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The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Tying. (Orvis)
The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Tying - Orvis Author:Eric Leiser, Matt Vinciguerra Here is a thorough and systematic approach to learning the art of fly tying. In the Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Tying, Eric Leiser shows how to take such basic materials as hooks, threads, fur, and feathers and make them into effective flies that catch fish. He demonstrates the crucial tying techniques needed to dub bodies, tie in tails and ha... more »ckle, and create upright wings on dry flies. Step by step, he takes the novice tyer through the skills necessary to tie such classics as: * The Woolly Bugger * The Hare's Ear * The Leadwing Coachman * The Black-Nose Dace * The Hendrickson dry fly. * And more. At the end of each chapter, he offers variations on these basic patterns to show how to make a variety of other useful flies. The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Tying help new fly tyers make a great start.« less