Download e-book for iPad: Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art by Terry Hellekson

By Terry Hellekson

ISBN-10: 1586856928

ISBN-13: 9781586856922

in a single of the iconic classics of fly-fishing literature, Terry Hellekson addresses every little thing from the heritage of fly fishing and fly-tying around the globe, to fly-tying fabric and hooks. This newly revised and up to date model deals the unique volumes mixed in a single hardcover variation to create the definitive ebook on fly-tying. this isn't simply one other publication on renowned fly styles, even though it is the authority on these besides. Terry stocks the insights and interviews with fly-tying greats of years earlier, in addition to the historical past of a few of the preferred person flies and fly-tying vises, making this a good learn. He additionally stocks years of knowledge and data on colours, fly-fishing innovations, and tips of the exchange at the top sorts of instruments and fabrics to shop for and the place to discover them.

This re-creation is geared up into transparent elements: the 1st part offers with the origins of fly-fishing, the strategies of imaginative and prescient and conception of colour, the instruments and fabrics from which flies are created, and appears at species of mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies. the second one component to the e-book progresses directly to the opposite insect orders, terrestrials, and crustaceans, then delves into the specifics of streamers, shad flies, steelhead flies, and extra. Even a fly-tying beginner might be enthralled, with illustrations that make clear the styles and a reader-friendly style.

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