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Classic Steelhead Flies

Jul 31. 2015
John Shewey has something going on with steelhead with several books on the subject already under his belt.
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Tying Heritage Featherwing Streamers

Apr 11. 2015
Sharon Wright is becoming a familiar name to those who follow developments in streamer fly tying.
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The Best Carp Flies

Apr 6. 2015
I have been tying flies for quite some time now and it is quite a rare event when I pick up a magazine or book and get the urge to run to my vise and tie up some new flies.
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The North Country Fly

Mar 25. 2015
When it comes to books, there's nothing I like more than focus. A book that has a well defined subject and covers in depth rather than broad has my vote already before I have opened it.
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Scissors for fly tying

Mar 6. 2015
Tools What should you look for when choosing fly-tying scissors? Well, that all depends on a number of factors. This article takes an in-depth look at one of the fly tier's most important tools.
See a lot of scissors here.
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Pacific Salmon Flies

Feb 7. 2015
Brief and to-the-point are the words that come to mind after I have read this book. No nonsense would also be a good choice of words.
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Saltwater Flies

Dec 1. 2014
The contents of my fairly well stocked fishing book shelves bear witness to the fact that I love fly pattern books. My small book database says that I currently have 115 pattern books.
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Das große Trockenfliegen-Buch

Nov 26. 2014
We don't often review books in German, but it has happened. And since we do have a large German audience - the second largest after the 'merikans - it's not totally out of the way to do so.
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Selectivity

Nov 21. 2014
I recently reviewed Matt Supinski's book Steelhead Dreams and was thrilled with Supinski's enthusiastic writing and his way of approaching the subject,
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Steelhead Dreams

Nov 6. 2014
A very thorough introduction to fishing for steelhead in the great lakes area in the US by renown steelhead guide Matt Supinski. Covering tactics, gear and flies as well as seasons and locations.
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Fly-Fishing's Final Frontier

Nov 1. 2014
I recently reviewed the book "Flyfishing for Coarse Fish" by British Dominic Garnett, and noted in that review how untapped a resource these
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Fishing in Grayling Paradise

Oct 22. 2014
The introduction to this book starts with the following paragraph "I have written many articles about the Warm Vltava river over the past ten years with detailed descriptions of particular streams
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Flyfishing for Coarse Fish

Sep 29. 2014
I have fished quite a bit for coarse fish with a fly in my time. Bream, perch, roach - and pike of course. I even hooked some chub that willingly rose to a dry cast to rising trout.
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Take the F...ing Fly

Sep 24. 2014
THE FUNK cloaks my heart, Hazes my mind, Chokes out fun, Good friends and sunshine. All for a fish That will eat that f*king fly.
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Kayak Fishing

Sep 14. 2014
This book isn't brand new, but has been out for several years. My copy is even second edition.

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