Learn a master's pragmatic, efficient approach to tying flies. Includes 34 fly patterns, including the Grizzly Hackle, the White Wulff, and the Pale Morning Dun Nymph. With this fly-tying instructional book, you will learn techniques that will increase your tying speed and the quality of your finished flies. Not only will you learn to tie some of Royce Dam's favorite flies by following the step-by-step photos and instructions that give detailed and thorough explanations, but also you'll soon find yourself applying the skills you acquire to all of your fly tying. Short introductions on the flies and fish stories provide entertaining interludes between the fly-tying recipes and technical explanations.
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Royce Dam has taught fly tying in fifteen states, as well as China and Bhutan. He is a well-known supporter of the Federation of Fly Fishers International, tying at every conclave since 1983. He lives in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
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Save time and hassles with Royce's tips, dubbing with WOOL!,
By Ernie Kalwa (Grand River Country: Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Practical Fly Tier, The (Hardcover)
Wow, this book cuts to the chase and helped me pick up fly tying in no time! The word "Practical" in the title says it all! Pragmatic and Practical techniques for sure. Buy his two DVDs too. They show you first-hand! Royce sure knows his stuff, and the beauty of dubbing with wool will have you tying flies faster than anybody using animal fur. The secret is in carding the wool. I went out to a department store and picked up two carding brushes for $20 total. My wool cost me all of $8.00 from a sheep-farmer and should last for at least 1000 flies. Wool makes dry flies look and work even better than fur-dubbed flies.
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Wool Dubbing Fast and Simple,
By Michael Johnson (Kenosha, WI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Practical Fly Tier, The (Hardcover)
The photography of this book is worth the price alone. Royce's techniques are simple yet useful to novice and expert alike. His wool dubbing method is so simple and quick I have used nothing else since. You can master this wool dubbing quickly and take all the work out of nymphs to drys. Good stories as well.
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Advances in fly-tying tools and materials make those I started tying with look like antiques. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yellow wool dubbing, second wing case, first wing case, ribbing wire, elk mane, dubbed thread, hook shank, sparkle yarn, hackle stem, hackle fibers, quill section, tie off the thread, few wraps, fly tier, nymph hook, several wraps, hackle feather, tail fibers, turkey quill, peacock herl, attach the thread, saddle hackle, wet flies, wind the thread, tying thread Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Advances in fly-tying tools and materials make those I started tying with look like antiques. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yellow wool dubbing, second wing case, first wing case, ribbing wire, elk mane, dubbed thread, hook shank, sparkle yarn, hackle stem, hackle fibers, quill section, tie off the thread, few wraps, fly tier, nymph hook, several wraps, hackle feather, tail fibers, turkey quill, peacock herl, attach the thread, saddle hackle, wet flies, wind the thread, tying thread Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Red Llama, White Wulff, Pass Lake, Royal Coachman, Miles Turtlelot New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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