[VFB] Re: Basic Book on Tying for Library

[Jimmy D. Moore]

1. Any of George Leonard Herter's Professional Fly Tying Manuals of the 
40's. I have one that gives super instruction for the  
   whip finish. In fact, when I saw Herter's drawings I equated the 
whip finish to whipping the ends of a frayed rope, a trick that
    I learned in the BSA.  From there it was easy!
2. The Art of Fly Tying, by John van Vliet - Good all around book for 
beginners and old fogies alike
3. Art Flick's Master Fly Tying Guide - Learn from the Masters
4. Nymph and Fly Tying Manual, by Randall Kaufmann - As good a nymph fly 
tying manual as I've seen.
5. The Masters on the Nymph, pieces by the great nymph fishers on tying 
and use of nymphs.

I have all the above and several others, but these are the ones I use most.

JIMMY  D