The Art of Fly Tying (The Freshwater Angler) [CD-ROM]

Editors of Creative Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Freshwater Angler | Publication Date: July 1, 1996

A collection of over 1500 mini videos that help you master the art of fly tying. It helps you learn the basic elements of popular fly patterns.

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The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of best-selling titles in the fields of hunting, fishing, home repair, home improvement, home decor, and landscaping.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 1 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865730644
• ISBN-13: 978-0865730649
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #894,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great resource, July 8, 2000

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Darren Bender (Fort Collins, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Fly Tying (The Freshwater Angler) (CD-ROM)

This CD really, really helped me to learn to tie flies better. I had minimal instruction, and was trying to teach myself from books. The value of a CD-ROM package is that you can see video demonstrations of many (but unfortunately, not all) the techniques needed to tie flies. The video of how to spin deer hair flies really helped me because I could see how much hair to use, how to pass the thread around the hook shank, and how to pack the hair -- something that is difficult to glean from a written description or picture in a book.

This CD covers only the basic techniques used in fly tying, but does so very well. The different areas are easy to navigate, and you can jump from place to place easily with a click or two of the mouse. The video and still images are clear and large enough to show good detail.

This CD-ROM also has hundreds of fly pattern recipes with a searchable fly pattern index making it a good reference source. However, only a few patterns have "how-to" tying videos from start to finish. Yet, each fly does have instruction on how to perform each generic technique needed to tie the fly.

If you are a beginner and you get this CD you will like it. I also recommend getting the accompanying book by the same name. The same information appears in it, but I found it useful to watch the videos on the CD-ROM and then tie the fly at my bench with the book open to the same page.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Art of Fly Tying CD-Rom, July 12, 2001

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ken webb (SUQUAMISH, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Fly Tying (The Freshwater Angler) (CD-ROM)

If you are just getting started at fly tying then this CD-Rom is a must have. It will show you just about everything that you will need to know to tie great flys, and the tools needed to tie them. The videos are one of the best instructional aids you can have for fly tying, and the fly catalog is more than enough for just about any kind of fishing.You will not regreat buying this CD-Rom.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Bargain and Resource!, January 19, 2005

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Danny P. Crain "hartcedar" (Horse Cave, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of Fly Tying (The Freshwater Angler) (CD-ROM)

This is the best investment possible for a new tyer- an incredible bargain compared to the other resources available. There is nothing quite like seeing the process to learn how.