Fly Tying for Beginners: How to Tie 50 Failsafe Flies - Softcover

Gathercole, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764158457 ISBN 13: 9780764158452

Verlag: Sourcebooks, 2005

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Anglers hoping to learn the art of fly tying, look no further! Fly Tying for Beginners shows you how to craft professional-looking flies for fly fishing, no matter your experience.

Fly Tying for Beginners simplifies the process of fly tying, breaking it down into easily digestible sections. The book offers clear instructions, detailed illustrations, and helpful tips, making it easier for beginners to get started and for intermediate fly tiers to refine their skills.

This guide covers a wide range of essential topics, including understanding materials, tying techniques, and creating a variety of popular fly patterns. It provides a solid foundation in fly tying basics while also offering insights into more advanced techniques.

Whether you're a novice looking to dive into fly tying or an experienced angler wanting to elevate your fly-tying skills, Fly Tying for Beginners is an essential addition to your angling library.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive Guide: Provides a comprehensive introduction to fly tying, covering everything from basic techniques to advanced skills.
• Easy-to-Follow Instructions: Features clear, step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations that make fly tying accessible to beginners.
• Variety of Fly Patterns: Includes a variety of popular fly patterns for readers to create and experiment with.
• Helpful Tips: Offers helpful tips and insights to enhance your fly-tying skills.

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Peter Gathercole is a leading British fly tyer and game fisherman, and has written several books and many magazine articles on fishing and tying flies. He has fished in Europe, North America, and Polynesia.

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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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Sourcebooks
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0764158457
• ISBN 13: 9780764158452
• Einband: Encuadernación en espiral
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar