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Being able to tie your own flies gives an added dimension to the already absorbing hobby of fly fishing. This foolproof book is a complete guide to making 50 versatile flies for trout and salmon fishing.
Each featured fly includes close-up shots and an explanation of its component parts, from threads and yarns to beads, tinsels, and feathers. A full-page photograph is also presented.
Clear instructions allow you to master the core techniques quickly, and detailed photographs take you through every stage of the process, from dubbing the body to fixing the hook.
Learn how to make sturdy dry flies, wet flies, bugs, nymphs, hairwings, and streamers. Each entry indicates where the fly should sit in the water, and which fish it is best used to catch.
PETER GATHERCOLE is one of Britain's leading fly dressers, and he is also a popular photographer and writer of articles and books on game fishing.. His work has appeared in "Trout and Salmon "and many other magazines, and his previous books include "The Sotheby's Guide to Fly Fishing for Trout, Catch That Fish, "and the hugely successful "The Fly Tying Bible."

This title offers expert advice on game fishing, casting techniques, flies and fly tying, with more than 530 photographs and diagrams to show skills and equipment. It includes descriptions of the types of fish you will be fishing for, including salmon, brown trout, sea trout and grayling, and the best techniques to use for each species. It includes step-by-step instructions for tying and identifying over 100 of the most successful fishing flies, with guidance on all the materials and tools needed. It features all the most effective and established fly patterns, such as the Adams Dry Fly, Silver Invicta, Fuzzy Buzzer and Deer Hair Fry, each accompanied by a detailed description, instructions for tying, and information on what to fish for and how to use each fly. It is an authoritative and beautifully illustrated guide to all the essential techniques of game fishing and fly casting. The two books in this wonderful gift box set offer a guide to the exhilarating sport of fly fishing. A Practical Guide to Game Fishing describes all members of the trout and salmon family, and includes advice on rods, reels, lines, hooks and lures. Fishing techniques are covered in detail, including dry fly, nymph and wet fly fishing. A Practical Guide to Fishing Flies unveils the delicate art of fly tying, in which anglers mimic nature with artificial fur and feathers. With practical step-by-step sequences and a beautifully photographed directory of over 100 fishing flies, the books will appeal to beginners and intermediate fishermen alike, and will increase every angler's enjoyment.

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Angling is one of the most popular sports around the world, giving thousands of hours of pleasure to fishermen and women of all ages and levels. Here is extensive expert advice on the best fishing techniques and locations, and how to select rods, reels, lines, flies and plugs as well as clothes and accessories for all situations. The various skills involved in freshwater, saltwater and game fishing are covered in detail, with diagrams and explanations of different techniques. The book includes an in-depth visual guide to the major species the angler is likely to encounter, with advice on recognition, size potential and feeding habits, together with professional tips of the trade on how to catch each type.

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This is a comprehensive how-to manual on tackle, techniques and locations, shown step by step in over 1200 pictures. It features over 1200 photographs and illustrations, including step-by-step instructional sequences throughout. It covers all the major species of fish, and gives information on their habitat and location, feeding habits and how to identify them. It includes details of the best lures and baits to use, with guidance for every level of angler, and clear, step-by-step instruction on tying flies. It offers expert advice on where to fish, what to fish for, the best fishing techniques for all kinds of species, and locations and tips on reading all types of water. Angling is one of the most popular sports around the world, giving thousands of hours of pleasure to fishermen and women of all ages and levels. Here is extensive expert advice on the best fishing techniques and locations, and how to select rods, reels, lines, flies and plugs as well as clothes and accessories for all situations. The various skills involved in freshwater, saltwater and game fishing are covered in detail, with diagrams and explanations of different techniques. The book includes an in-depth visual guide to the major species the angler is likely to encounter, with advice on recognition, size potential and feeding habits, together with professional tips of the trade on how to catch each type.

In the sport of trout fishing, small stillwaters stocked with farm-reared trout are of vital importance. They provide easily accessible and affordable fishing in areas where there are simply not enough rivers, or lakes, to cater for the number of people who love to fly fish.

Church and Gathercole offer a new approach to mastering the exciting popular sport of fly fishing. Trout can be found in all types of water--reservoirs, lakes, streams, and rivers--and for each environment the angler is shown how to change his techniques to cope with prevailing conditions. Step-by-step color photographs are used to illustrate the major techniques, clearly allowing the reader to refer quickly to any topic of specific interest. Packed with sound advice, "Fly Fishing for Trout" is the definitive guide to trout fishing for all fly fishermen, novice or expert.