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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
Review

ABU Optic Flies

Mar 14. 2018
Classics 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.
Review

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.
Review

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.
Review

Making Better Flies

Jul 23. 2017
Patterns This book is mainly on saltwater flies in spite of the title, and it doesn’t impress - or tell you how to design, develop or improve.
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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.
Review

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.
Article

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
Review

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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GT

Sep 30. 2016
Wow! I just have to say wow! GT's are just... wow... and this book is like… wow!
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Fly-casting Finesse

Sep 23. 2016
I'm not a big fan of learning to cast from a book, but there's little doubt that this book can actually make you a better fly caster. And it features a remote controlled dry training shark!
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Observation

Sep 22. 2016
This is a great book, and a really excellent intro to reading the water and matching the hatch for the angler who feels that both these disciplines are difficult. It clearly illustrates that they don't have to be.

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