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

by Peter Gathercole (Author)

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.

Each fly-tying project contains step-by-step instructions accompanied by color photos, and detailed illustrations demonstrate how to craft 50 fly ties for trout and salmon fishing. With tips to select the right flies for a variety of fish, this fly fishing book is ideal for beginners. Along with the basics of fly tying, you will also learn how to make:

• Dry flies
• Wet flies
• Bugs
• Nymphs
• Hairwings
• Streamers

With Fly Tying for Beginners and a little practice, you'll be able to tie a fly that's good enough to fool a fish!

Back Jacket

(back cover):
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.