Fly Tying For Beginners : How to Tie 50 Failsafe FliesAverage Rating: 8.7
Retail Price: 24.95
ISBN: 0764158457
Author(s): Being able to tie your own flies gives an added dimension to the already absorbing hobby of fly fishing. This foolproof book is a complete guide to making 50 versatile flies for trout and salmon fishing.
Each featured fly includes close-up shots and an explanation of its component parts, from threads and yarns to beads, tinsels, and feathers. A full-page photograph is also presented.
Clear instructions allow you to master the core techniques quickly, and detailed photographs take you through every stage of the process, from dubbing the body to fixing the hook.
Learn how to make sturdy dry flies, wet flies, bugs, nymphs, hairwings, and streamers. Each entry indicates where the fly should sit in the water, and which fish it is best used to catch.
PETER GATHERCOLE is one of Britain’s leading fly dressers, and he is also a popular photographer and writer of articles and books on game fishing.. His work has appeared in Trout and Salmon and many other magazines, and his previous books include The Sotheby’s Guide to Fly Fishing for Trout, Catch That Fish, and the hugely successful The Fly Tying Bible.
Pages: 256
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Binding: Spiralbound
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Reader Submitted ReviewsSubmitted by Greg Mitchell
Pros
Pretty darned good book especially for beginners. I had been tying for several years when I bought it and I still learned some things. Nice pictures.
Cons
Submitted by Stony
Pros
My first book was the Orvis Fly Tyers Guide. Initially, I thought it was an excellent book until I realized that it has more pattern photos than actual step-by-steps. After a little while, I ended up purchasing this one, mainly due to the fact that it has multiple photo instructions and recipe's for each fly.
Needless to say, I am very impressed with this book. It's great for the beginner and probably for those who have been tying for a while.
Superb photo quality and great step by steps for somebody who can't just look at something and figure out how to tie it.
Cons
It only has 50 flies.
There is no "Fly Tying for Beginners Volume 2"
There is no "Fly Tying for Beginners Volume 3"
There is no "Fly Tying for Beginners Volume 4"
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Pros
Excellent book! Easily written for anyone to understand. Covers basic steps in perfect photo & written detail to tying 95% of all flies. Then proceeds to show one how to use same steps to tie 50 common flies. And being coilbound it easily stays open to page you're on which is always a huge plus in any book IMO.
Cons
Not advertised enough, great staple for any beginner.
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