Atlantic Salmon Flies / Mouches pour le saumon atlantique (Paperback)

The Atlantic salmon, the king of the rivers, is the ultimate prize for the angler. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together exquisite examples of nearly 300 salmon flies, tied by some of the best fly tiers and fishers in North America. Patterns tied by the author, Jacques HA (c)roux, accompany those by renowned tiers Allen Kay, Marc LeBlanc, Marc A. LeBlanc, Paul LeBlanc, Bob MacDonald, Steve Silverio, and Frank Walsh.Conveniently organized into four sections -- bombers and dry flies, bugs, streamers, and wet flies -- this rich compendium includes colour photographs of flawlessly tied specimens complemented by detailed lists of materials. Biographical notes on each tier and a brief history of the art of fly tying round out the volume.A beautiful tribute to the fly tier's art and an invaluable reference, Atlantic Salmon Flies illustrates the ingenuity and creative impulse behind the flies that hook the king of fish.Le saumon atlantique, le roi des riviAres, est la rA (c)compense la plus convoitA (c)e du pAcheur. Ce livre superbement illustrA (c) rA (c)unit des exemples de prAs de 300 mouches A saumon, montA (c)es par certains des meilleurs monteurs de mouches et pAcheurs de l'AmA (c)riques du Nord. Des modAles montA (c)s par l'auteur, Jacques HA (c)roux, cA'toient d'autres montA (c)s par des mouteurs renommA (c)s : Allen Kay, Marc LeBlanc, Marc A. LeBlanc, Paul LeBlanc, Bob MacDonald, Steve Silverio et Frank Walsh.Reparti en quatre sections -- bombers et mouches sAches; bugs; streamers; et mouches noyA (c)s -- ce recueil abonde en photographies-couleur de mouches impeccablement montA (c)es, accompagnA (c)es de listes dA (c)taillA (c)es des matA (c)riels utilisA (c)s. Des notes biographiques des chaque monteur ainsi qu'un bref historique de l'art du montage de mouches complAtent le recueil.Livre de rA (c)fA (c)rence prA (c)cieux, Mouches pour le saumon atlantique rend hommage aux artistes de la mouches, reflA (c)tant l'ingA (c)niositA (c) et l'A (c)lan crA (c)ateur qui inspirent ces pAcheurs A la recherche du roi des poissons.

General

Imprint:	Goose Lane Editions
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	February 2017
Authors:	Jacques Heroux
Dimensions:	304 x 228 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-86492-973-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Field sports: fishing, hunting, shooting > Fishing, angling
LSN:	0-86492-973-0
Barcode:	9780864929730

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