Fly Tying For Beginners: How to Tie 50 Failsafe Flies – by Peter Gathercole
This profusely illustrated instruction book shows beginners how to craft 50 professional-looking flies for trout and salmon fishing. Each fly-tying project consists of step-by-step instructions accompanied by close-up photos of the work in progress and a large photo of the finished fly. Learn how to make dry flies, wet flies, bugs, nymphs, hairwings, and streamers. You’ll also get advice on which flies are best for catching which variety of fish. Author Peter Gathercole is the ideal fly-tying instructor, offering a thorough grounding in the core techniques, while assuming no previous knowledge on the reader’s part. As he instructs, he also demonstrates that with good guidance and a little practice, every angler can tie a fly that is good enough to fool a fish. More than 500 color photos.