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# The Fly-Tying Bible: 100 Deadly Trout and Salmon Flies in Step-By-Step Photographs Hardcover-spiral – January 1, 2003

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## Customer Reviews

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    Book
  

*by R***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2023*

Like the fly tying book it does show easy way to tie fly's

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    "Lent" this book to a buddy, Decided I wanted to buy it again, very high praise
  

*by T***Y on Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2016*

My copy has gone missing, think I lent it to a buddy, in either case am buying another copy (that is a very strong endorsement for this book; going back and buying this book for a second time).  Of the seventy to a hundred books or so I have read on fly tying. This is one of two books on fly tying I feel I almost need (if I ever need to own a book for pleasure).  If you have been tying for a while, and have not read “What the Trout Said about fly design and other mysteries”, by Datus C. Proper, it is the other book that would be hard to live without. The Fly Tying Bible really helped me to learn to tie flies.  It is logically, laid out, time efficient, compared to looking things up on the internet (which has some great tutorials, and will help you to become a proficient tyer), plus it is a book so it can be  taken places the internet does not go.  As others have stated, this books only flaw is that it does not do a great job with materials substitution.  It took some time to understand what materials could be substituted in fly tying; I would not recommend going out and buying all the materials he lists for flies, at one time I spend at least a couple hours looking up on the internet, finding materials that can be substituted.  If you read “What the trout Said”, you will understand fly design, which is much more helpful than set fly patterns.  The lack of good information about fly material substitution is only partly because people make money from selling materials, it seems to be tradition, plus fancy flies “art” are not separated from fishing flies, (hint trout never talk about art or tradition) and certainly because people have strong opinions on fly patterns, colors and materials, but have a harder time listening to trout’s opinions on these subjects.  New tyers might as well learn early that fly tying is full of this type of tripe, my favorite being a pattern that called for a teal feather,  I am a duck hunter and I am sure the author did not know that there are Green Wing, Blue Wing, Cinnamon Teal and I believe a very rare Hawaiian teal.  I am sure if given a feather of various Teal species, plus a Redhead, Canvasback , and Pintail ducks he could not tell the difference, and I have been told clearly by thousands of trout changing these feathers around that they do not care.  This book was very helpful to develop, a set of basic fly tying skills, learned in a logical sequence, that build on each other, with good fly’s that "trout say are good", it is an invaluable resource.  It falls into the usual trap of patterns vs understanding fly design, but to a much lesser degree than most fly tying “pattern” books.

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    Great, But Not The Best Beginner Book
  

*by J***E on Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2012*

There are many out there who would recommend this book to beginners.  While it certainly does have the information to help a beginner get on their feet when it comes to fly tying, this is more of a book to pick up when you have the basic skills and knowledge of materials down.  This is more of a book of patterns than it is an introduction that will truly teach you the skills you need to tie flies.  It's important to have a reasonable understanding of materials and methods before you can just jump right in and tie these flies up.  This book, while it tries to go into the basics, just doesn't have the depth to truly help the beginner fly tier.That said, it's an excellent book.  It will give you the recipes for virtually all the most important patterns out there and even some of the lesser known ones.  I love that it classifies them by types of fish each fly is for and provides a reference to this information in the back of the book.  It's broken out into very logical sections - dry flies, nymphs, streamers, hairwings and wet flies.  The information for each fly pattern is easily accessible and quick to scan through for inspiration.  For a serious beginner or even a seasoned tier, this is probably one of the most important books to have on your tying desk.  Do yourself the favor and get the spiral bound version, it's worth it.  Although this book focuses primarily on the freshwater trout flies, you'll find a few for char, sea trout, grayling and salmon.  All of the information is presented beautifully and in a very accessible manner.Aside from the fact that it's not a true beginners book, I do have a few critiques about it.  First, there are some inaccuracies with the difficulty ratings for each fly.  For example, the book presents the wooly bugger and the F-Fly as three and four star rated difficulty.  This can't be right because they're some of the simplest flies to tie.  Second, I wish he would have provided more accurate and consistent details about hook selection.  Although I realize there's a creative aspect to this, some patterns will just say "10-16 hook" when it should probably say wet-hook or dry-hook.  I would also agree with some of the critical reviews that he calls for a great variety of materials.  What's important to know, and isn't explained, is that you can easily substitute similar materials.  (You don't HAVE to get yellow antron, you can use nearly any yellow dubbing as long as you understand what's good for dry versus wet.)  For the beginner, the six pictures per fly may not be sufficient to get you from beginning to end, although he does verbally explain each step.Even with all that, it's still probably one of the most important books to have in your arsenal.

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