Fly-Tying Tips & Reference Guide [Paperback]

Dick Stewart (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

An invaluable tool for all fly-fishermen, novice or expert, by one of the most prolific and well-know writers on the subject. Fly-tyers must suffer greatly to pursue their hobby-groused at by family members who find head cement glued to the dining room table, destined to have an aching back, liable to lose a precious fly among the clutter, or get it to the water on to find that it doesn't float quite right. Help is at hand with this ingenious and unique book. Full of inventive and practical ideas that will save money and time, and packed with drawings, hook charts, and sound advice on materials, techniques, and organizing your workshop, it will lead to better flies, better efficiency, and an even greater dedication to the craft.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is a real gem of a book an a monument to the collective expertise and ingenuity of the unnamed tyers throughout the world who contributed to this project. I guarantee you'll enjoy and profit from reading it, regardless of how long you've been tying or how many other books you own! -- United Fly Tyers' Roundtable magazine

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This is the second revision and expansion of the original "Fly Tying Tips" first published in 1990. The hints and advice in this guide have been selected from among the best of many which have been offered over the past 20 years, and they are certain to interest and assist fly tyers or all abilities. Some tips suggest ways to save money, others offer tying shortcuts, while many show fly tyers how to creatively improve their fly-tying skills. Over 170 drawings illustrate the techniques.

This enlarged edition adds reference hook charts to assist fly tyers in proper hook selection plus an extensive glossary which will serve as a valuable reference for all fly tyers, whether novice or expert.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Mountain Pond Publishing Corporation; 3 edition (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936644222
• ISBN-13: 978-0936644226
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,071,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Keeper, May 28, 2000

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Douglas A. Valentino (Rolling Meadows, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fly-Tying Tips & Reference Guide (Paperback)

Part of the attraction of fly-tying is the never ending pursuit of knowledge. If your like many people you spend time looking for books, videos and the like which will expand your horizons and develop your abilities. Most of the material we collect is devoted to recipes amd materials.

FLY-TYING TIPS is a book that supports your craft in a refreshing way. Over 500 tips that help fly tiers take more control of their craft.

In a time when the price of material can be a drain on your wallet, here is an inexpensive book that will give you ample ideas on how to control and expand your craft with cost effective ideas.

The fifteen chapters cover such topics as; your work station, materials and even on the water. A well defined glossary puts this book in the net.

Dick Stewart takes his twenty plus years experience and the ideas of fly tyers around the country and sets down in one book, ideas that will aid and inspire your interest. Novice and seasoned tyer will find numerous ideas to help develop their craft.

Written in plain language, this book will draw you back over and over again.

Inexpensive to own, helps control cost, easy to read, inspires interest . . . hook this one and enjoy the benefits.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars tips to take or leave, January 22, 2001

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AquaDoc "Mark" (Fort Collins, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fly-Tying Tips & Reference Guide (Paperback)

Fly-Tying Tips & Reference Guide is a useful reference, providing tips on how to use unconventional materials in your fly tying. I bought it, and read it cover to cover fairly shortly thereafter. I found a lot of seemingly useful tips and ideas.

As a source of ideas, it's a good read. As a reference, it suffers a bit because the author organizes tips into only broad categories. Fortunately, it's not encyclopedic, so the tips are fairly easy to find again when you need them.

I think this book is probably most useful for beginning to novice fly tyers who are just finding their tying voice and seeking creative and cost-effective ways to improve their craft.

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable help, January 5, 2012

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Duane A. Dunham (Molalla Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fly-Tying Tips & Reference Guide (Paperback)

I have been tying flies for more than 40 years and have a large library of books on tying various types. This small book is worth its weight in gold! There are so many practical suggestions, clearly presented, that it is an ideal resource for continued learning. It lacks the great photos of other books, but the price and the variety of entries make it a great bargain.