From Publishers Weekly
Dunham's second anthology surpasses her handsome The Art of the Trout Fly in format and text (also price), while falling a little short of the inspired photographic stylings that were the charm of the earlier volume. In fly-tying, recently evolved from a sweet utility into true craft, no patterns demand more skill than the exotic, beautifully intricate, traditional salmon flies. The 23 tyers here, from North America, Europe and Japan, speak about their favorite patterns in various tones of angling rapture, but words, even good yarns, never suffice in fishing. Clayton's photographs of these colorful deceptions, ingeniously displayed, best explain the persisting allure of the gloriously extravagant flies.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Flytyers, anglers, and collectors will find much to admire in this collection of essays by 23 renowned practitioners of the art of creating fishing lures primarily from fur and feathers. Atlantic salmon flies differ from most trout flies in that they aren't intended to imitate insects: rather, they are larger, more colorful, glitzier, unspecified representations that attract the "king of game fish" almost by daring to be miniature objets d'art . The color photographs are exquisite, and the essays by flytyers from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan are both informational and inspirational. A materials list for tying each fly follows the essays. This is highly recommended for libraries with regional interest or large angling collections.
- Will Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Will Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
