, so you can catch fish – anywhere, any time, with just one type of fly.
Angling afficionados and authors Chouinard, Mathews, and Mazzo join together again to reveal the secret to successful fly fishing: the pheasant tail fly. In Simple Fly Fishing (Patagonia, 2014; 2018), they made the case for replacing unnecessary gear with knowledge and technique. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781952338281 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 195233828X |
| Author: | Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, Mauro Mazzo, Samantha Aronson |
| Publisher: | Patagonia Books |
| Imprint: | Patagonia Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 674g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 278mm x 216mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A minimalist manifesto for the modern angler, Pheasant Tail Simplicity is the perfect gift for fly fishers who believe less gear and more wisdom leads to more fish… . it’s both a practical guide and a celebration of simplicity in the sport.” - Fly Fisherman Magazine
“While this book features only a single main fly-tying material, it promotes an increasingly rare mindset: prioritizing knowledge, craft, and creativity.” – The Drake
“Inspiring you to keep turning the pages, learning more and to adopt this book’s over-arching message of K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid)” —The Mission Fly Fishing
“With its spectacular color photos, pattern recipes, expertly written instructional text, and feet-on-the-ground philosophy of better fly fishing through simplification, Pheasant Tail Simplicity is a book that appeals on multiple levels. It’s the sort of volume you’ll open again and again, if only because the gorgeous photos make it so enjoyable to flyp through. Fly tiers will want to keep a copy close by the bench. And it would make a fine coffee table book for guests to peruse in a home or fishing lodge. Highly recommended.” –Fly Fisherman Magazine
About The Author
Yvon Chouinard
Yvon Chouinard is the founder and former owner of Patagonia. He is a world-recognized fly fishing expert. He is the author of several books, including Simple Fly Fishing: Techniques for Tenkara and Rod and Reel and Let My People Go Surfing. His home waters are Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Ventura, California.
Craig Mathews, with his wife, Jackie, is the founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, a retail fly fishing outfitter base in West Yellowstone, Montana. Craig has authored five books on fly fishing in the western United States and Yellowstone National Park and is renowned as an expert fly fishing guide.
Mauro Mazzo is an FFF Certified Master and THCI Casting Instructor, and he writes and photographs on a regular basis for European fly fishing magazines. He has fished around the globe, from the Italian Alps to Himachal Pradesh, from Cuba to the Kola Peninsula. He lives in Milan, Italy.
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