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An illustrated compendium of classic and contemporary patterns of effective fresh and saltwater flies, with tips for solving potential problems of each pattern
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Eric Leiser, a master fly tyer, teacher, and expert on the materials of the craft, is the author of The Complete Book of Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials, and The Metz Book of Hackle, as well as coauthor with Larry Solomon of The Caddis and the Angler and with Robert H. Boyle of Stoneflies for the Angler. He is on the board of United Fly Tyers, an active member of Theodore Gordon Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited, and a life member of the Federation of Fly Fishermen. Born in Brooklyn, he now lives in Wappingers Falls, New York.
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in angling literature: the most complete and practical pattern book ever compiled for the fly tyer and angler, a lavishly illustrated catalogue of recipes for the most effective and popular flies that are fished in fresh and salt water. Drawing on the designs and innovations of the best fly tyers past and present, Eric Leiser, a master fly tyer and teacher and author of the immensely popular Complete Book of Fly Tying, gives us a consistent representation and interpretation of more than 1,000 classic and contemporary fly patterns. Here, as well, is all the information (hook sizes, materials, etc.) needed in order to dress the pattern in the manner intended by its originator, with professional tips for solving specific problems. Anyone who can tie a simple dry or wet fly will need this book.<br><br>Here are:<br>-- More than 1,000 patterns for all manner of surface and subsurface flies (including dry flies, terrestrials, caddis flies, midges, spinners, parachute flies, stoneflies, wet flies, em
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