I recently purchased "The Fly Tying Bible" by Peter Gathercole. It is the next logical step for a newbie tyer after Skip Morris' "Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple". The book features 100 trout and salmon patterns with step-by-step color photos for each fly. It also has an instructional section in the front covering various techniques. Each fly tutorial also list a degree of difficulty for tying that fly as well as the species that would typically be targeted with the pattern. As much as I appreciate well done drawings, for a beginner, color photos can't be beat.
--- Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A few weeks ago there was a tread about books for > beginners so I thought > I would post this. > Yesterday I received a book that I found was very > well laid out. > There are 30 patterns and each is on a page with the > recipe, tying > instructions, fishing instructions and what the fly > imitates. There are > no photographs but the drawings are very good. In > the front of the book, > there is a page on tying tools. Each tool is written > up as to what they > are used for. There is a couple of pages on Type of > flies, then a page > on the parts of flies, hook specs, fly proportions > along with common > mistakes. There is also a chapter on food sources > and casting. For a 76 > page spiral bound book, it covers a whole lot. > The instructions are written up very clear. I am > very impressed with > this book. > The book is written up by list member George > Shepherd, the book name is > Kootenay Fly tying. > No financial interest but very impressed with the > book > Tony > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
