Presents the world's best-known flies from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, tied from the original directions using the original materials, including the Balmoral, Black Doctor, Thunder and Lightning, and others
Gordon believed that an imitation covering a group of species would do well enough for the angler, unless the trout were extremely selective. Angling historian Austin S. Hogan places the origin of the Quill Gordon firmly ...
Fly Patterns: Tie Thousands of Flies, Dry, Nymph, Emerger, Streamer, Steelhead, Saltwater, and Warmwater
It wasn't until the early 1960s that Dick Thompson, a federal fisheries biologist in Washington State, created a breakthrough pattern in a moment of frustration. Fishing a small high desert lake south of Ephrata with a friend, ...
AITS Apache Shrimp latkins Aparlie Shadon SMP LAIKNS ) Both the Faughan and Roe Purple flies are shrimp versions of the old fully dressed salmon flies once popular on these rivers . The Roe Gold Shrimp is rather similar to the Mourne ...
One of the first angling books to illustrate the materials required for fly patterns using colour photographs, this is an invaluable book giving detailed instruction on tying traditional North Country wet flies.
The book's core includes 75 profiles of flies--the soul of the sport--with absolutely stunning color photographs of each fly and fascinating stories behind the flies, inspirational photographs of fly fishers in action, and profiles of the ...
All-color book explains the most effective fly-fishing techniques for steelhead and the best contemporary flies to use.
These 40 flies will catch trout anywhere you fish.
Simply stated, this book is a Federation of Fly Fishers' conclave taken to the next level, a level that allows the reader to enjoy the learning and sharing in the comfort of their own home.
This new edition, with 20 additional patterns and 300 variations, addresses the changes in fly preference over the years with some old patterns dropped for new styles tied with new materials and tying techniques.