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The Feather Thief

May 21. 2018
Full dressed 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
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Optic Flies

Mar 14. 2018
History With names that sounded fresh, in-your-face and downright sexy, the Optic Fly series entered the stage like a warm summer wind in the 1960’s cold war era.
Read a book excerpt here
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ABU Optic Flies

Mar 14. 2018
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.
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Designing Poppers, Sliders & Divers

Feb 9. 2018
Bugs This book raises the bar for warm water fly rod lure making books. Elmer Meiler reviews Steve Schweitzer's book.
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Freshwater Life

Dec 18. 2017
Naturals 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.
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Nymphenfischen

Dec 10. 2017
Focused 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.
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Great beginner's books

Jul 12. 2017
Library This article covers a handful of books that I would recommend to the new fly-angler and fly-tyer - the angler who is dipping his or her toes in the fly-fishing pond for the first time
See the list here
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The Fly Fisher

Apr 13. 2017
A large and beautiful book about the concept of fly fishing covering the subject from many angles, lavishly illustrated with amazing photos.
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Farlows Salmon Flies

Mar 24. 2017
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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Fleye Design

Mar 21. 2017
Bob Popovics can rightfully be called one of the most innovative fly tyers today. And he keeps on sharing new methods in his latest book.
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A book list for Jes

Feb 7. 2017
Read this This is a list of a few great books that are about fishing, but focuses on ambiance, adventure, philosophy, emotions, friendships - basically everything but catching that big one.
See the list here
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The Lost Salmon Flies of Balmoral

Nov 20. 2016
If you are into classic salmon flies - like the real classics - and like to divulge in their history and origin, this is a book for you.

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