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Best Beginner Fly Tying Book
#16
Posted 19 February 2005 - 06:01 AM
iff you giff me your full adres i send you a copie
johan

#17
Posted 19 February 2005 - 06:32 AM
#18
Posted 19 February 2005 - 11:27 AM
QUOTE (maddog48 @ Feb 19 2005, 04:55 AM) |
It's too bad that Al Campbell's series on FAOL isn't a book. He has some great stuff there. I have to agree with Jeff. There can be some pretty intimidating stuff in the Reference. Kaufmann's books make for a good read. Dave Hughes' Essential Trout Flies has some good stuff, also. Some pretty decent explanations and directions on patterns that go from basic to the more difficult. Mike |
It could be. I printed it off and put it in a binder (of course, at work. Dont want to waste my ink). Maybe have that in a links section.
#19
Posted 19 February 2005 - 01:04 PM
Helen Shaws flytying, it is mostly photo's of each step in a fly
Skip Morris, Flytying Made clear and simple
On the Internet Fly Anglers On Line fly tying series
I've learned most of my tying through these three and would reccommend to all.
Good Luck,
Fatman
#20
Posted 19 February 2005 - 02:37 PM
HEY SKIP, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA JOIN OUR SITE?

Adventures with Fish!
#21
Posted 20 February 2005 - 06:10 AM
Dave Earl
Silverton, Oregon, USA
#22
Posted 20 February 2005 - 07:10 AM
sandfly/bob
www.facebook.com/bigmeadowsflyshop/
N.J.B.B.A. #2215
fly tying and fishing instructor/shop owner
"I TIE FROM BILLFISH TO GUPPIE FLY'S" !
Fly Fishing and Tying Ghillie
#23
Posted 20 February 2005 - 10:52 AM
Damian
Damian's Flytyer.ca Profile
Damian's Classic Salmon Fly Website
Fly Tyer's Daily Blog
"Neither is there a right way nor a wrong way to tie a fly---sometimes just a better way."
J. Edson Leonard (Preface to his 1988 Edition of Flies, 1950, A.S. Barnes, NY)
"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." Henry David Thoreu
riversedgeflyfishing@ns.sympatico.ca
#24
Posted 20 February 2005 - 12:14 PM
Ken

<span style='color:blue'>Ken Paterson, Streetsville, Ontario</span>
#25
Posted 20 February 2005 - 01:50 PM
Damian's Flytyer.ca Profile
Damian's Classic Salmon Fly Website
Fly Tyer's Daily Blog
"Neither is there a right way nor a wrong way to tie a fly---sometimes just a better way."
J. Edson Leonard (Preface to his 1988 Edition of Flies, 1950, A.S. Barnes, NY)
"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." Henry David Thoreu
riversedgeflyfishing@ns.sympatico.ca
#26
Posted 21 February 2005 - 10:20 PM
"The Fly-Tying Bible" by Peter Gathercole published by Barron's $24.95
"Universal Fly Tying Guide" by Dick Stewart which is available for $10 on Amazon
Neither is exhaustive, but they both convey a thorough understanding of tools, materials, lingo, and most importantly the techniques used in creating the major classes of flies (dry, wet, nymph, hairwing, streamers)
#27
Posted 21 February 2005 - 11:36 PM
#28
Posted 04 March 2005 - 11:56 AM
#29
Posted 04 March 2005 - 10:14 PM
I checked out of the local library, lots of good follow ups for common mistakes.
#30
Posted 12 March 2005 - 01:59 PM
Started tying about 18 months ago - bought a shed load of books. However, the one that stands out head and shoulders above the rest is:
The Fly-tying Bible by Peter Gathercole
Why? It assumes very little and the photography (step by step shots with instructions) is first class. Indeed, it has probably established a new benchmark!
Regards
Tag