Fly Tying for Beginners: How to Tie 50 Failsafe Flies

(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.