Books about Fly Tying
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Pop
Fleyes : Bob Popvic's Approach to Saltwater Fly Design by Ed Jaworowski, Bob Popovics | ||
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ships in 24 hours Stackpole Books Hardcover - 136 pages (January 2001) |
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| Book Description This is the first and only book available on the tier whose techniques with epoxy and silicone revolutionized saltwater fly tying. The family of flies Bob Popovics developed over the last three decades (dubbed "Pop Fleyes," a spelling that incorporates part of his last name with the fact that eyes... Read more | ||||
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Essential
Trout Flies by Dave Hughes | ||
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| Amazon.com If fly-fishing were run like baseball, at the entrance to every river, stream, lake, and pond you'd find a vendor with a stack of Essential Trout Flies shouting, "You can't tell the flies without a scorecard." Since it's not, you'll just have to pick up a copy before your next outing on the water.... Read more | ||||
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The
Fly Tier's Benchside Reference by Ted Leeson, Jim Schollmeyer | ||
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ships in 2-3 days Frank Amato Pubns Hardcover - 464 pages (November 13, 1998) |
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George R. O'Connor, December 11, 1998
 Every dressing technique I've ever heard of is here! This is not a book that provides patterns and technique; this is a book of techniques that may be applied to patterns. This wonderful book has very clear illustrations of just about every dressing technique I've ever seen, or heard of, or wondered about. The most obscure technique for winging I know... Read more | ||||
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Saltwater
Fly Patterns by Lefty Kreh | ||
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ships in 24 hours The Lyons Press Paperback - 224 pages Rev/augmnt edition (May 1995) |
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A reviewer, March
29, 1999
 Simply the best definitive source on the subject I've found Lefty has provided to both the amateur and seasoned angler a detailed but "plain language" styled guide to the identification, pattern (with recipe) and use of those salt water flies he (Lefty) has found to be both sucessful and productive in the art of saltwater and "flats" Fly... Read more | ||||
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Wet
Flies : Tying and Fishing Soft-Hackles, Winged and Wingless Wets, and
Fuzzy Nymphs by Dave Hughes, Richard Bunse(Illustrator) | ||
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ships in 24 hours Stackpole Books Hardcover - 240 pages (March 1995) |
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| A reviewer, November
4, 2000 Wet Flies : Tying and Fishing Soft-Hackles, Winged and Wingl This is THE essential book on soft hackled, wet and nymph flies for fishing. If you go after fish by fishing flies below the surface, this is THE reference book to have. Good instructions and photographs throughout with color plates of the flies covered in the book. Read more | ||||
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Fly
Tying Made Clear and Simple by Skip Morris, et al | ||
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ships in 2-3 days Frank Amato Pubns Spiral-bound - 80 pages (September 1992) |
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| Colin J Dougherty,
December 28, 2000
Appropriate Title for an Excellent Book I recently received this book as a gift when I decided to take up fly-tying. Thanks to Mr. Morris' simple, clear instruction, I was able to complete the first two flies in the book (my first two flies ever) quickly and easily. He has succeeded in making what can seem to be such an intimidating... Read more | ||||
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Good
Flies : Favorite Trout Patterns and How They Got That Way
by John Gierach, Barry Glickman(Illustrator) | ||
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ships in 24 hours The Lyons Press Hardcover - 179 pages (November 2000) |
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| Amazon.com It's easy to forget that in between his collections of essays, John Gierach has published a number of slender volumes, each devoted to a single aspect of fly-fishing and usually of a more technical nature. Flyfishing the High Country and Fishing Bamboo come to mind. Some readers may grouse that... Read more | ||||
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The
Complete Book of Fly Tying by Eric Leiser | ||
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ships in 24 hours Knopf Hardcover - 256 pages (November 1977) |
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| Book Description Here at last is a book for fly tiers, beginners and experts alike, that provides foolproof directions for tying all types of flies. In this book even the beginner knows where he is during every step in the process, from the moment he ties in the waxed thread until he ties off the fly with the whip... Read more | ||||
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Innovative
Saltwater Flies by Bob Veverka, et al | ||
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ships in 24 hours Stackpole Books Hardcover - 208 pages (January 1999) |
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| Book Description & 100 color photos & 8 x 11. Patterns and recipes for 271 flies from 37 top innovators. & Profiles and photos of the tiers and their flies & Flies for Atlantic and Pacific coasts, Mexico, the Caribbean On Michael Radencich's color plates of flies: " . . . I'm out of superlatives for his work."... Read more | ||||
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TROUT
FLIES: The Tier's Reference by Dave Hughes | ||
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Ordered Stackpole Books Hardcover - 480 pages 1 Ed edition (May 1999) |
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*1,445 color photos * 8 x 11 * Step-by-step tying instructions for 500 trout flies * Sequential color photos of each step * Chapters on tying techniques, tools, and materials "If I can't have Dave Hughes at my shoulder while I'm tying (or while I'm fishing, for there's valuable onstream advice here,... Read more | ||||
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A.K's
Fly Box by A. K. Best, John Gierach(Introduction) | ||
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ships in 24 hours Oak Knoll Books Hardcover - 208 pages (February 1996) |
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| Amazon.com Well-known to readers of John Gierach as that author's occasional sidekick on western trout streams, A.K. Best wades into the deep waters of the angling library himself with an authoritative and instructional look at fly-tying. Best details the tying methods for his own popular creations as well as... Read more | ||||
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Flies
for Trout by Dick Stewart, Farrow Allen(Contributor) | ||
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ships in 24 hours The Lyons Press Paperback - 96 pages (July 1993) |
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| A reviewer, December
10, 1999
Flys for Trout This has been one of my key references in tying flys for my fishing in Michigan and Colorado. The instructions are clear, and color photos are excellent. I particularily liked the variety of patterns. Read more | ||||
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The
Art of Fly Tying | ||
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ships in 24 hours Creative Publishing international Software Cd-Rom edition (June 1999) |
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| jiml5, October 3,
2000 Fly Tying Cookbook This book is great to see step by step how to tie flies. The pictures are well done. It is easy to see what is going on at each step. You can even determine lengths of materials from measuring against hook length. The book leaves very little to guessing. What you guess is really more of a show of... Read more | ||||
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| 14. | Dyeing
and Bleaching Natural Fly-Tying Materials by A. K. Best, John Gierach(Illustrator) | |||
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ships in 24 hours The Lyons Press Hardcover - 144 pages (April 1993) |
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Trout
Flies, Proven Patterns by Gary LaFontaine, Powell Swanser(Illustrator) | ||
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ships in 1-2 weeks Greycliff Pub Co Hardcover - 280 pages (December 1994) |
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| Amazon.com LaFontaine's landmark book Caddisflies set the standard for taking a scientific approach to the sport of catching trout on a fly. In Trout Flies: Proven Patterns, he combines observation with a deep understanding of entomology to examine the art of fly tying. This large, attractive volume boasts... Read more | ||||
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Carrie
Stevens : Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies
by Graydon R. Hilyard, et al | ||
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| Book Description 85 color photos, 85 b/w photos 8 x 11 "No tier of that period was as creative in designing patterns or tied better quality, more lifelike streamers than Mrs. Stevens. This biography has been carefully researched and beautifully written."- Keith Fulsher, master fly tier, originator of the Thunder... Read more | ||||
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Caddisflies
by Gary Lafontaine | ||
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ships in 24 hours The Lyons Press Hardcover - 240 pages (1994) |
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| Amazon.com Hailed as a classic almost as soon as it came out in the early 1980s, this combination of entomology and fly-fishing instruction puts a small insect--the caddis fly--under the microscope to help anglers get big results on the water. Misunderstood for years, LaFontaine explains why caddis should be... Read more | ||||
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Micropatterns
: Tying and Fishing the Small Fly by Darrel Martin, et al | ||
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ships in 1-2 weeks The Lyons Press Paperback - 336 pages (April 1999) |
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| George R. O'Connor,
April 24, 1999
More on the midge than most know.... The Lyons Press is on a roll. Micropatterns is thorough and detailed in every way. This book compares well with the Fly Tyers Benchside Reference (Frank Amato press) for the clarity of prose and depth of detail. I believe a new genre has arrived. Mr. Martin has everything from scanning electron... Read more | ||||
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The
Art of Fly Tying (The Hunting & Fishing Library) by John Van Vliet, John Van Vliet | ||
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ships in 24 hours Creative Publishing international Hardcover - 128 pages Spiral edition (1994) |
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| jiml5, October 3,
2000 Fly Tying Cookbook This book is great to see step by step how to tie flies. The pictures are well done. It is easy to see what is going on at each step. You can even determine lengths of materials from measuring against hook length. The book leaves very little to guessing. What you guess is really more of a show of... Read more | ||||
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| 20. | Streamer
Fly Tying and Fishing by Joseph D., Jr. Bates | |||
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ships in 24 hours Stackpole Books Hardcover - 416 pages Reprint edition (August 1995) |
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| A reviewer, March 3,
1999 Great Teaching Style, Comprehensive Reference! Bates has an enjoyable teaching style. He teaches how streamers work, how to select them, and the techniques for fishing them through fictionalized accounts of anglers interacting over a several day period. This is the most comprehensive reference on classic streamer patterns you will find, with... Read more | ||||
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| 21. | Tying
Dry Flies : The Complete Dry Fly Instruction and Pattern Manual
(Flyfishing Reference) by Randall Kaufmann, Mike Stidham(Illustrator) | |||
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ships in 1-2 weeks Western Fishermans Pr Paperback - 144 pages Revised edition (July 1995) |
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Though not always easy, of the many fly fishing methods, dry-fly fishing is the easiest. This full-color book offers dry-fly fishing tips, entomology, historical information, plus shows you how to tie the world's most popular dry-flies with over 850 step-by-step color photos. Through 26... Read more | ||||
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| 22. | The
Art of Tying the Bass Fly : Flies for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass,
and Pan Fish by Skip Morris, Richard Bunse(Illustrator) | |||
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ships in 2-3 days Frank Amato Pubns Paperback - 88 pages Spiral edition (November 1996) |
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| Amazon.com Anglers around the world love the European-bred brown trout, and even if it isn't your favorite species, chances are you still like to hook these voracious piscivores whenever possible. Author Chris Francis presents his own obsession as a primer for others who would like to learn more about these... Read more | ||||
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Hooks
for the Fly by William E. Schmidt | ||
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ships in 24 hours Stackpole Books Paperback - 119 pages (September 2000) |
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| Book Description 475 illustrations 11 x 8 The most complete and current guide to fly-tying hooks Cross reference and characteristic charts for all major manufacturers This new fully-illustrated guide will wind up on every serious fly tier's bench. It lists all the styles of hooks by all the major manufacturers and... Read more | ||||
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Tying
Saltwater Flies : 12 of the Best by Deke Meyer, Deke Myer | ||
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ships in 24 hours Frank Amato Pubns Paperback - 32 pages (August 1996) |
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40
Best Trout Flies by Robert H. Alley | ||
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ships in 2-3 days Frank Amato Pubns Paperback - 68 pages (January 1997) |
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| Amazon.com Although this is just one man's opinion of the best all-around trout flies to carry in a single fly box (albeit a large one), the nymphs, dries, wets, and streamers covered here will be familiar to most North American fly-fishers. What list wouldn't have the gold ribbed hare's ear and pheasant tail... Read more | ||||
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