fruity
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Post by fruity on Sept 26, 2007 16:30:00 GMT
Please choose your favourite salmon related fly tying book.
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conwyrod
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Post by conwyrod on Sept 27, 2007 19:15:51 GMT
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fruity
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Post by fruity on Sept 27, 2007 19:31:48 GMT
I had thought of listing the Irish and Welsh "Flies for" books but no one asked for it and the consensus of friends was that they weren't such modern/universal/travelled patterns as those in Stan Headley's book.
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Post by acw on Sept 27, 2007 21:23:08 GMT
I had thought of listing the Irish and Welsh "Flies for" books but no one asked for it and the consensus of friends was that they weren't such modern/universal/travelled patterns as those in Stan Headley's book. I own all 3 books ,the Irish is good as is the Scottish even though Stans comments on my tying skills are very unkind ,the Welsh book has a few Gems but no stunners Time for a real good UK /euro book of patterns .or has the WWWW taken over ! (why is my vice next to my computer ) Step by Steps !!!!!
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Post by charlieH on Sept 28, 2007 14:20:22 GMT
Voted for Pryce-Tannatt because it's my favourite for sentimental reasons, though I cannot pretend it's the most useful! It's the first fly tying book I owned; my copy is inscribed to me by the family friend who taught me to tie flies with the words "It will save you borrowing mine, and I doubt you will find better", dated Easter 1977.
I don't know all the books listed, but I think Jorgensen is a good all round guide covering both patterns and techniques (I have an older edition with b/w pictures, I think the newer one is in colour). Peter O'Reilly's flies for Ireland is good on the many and various Irish shrimps, though I don't have the Mann & Gillespie book to compare it with (I think the latter has computer generated illustrations, which don't seem to me as appealing as photos).
I don't refer to books all that much these days; I either make things up for myself or rely on stuff gleaned from the web and occasionally from magazines.
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fruity
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Post by fruity on Sept 28, 2007 16:04:33 GMT
Pryce Tannatt's book contains basic instructions on material and fly tying, however if the lessons are followed you not only gain technical instruction on making specific flies but you learn how to think about and plan a fly, and learn technical discipline to benefit your future fly dressing. Ok, some of the materials are not used by modern anglers but many are and the lessons are good for other materials. I consistently see flies that have not been tied by anglers with the basic skills taught in this book, skills required to make a good fly.
As a technical basis for their fly tying skills I would certainly recommend any angler to learn the skills to dress the grub, march brown and silver doctor to a high standard.
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fruity
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Post by fruity on Sept 30, 2007 19:48:38 GMT
Actually, I only listed Jorgensen's book on Salmon Flies in order to tart up the list of books, I didn't rate it too well. Now it is coming up on the inside rail and may end up winning, shows why Mr Jorgensen was so popular!
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Post by swift on Nov 1, 2007 21:02:32 GMT
I liked the shrimp and spey flies book but i wasn't a great fan of the coloured drawings of the flies, i prefer pictures. Although i will have to get my hands on Stan Headleys book for the winter.
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Post by Speyducer on Nov 1, 2007 21:13:43 GMT
I liked the shrimp and spey flies book but i wasn't a great fan of the coloured drawings of the flies, i prefer pictures. Although i will have to get my hands on Stan Headleys book for the winter. Check out John Shewey's "Spey Flies & Dee Flies - for steelhead & salmon - their history and construction" or Bob Veverka's "Spey Flies - how to tie them" All are photos of real flies, and these leave a few of the above book list 'in the shade'! Mike
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