The Practical Guide to Fishing Flies: Includes step-by-step instructions for tying and identifying over 100 of the most successful flishing flies, ... ... more than 250 photographs and illustrations - Hardcover

Ford, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754828883 ISBN 13: 9780754828884

Publisher: Lorenz Books, 2025

Synopsis

Learn the art of fly-tying with this practical visual guide. Divided into two sections, the first, Fly Tying Materials and Techniques, offers advice and step-by-step sequences on how to tie some of the best-known flies, such as Adams Dry Fly, Silver Invicta, Fuzzy Buzzer and Deer Hair Fry. Tips are also offered on how to experiment with your own patterns to create new flies. The second section, The Fly Selector, features 100 flies, each beautifully photographed in its finished form, with detailed and expert information for every fly, listing the materials needed to make each one, how to use the fly, and which species of fish you can expect to attract. Written from the perspective of a fishing expert and life-long enthusiast, this informative book is a valuable reference for fishermen of all abilities

About this title

About the Author

Martin Ford has caught a wide variety of fish species from all over the world. For many years he was the editor of Carpworld magazine and still maintains a great interest in all disciplines of angling and is very active on the fly fishing circuit. Martin is also the author of The Practical Guide to Fishing (Lorenz Books)

Edition details

• Publisher: Lorenz Books
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754828883
• ISBN 13: 9780754828884
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96