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Steelhead Fly Tying Beautiful photos, lots of detailed text and schoolbook step-by-step instructions on how to tie 24 fantastic looking steelhead flies	Top Saltwater Flies An impressing three volume collection of patterns for the most sought after fish in warm saltwater	ACA's Beginner's Guide to Fly Casting A true beginner's guide to casting, providing basic knowledge of gear and casting, advice on how to get better, and help in troubleshooting.
Backwoods Brook Trout "I spent most of 1949 in utero, gradually gaining awareness that something truly good awaited once I left the waters of my beginnings." A review of Frederick Prince's book.	Petitjean CDC A massive book, solely on CDC-feathers, -flies and -tying techniques by Swiss CDC master Marc Petitjean.	The Feather Thief A fascinating "true crime" story that tells about the theft of skins from protected bird from a natural history museum in the UK with the purpose of using them for fly tying
ABU Optic Flies A small book written by Danish Michael Jensen about Swedish ABU's renown series of streamers from the 60's, known as the Optic Flies.	Designing Poppers, Sliders & Divers This book raises the bar for warm water fly rod lure making books. Elmer Meiler reviews Steve Schweitzer's book.	Freshwater Life This book gives you the opportunity to make a connection with aquatic animals. You can watch these images over and over again. It is also full of information in the texts and pictures.
Nymphenfischen My heart beats for specialty books rather than general ones, and a large book solely on nymphing is definitely something that stirs my interest. Even a German language one.	The Fly Fisher A large and beautiful book about the concept of fly fishing covering the subject from many angles, lavishly illustrated with amazing photos.	Farlows Salmon Flies This book is pretty exotic and definitely not for the average fly tyer. But if you are interested in classic salmon flies and their history, it's a book you must have on your shelves.

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