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I tie for trout mostly...my three favorite fly tying books are Essential Trout Flies by Dave Hughes, Production Fly Tying by AK Best and Tom Rosenbauer's Orvis Fly Tying Manual.

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Researched these for a while and before I bought them, new to the game here.

The Fly Tying Bible by Peter Gathercole

Fish Flies - The Enclopedia of the Fly Tiers Art by Terry Hellekson

Collins Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies by John Roberts(borrowed copy)

 

Looking to get a copy either Book or CD just out of my budget at this time

Fly Tyers Benchside Reference and the FFF Fly Pattern Encylcopedia

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Mayflies Top to Bottom by Shane Stalcup, Trout flies for the Michigan Emergence Schedule by P. Lofland, and Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout

 

 

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  • Sylvester Nemes, Soft-Hackle Fly Imitations
  • Dave Hughes, Wet Flies
  • Trey Combs, Steelhead Fly Fishing or John Veniard, Fly Dresser's Guide
There's tonnes of others, but I think I could live if I had these books only.

 

Aaron

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Good Day,

 

Mayflies top to Bottom - Shane Stalcup

Caddis Super Hatches - Carl Richards and Bob Braendle

Flytyers Masterclass - Oliver Edwards

 

Although I am sure that Onece I recieve Flies as Art fby Paul Whillock that the list might have to be tweeked.

 

Steelie

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I have only one and do not think I will get any more:

 

The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference

 

Everything else; specific patterns, etc. I have found by surfing the WWW. The videos listed here that you can down load are excellect. Much better than more books.

 

Flyuser

 

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Flytyers Masterclass - Oliver Edwards (Love all the DVDs just as well)

Nymphs (for the insect photos)

and am looking into getting Fly Tyers Benchside Reference (which I'm sure will be top three)

 

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1. The Complete Book of Fly Tying, by Eric Leiser

2. Salmon Flies, by Poul Jorgensen

3. Modern Trout flies, by Poul Jorgensen

 

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Production Fly Tying - A.K. Best

 

and a long way to second place....

 

Essential Trout Flies - Hughes

Advance Fly Tying - A. K. Best

 

 

-Bamboo

 

 

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I only tie for salt water but the best books for that are

PopFleyes by bob popavics

Contemporary salt water flies David Klausmeyer

 

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top 3 I own:

Orvis Fly Tying Guide-Rosenbauer-IMHO the best beginners manual (an extended version of the Orvis FT Manual)

Freshwater Streamers-Klausmeyer

BulidingClassic Salmon Flies-Alcot

 

top 3 I wished I owned:

Forgotten Flies-Schmookler

Woven Bodies-O. Edwards

Art of Angling-W. Blacker

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