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The Feather Mechanic This is a book I have been looking forward to for a while. And it doesn’t disappoint.	Chalk and Cheese An English flyfisher acquires a house in France - which just happens to have a chalk stream running its property	Simple Flies Simple is good. Not primitive… simple. And this is another fine book with simple fly patterns.
The Atlantic Salmon Fly Why review a 30-year old book? Well, because it's a great book that deserves some attention.	Hardy’s Salmon Flies Another massive work on classic salmon flies from UK writer Martin Lanigan-O'Keeffe, this time on the flies from the House of Hardy.	Reflections on the Loch A book on UK style lake fishing for trout, written in a personal and entertaining - but still very informative - tone
Pike Fever Pike anglers have a new bible. This book essentially covers every conceivable aspect of pike fishing… and then some	The Feather Bender's Flytying Techniques When a great photographer, fly tyer and instructor writes a book, it’s likely to become a great book	Trout are stupid A small book that debunks a lot of myths surrounding trout fishing – including the one that trout are cunning and intelligent hunters, able to trick anglers. They are not! Trout are stupid!
America’s Favorite Flies Impressing in both scope, size, page count and weight, this book presents 224 US fly tyers and their favorite patterns.	Creative GeWe Wet Flies A wonderful little book with Belgian Geert Werbrouck's beautiful wet flies. Lots of pictures, lots of patterns, lots of tying and material tips.	The Humpy Encyclopedia It’s hard not to like a completely free e-book with detailed descriptions on how how to tie 12 (and them some) different variations of the Humpy. 80 pages of knowledge, tips and inspiration on a single pattern!

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