Fly-Fisher's Craft:The Art and History

by: Darrel Martin (Author)

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Publication Date: 17 Mar. 2016

Language: English

Print Length: 304 pages

ISBN-10: 1510703640

ISBN-13: 9781510703643

Book Description

An illustrated guide to historical and mode flies, hooks, lines, and loop rods.Whether looking for a back-to-basics approach to fly-tying or a better understanding of its history, The Fly-Fisher's Craft is the perfect volume to educate the curious angler as well as to provide tips of the trade. A detailed history of fly-tying and historical flies are coupled with the author's personal mode fly pattes, satisfying the fisher's desire for the pastoral and practical.In The Fly-Fisher's Craft, experienced outdoors writer Darrel Martin provides thoroughly researched history and careful instruction accompanied by colour photographs throughout. Chapters cover a wide variety of topics, such as:Tying in antiquity;Fly design;Personal pattes;Hooks and lines;Loop-rods;And much more!In a newly augmented edition, new readers will have the chance to discover the roots of fly fishing and fly tying from antiquity up through the mode era. With forewords by Ted Leeson and by John Betts, both respected angling authors, this book is a complete source for the fly-tier.