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Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple [Spiral-bound]

Skip Morris (Author), Richard Bunse (Illustrator)
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September 1992
Expert tier Skip Morris shows how easy it is to tie excellent flies in this all-color book. Over 220 color photographs show all the techniques you need to know. 73 different materials in color plus 27 tools. Clear, precise advice tells you how to do it step-by-step as well as pointing out difficulties and explaining how to overcome them! Dries, wets, streamers, nymphs, etc., included so that you can tie virtually any pattern.
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About the Author

Skip Morris is a professional fly-fishing writer and is the author of numerous other fly-fishing and tying books. To date, he has played host on three fly-tying videos. He writes regular columns for Flyfishing & Tying Journal and Salmon Trout Steelheader magazines. For years, Skip supported his writing and fishing by playing guitar several nights a week and teaching it at a college. Now he is too busy writing, fishing, and performing fly-tying clinics to do more than practice the guitar an hour or two a day and perform only occasionally. Skip and his wife, Carol, and their three cats live on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Spiral-bound: 80 pages
  • Publisher: Frank Amato Pubns (September 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1878175130
  • ISBN-13: 978-1878175137
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Skip Morris is among the most prolific fly-fishing and fly-tying authors alive--his name is known to anglers around the world.

Skip has written twelve books, including the established standard beginning fly tier's volume Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple, and The Art of Tying the Bass Fly, Morris & Chan on Fly Fishing Trout Lakes (with lake-fishing guru Brian Chan), Concise Handbook of Fly Tying, and Fly Fisher's Guide to Western River Hatches.

His videos and DVD's range from instruction for tying nymphs, to tying bass flies, to tying and fishing flies for sea-run cutthroat trout.

Skip has published over 200 articles in magazines from Fly Fisherman to American Angler. For three years he was among the hosts of the "Fly-Fish Television Magazine" show.

Skip's newest book releases are "Trout Flies for Rivers: Patterns from the West that Work Everywhere"(Stackpole Books), and "Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple 2: Advanced Techniques" (Amato Publications).

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars IRREPLACEABLE - THE BEST OF THE BEST, December 8, 2004
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I own a number of fly tying books and this, by far, is the best. If you start with only one book, start with this one. The author methodically goes step by step, using fly patterns which require most, if not all, of the basic skills. The photography and illustrations are wonderful. Not only does the author give you exact, easy to follow directions each step of the way, he goes as far as to give a point by point review of what should be done if you find yourself in a mess. (invaluable for a klutz like myself). This, as I indicated, is by far one of the best books for beginners, but should certainly be owned and used by more advanced fly tiers also. The price is well worth it and in the long run will save you much money and certainly much time and frustration. I do wish there were more "how to" books around of this quality. Highly recommend this one.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars First Book you should buy, May 12, 2000
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This is a great book for beginners. It has excellent illustrations of flies and fly tying material. When you go to buy the material, you will have a picture of what you need. It doesn't have a big selection of flies, but I recommend that you start out with them. I have used most of them and they catch fish. (my most important basis for buying this book) The book takes you step by step through tying the most popular flies, tells you what can go wrong when your tying them and best of all, gives you solutions to common problems. Buy it and you will learn the lingo, know what materials the author is talking about and tie flies that you can use in no time. The spiral edition is best because you can keep it open when you are working.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars From basics to advanced, February 18, 2005
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5 years ago I was mentored by a friend who taught me to tie basic flies... unfortunately life got in the way and I didn't tie flies for two years. A year ago, I pulled out my vise and materials, which inlcluded this book. By starting from the beginning, this books takes you through all the basics and gives you a foundation to tie ANY fly you want - the only limiting factor is the price of materials. If you're new to tying, this book de-mystifies topics such as the whip finish and palmering hackle to name just a couple. As a bonus, it is spiral bound to lay flat so you can tie along with step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting.
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Wouldn't it be pleasant if everything went smoothly and easily from the moment we first started tying flies? Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tight securing thread, triple whip finish, dry fly hackle cape, past midshank, floss bobbin, pheasant fibers, hackle gauge, advance the thread, turkey section, hackle pliers, hen saddle, tight thread, hackle fibers, first hackle, marabou plume, hair butts, thread head, head cement, spiral the thread, wing upright, flat silver tinsel, hair bunch, oval silver tinsel, soft hackle, oval gold tinsel
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Woolly Bugger, Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear, Rick's Caddis, Skip Nymph, Gray Wulff, Mickey Finn, Griffith's Gnat, Eagle Claw, Partridge Grey Shadow, Tying In The Tail, Brian Rose Photo
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