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Nymph Fly-Tying Techniques

Sep 9. 2014
The subtitle "Over 1,000 color photos of techniques and pattern styles" lured me into buying this book from 2001. 125 pages at 10 UK£ or about 16 US$ used made it a no-brainer.
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The Rising Salar

Aug 25. 2014
The video starts out nicely sketching the contrast between work and fishing as many of us recognize it.
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Sea Trout Secrets 5+6

Jul 3. 2014
If you are a sea trout angler who like me has just fished a week on the Baltic coast in pursue of coastal sea trout and haven't felt a tug, these videos will reinvigorate you and restore your belie
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Salt

Jun 23. 2014
This is one of those books that has you in awe just handling it. Big, heavy, high quality printing on heavy stock paper. Large full spread photos and delicate and discrete text layout.
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Tying and Fishing the Booby Fly

May 24. 2014
I have to admit up front that I'm pretty old fashioned when it comes to books, and even though I have read my share of ebooks, I definitely prefer my fishing books printed with ink on paper.
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A World of Pike Flies

May 3. 2014
In the European pike fly fishing community Dutch Ad Swier is a well known profile, probably best known for his beautiful art, often depicting the toothy predator which this book is about, but also
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Why I Fly Fish

Mar 24. 2014
The last time I reviewed a book (or several, actually) by Chris Santella, I wasn't impressed.
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Tributaries

Feb 28. 2014
In an odd way the highlight of this video is the final poor quality Skype conversation, which takes place between the three main characters, Prescott Smith, Siggi Haugur and Tuqui Viscarro.
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The Tube Fly

Jan 27. 2014
Being an avid tube fly fan and having tied tube flies for almost as long as I have tied flies, I have wanted this book ever since it was published in 2006 where I saw it in a local flyshop.
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Casting That Fly 1/2 - Basics/Advanced

Dec 17. 2013
The absolute first words from casting instructor Lars Christian Bentsen in this video expresses my feelings about fly casting videos very well: Can you become a better caster by watching this video
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Predator

Nov 29. 2013
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The Founding Flies

Nov 2. 2013
Almost every trout fisherman has heard of the Adams dry fly, it being ubiquitous on trout streams throughout the world. You know the old adage - when in doubt try an Adams.
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Feather Brain

Oct 19. 2013
If I were to commission a book on fly-tying from an author, the description of this book would be close to what I'd order.
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Wet Flies

Oct 9. 2013
Japanese author, angler and fly-tyer Ken Sawada is an odd character... not meant in any insulting way at all, but more like an expression of my admiration.
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Classic Michigan Flies

Oct 9. 2013
This is not a big book by any measure - big as in pages, big as in format or big as in scope. Rather the opposite, actually. It's a small publication with a narrow subject.

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