I have really enjoyed Fly Fishing and Fly Tying out of the UK (Rolling River Publications). It's a little more expensive but has some quality articles and information. I agree with the sentiment on Fly Tying...let my subscription lapse.... Chris
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dean A. Endress [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 1:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Hanging Hardware on Your Flies > > TONY, BYARD, OTHERS..... > Yeah, I'm not really all that impressed with Fly Tyer lately. I > guess they figure since they are the only Fly Tying magazine, > they can do as they please. I wish Dick Surette still was > editor, he ran a great Magazine. Fly Tyer's only competitor was > FLY TYING magazine, put out by Frank Amato Publications. F.A.P. > combined Fly Tying with their Fly Fishing Magazine to produce > Fly > Fishing & TYing Quarterly...which is pretty good most of the > time > but I think the overall result suffers from trying to get too > much in one Publication. Apparently Flyfishing wasn't selling > all that good & the Kind folks at F.A.P. thought that by combing > Fly Fishing with it's "doing a whole lot better-market wise" > sister Magazine,Fly Tying, they'd fix the problem. I'm sure they > have "improved" things from their end, But I miss Fly Tying > Magazine very much. There's been some articles in Fly Tyer that > make me wonder what the Heck the editor was thinking when he > decided to run the particular piece. seemed to me that the > author > hasn't been tying long & was rather clueless as to their subject > matter. My $0.02 worth of oppinion. > DEAN... > --- Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was also very disappointed in this issue of Fly Tyer. > > I have made fly lures with spinner blades, used them for bass > > fishing. > > Not to my liking. > > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com > or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com
