Books

Dyeing And Bleaching Natural Fly Tying Materials - 2nd Edition The second edition of this comprehensive guide focuses on the crucial art of color control. Over a decade of new tips, techniques and refinement augment the original edition, which explores the equipment and supplies needed for accurate and safe dyeing and bleaching of flies. Includes chapters on body feathers, buck tails, deer and elk body, calf and squirrel tails, furs, dye recipes, color removal, stripping quills, and fur blending. 7 1/2" x 9 1/2". 166 pp. (C) Copyright 2004 Royal Publications Inc.

Building Classic Salmon Flies (Spiral-bound)
by Dick Stewart (Photographer), Ron Alcott, Arleigh D., III Richardson (Editor)Ron Alcott is unquestionably one of the best classic fly tiers in the world, and in this book he shares everything he knows. Written for both expert and beginning tiers, this book is full of easy-to-follow tips and techniques for building these beautiful works of art. Alcott shares: their history; materials and substitutes for those components that are now illegal; silk, feather, and fur colors; metallic tinsels; types of wings; proportions; building classic featherwings; metric conversion chart; and more. In 81 step-by-step photos, Alcott builds five representative classic flies, and provides dressings for 32 more. Sixteen color plates illustrate many of the most renowned classic flies, as well as feathers, silk color, and antique tools, This book is a must for all tiers interested in classic-fly building. Spiral-bound: 197 pages Retail Price $29.95 Discounted price $26.96 each.

Basic Fly Tying: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started (Basic Books Series) (Spiral-bound)by Wayne Luallen (Editor), Jon Rounds (Editor), John McKim (Illustrator), Michael Radencich (Photographer)The ultimate beginner's guide to fly tying. Using step-by-step color photos and concise text, this book illustrates every phase of the tying process, from clamping the hook in the vise to executing the final whip finish, and everything in between. Introductory chapters identify the basic tools and explain how to use them. Fundamental tying techniques are illustrated with color photos and instructional line drawings. Individual fly-tying chapters present step-by-step sequences with uncommon clarity and detail, showing how to tie seven popular patterns, including the most effective nymphs, dry flies, and streamers. The patterns and skills learned here are sure to last a lifetime. This book includes the contributions of veteran fly tiers and anglers. Spiral-bound: 79 pages Spiral edition Retail Price $19.95, discounted price $17.96 each

Tying Emergers: A Complete Guide (Paperback)
by Ted Leeson, Jim Schollmeyer Two of fly-fishing’s most well respected writers collaborate once again, this time discussing emergers. Emergence is itself a behavior, and it puts the tier in a challenging and rather unusual position¾not that of imitating a fixed and recognizable form of the insect, but rather of representing a process. This book shows you how, including: emerger design and materials, basic tying techniques, many specialized tying techniques, fly patterns, and more. When you invest in a book by these two authors you know what you will get¾up-to-the-minute information, well-written text, and superb photography, Tying Emergers will not let you down. 260 pages Retail price $45.00 Discounted price $40.50 each

Trout Flies: Proven Patterns, by Gary La Fontaine. Based on over 20 years of research on trout, this book covers every situation, prescribes new and original flies, nymphs, streamers, wets and dries, explains when, where and how to use them. Each fly shown in full color. 260 pages. Spiral pount retail $25.95, discounted price $23.36

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Saltwater Fly Patterns - Revised by Lefty Kreh. This is a compilation of superb color photographs and clear, effective recipes for hundreds of the most popular and proven flies used by the experts. The new edition includes twenty dozen new color plates and brings the total number of flies shown and described to more than 350. 176 pages. Spiral $22.95 retail, discounted price $20.66

Fly Patterns of Alaska, by the Alaska Flyfishers Club. This revised and enlarged edition is the definitive fly pattern book, containing the best 251 patterns for fly fishing for most species of game fish in Alaska. 80 pages. Spiral $22.95 retail, discounted price $20.66 each.

Dry Fly: New Angles, by Gary La Fontaine. This book helps to explain why traditional fly patterns sometimes work better than imitations, why attractor patterns work, and what the trout sees subsurface. 150 illustrations plus 500 b/w photos. 308 pages Spiral $32.95 retail, discounted price $29.66 each.

Caddisflies, by Gary La Fontaine. (Mr. Caddis) Detailed instruction on how best to fish Laval, pupa, and adult flies. Include emergence tables and distribution charts of the major trout streams of North America. Page 336, $40.00 retail, discounted price $36.00 each.

Mayflies An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera, by Malcolm Knopp and Robert Cormeir. This book will do for the anglers understanding of mayfly life cycles, feeding habits and behavior what Gary La Fontaine's Caddisflies did for caddis flies. Mayflies is so through and and so accurate that it will stand as the modern blueprint for anglers trying to master this diverse prolific family of aquatic insects. Over 200 illustrations, 41 b/w photos, 4 pages of color plates, 39 hatch charts. Hardcover $29.95 retail, discounted price $26.96 each.

Tying Glass Bead Flies, by Joe Warren. Covers the best hooks and beads to use, including charts and color plates, plus the most effective tools and accessories. The different uses for beads and techniques needed to incorporate them into your fly tying. Paper back. $19.95 retail, discounted price $17.96 each

AK's Fly Box, by A.K. Best. This is a look at the fly box of a lifelong student of fly fishing with more then 200 full color illustrations, depicting naturals and their well developed imitations, cahills, green and brown drakes, BWD's, PWD's, Red quills, plus many others. 192 pages. Hardcover $40.00 retail, discounted price $36.00 each.

Tying Foam Flies, by Skip Morris. Covers techniques on tying with foam material and shows patterns for successful fishing. Easy to follow step-by step instructions. Full color, 48 pages. Spiral-#BK125, $19.95 retail, discounted price $17.96 each.

Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple, by Skip Morris. Highly recommended for beginning Fly Tiers. Expert display fly tier Skip Morris shows how easy it is to tie excellent flies in this all color book. Clear, precise advice tells how to do it step-by step as well as pointing out difficulties and explaining how to overcome them! Dries, wets, streamers, nymphs and more are included so that you can tie virtually any pattern. Over 220 color photos. 80 pages 19.95 retail, discounted price $17.96 each.

Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout, by Bob Linseman & Kelly Gallup. This first modern, all encompassing manual on the art of streamer fishing teaches new techniques for catching trophy-sized trout on a fly. Revealed here are dozens of new streamer patterns and many proven advanced techniques for hooking huge trout. $21.95 retail, discounted price $19.76 each.

Guide to Fly Tying, by Dick Talleur. Talleur presents the fundamentals and key techniques for tying all of the popular patterns, with step-by-stem color photos and explicit text showing every nuance of the process. This book builds on his classic reference Mastering the Art of Fly Tying, one of the first to go beyond the simple recipe-photo format to provide detailed explanations of technique. Incorporates the latest in materials, tools and techniques. $49.95 retail, discounted price $44.96 each.

Mayflies Top To Bottom, by Shane Stalcup. In this unique book, respected fly tier Stalcup ties flies with the fish's view in mind, not the fisherman's. He shares materials and techniques that will give your flies lifelike movement. The spectacular photographs of insects have never been seen in the United States. Inside spiral binding 8½" x 11" 120 pages. Retail price $ 32.95 discounted $29.66

The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference (Hardcover)
by Ted Leeson, Jim Schollmeyer Over 3,000 color photos and over 400,000 words describing and showing, step by step, hundreds of fly tying techniques. This book is destined to become the reference book and belongs in every tyer's library. 8 1/2"x 11" 460 pages. Retail $100.00, Discount $90.00. A must have book.

The Fly-Tying Bible: 100 Deadly Trout and Salmon Flies in Step-by-Step Photographs (Hardcover)
by Peter Gathercole Avid sport fishermen will treasure this book—which is nearly as beautiful as the objects it describes. Fly-tying is a highly prized fisherman’s craft, but it’s also an art form, wonderfully captured in this volume’s hundreds of color photos. Each of 100 fly patterns is presented in a two-page spread: an enlarged photo and textual description on the left-hand page, complemented with a set of step-by-step, clearly captioned photos on the facing page. In addition, fishing enthusiasts will find sections on fly-tying tools and materials plus general instructions for getting started. The author, a well-known fly-tier and sport fisherman gives instructions on making traditional trout and salmon flies—all of them fish catchers of proven effectiveness in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Examples vary in complexity, with patterns to fit every skill level from novice to expert fly-tier. Here are dry flies, nymphs and bugs, wet flies, streamers, and hairwings—a virtually complete selection of traditional and up-to-date examples of the art. The book’s hidden spiral binding keeps its pages opened flat, which makes it ideal for reference at the workbench. More than 600 color photos.6 3/4" x 8" 256 pages spiral bound. Retail $24.95, discounted $22.46

Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: Federation of Fly Fishers (Federation of Fly Fishers)
by Al Beatty (Editor), Federation of Fly Fishers (Corporate Author), Gretchen Beatty (Editor), Jim Schollmeyer (Photographer) "Simply stated this book is a Federation of Fly Fisher's Conclave taken to the next level, a level that allows the reader to enjoy the learning and sharing in the comfort of their own home. The flies, ideas, and techniques shared herein are from the "best of the best" demonstration fly tiers North America has to offer. The tiers are the famous as well as the unknown with one simple characteristic in common; they freely share their knowledge. As you leaf through these pages, you will get from them just what you would if you spent time in the fly tying area at any FFF function. At such a show if you dedicated time to observing the individual tiers, you can learn the information, tips or tricks they are demonstrating. Full Color 8 1/2" x 11" , 232 pages Spiral bound $42.95 discounted price $38.66

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Guide to Tying Western Trout Flies, Vol. I. By Jack Dennis. A compilation of western trout fly tying by one of Wyoming's best known fishing guides. Jack Dennis is an expert on fly tying and fishing throughout the west. We recommend and use this book and the next in our fly tying classes. Spiral 258 pages. $29.95 retail. Discounted price $26.96 Includes free video Jack Dennis Fly Tying Basics.

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Guide to Tying Western Trout Flies, Vol. II, by Jack Dennis. This book is the same step by step format as Vol.1, with illustrations by Mike Stidham. Includes a materials section plus secrets for working with hair. Again we recommend this book in our fly tying classes. Spiral 320 pages. $29.95 retail, Discounted price $26.96 Includes Free video, Understanding Fly Tying Materials

BK102

Tying Flies with Jack Dennis and Friends, By Jack Dennis. Featuring new patterns from Jack and a host of friends. Included are stories and flies by Mike Lawson, Gary La Fontaine, and others. This book covers flies that require a little more advanced tying techniques then his first 2 books. Spiral, 300 pages. $29.95 retail, Discounted price $26.96 Includes Free video $20.00 value

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Tying Nymphs-3rd Edition: by Randall Kaufman. This books shows how to tie perfect nymphs in the most efficient manner possible. Over 800 concise color photos take you step-by step through 23 demonstration patterns in sequence. Patterns to 125 different nymph patterns are detailed in this book. 144 pages. Spiral $42.95 retail, Discounted price $38.66

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Tying Dry Flies-Revised Edition, by Randall Kaufman. This book shows you how to tie the world's most popular dry flies with speed, ease and efficiency. Tie like the pros-learn the commercial techniques and triple your enjoyment. Tying instruction is presented in a fun and easy to understand manner. over 800 concise macro color photos take you, step by step, through 26 demonstration patterns that are presented in a logical learning sequence. These patterns encompass all major adult foods of trout, including: mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, damselflies, midges, and terrestrials. Tying Dry Flies also offers fishing tips, interesting angling experiences of the author, a wealth of entomological and historical information, and beautiful angling art and illustrated tying instructions by Mike Stidham. Spiral $42.95 retail, discounted price $38.66