American Fly Tying Manual
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author:       Dave Hughes
publisher:  Frank Amato Publications

Ten percent of the fishermen are said to catch ninety percent of the fish. The 290 flies listed in this book are the ones those top ten-percenters use most of the time, to catch most of their fish, all across the continent, for all kinds of fish: trout bass and panfish, salmon and steelhead, even saltwater fish.

If you have never tied flies, the American Fly Tying Manual will teach you how, from tying the thread on the bare hook to cementing the head of your finished fly.

If you already tie your own flies, the American Fly Tying Manual will cut through the confusion of the thousands of fly patterns that have been devised through the centuries. It will help you select those flies that really catch fish. Your fly boxes will be organized, and they will always contain flies that you need without being so cluttered with odds and ends of flies that you can never find the one you want.

Each fly is shown full color, so you can tie it exactly as it should be tied, with proper proportions, and the correct colors. The dressing for each fly is given in detail, and in order that each material is tied onto the hook.

Step by step directions are given for tying dry flies, wet flies, nymphs, streamers, and salmon/steelhead flies. From the close-up photos of each step, you will quickly learn to tie all flies listed in the book.

Killroy: If you never buy another fly pattern book, buy this one. Not only economical, but defines how to show a fly pattern for tyer's reference. Good color photos of the flies. Get it!