Books

Stackpole Books Mechanicsburg PA. 1999 1st Edn.  4to Illust 148p. D/J.  Drawings by Rod Walinchus.  Making the transition from fresh to salt.  Saltwater fly fishing demands different skills, the tackle is bigger. you have to make longer casts, a new range of flies and knots and you have to understand tides and currents.   This book is a practical guide  and a celebration of the sport by an eminently qualified team. The text is supported by many colour photographs and step by step photo sequences. -Very Fine   

Winchester Press   Tulsa .1980, 1st. Edn.   8vo. Illust. 146pp. E/P.  D/J.  Introduction by Ed Zern.  A witty literate " how to"  book for the fly fisher who wants to experiment with tying methods, materials and patterns to make fishing more fun and  more successful.  Chapters include: Why bother?; The Spanish Fly; The Golden Adams; The Laramie; The Maniac Nymph; The Trashliner Flies; The Little Hopper; The Black Widow; The Pink Wolf; The blue Max; The Tadpole and Final thoughts. Introduction by Ed Zern.  Jock Grey book plate. D/J rubbed and some staining. -Very Good                                                                                                                  

Tomorrow River Press Wausau, 1991, 4to Illust, 209pp, Brown faux leather cover with gilt title and decoration, Designing Trout Flies is a terrific idea book, loaded with practical information to help you recognize that "just right fly"-for both opportunistically and selectively feeding trout. In addition to a thorough discussion of the primary and secondary triggering characteristics of each of the fish's food organisms, there are educational discussions on materials selection, tying procedures, and design concepts. The detailed descriptions, region by region, of the most used sizes and colors of flies to match the fish's food organisms are an invaluable aid to tying or buying the most effective imitations. The many illustrative anecdotes-drawn by Jason Borger from actual fishing experiences are highly instructional this in clear precise language.   230   drawings by Jason Borger. 16 pages of full-color photos. Very Fine                                                                                              

Stackpole  Books Mechanicsburg.    2007.  1st Edn,  8vo. Illust.  138pp. D/J.  Photographs by Kathryn Berlous Boyle. Dapping is a style of fly fishing that uses the wind, even a breeze, to carry  a fly that flies, quivers and jumps exactly like the living insect.  The author examines this unusual but highly effective technique of fly fishing that is popular in Scotland and Ireland and is attracting a large following in the US.  He gives details on how to rig and fish a dapping rod equiped with a proper reel, backing,  blowline and short leader and describes the proven flies to use along with the materials needed and the tying  procedures.  -Very Fine                                                                          

Crown Publishers New York. 1975, 4to. Illust. 242pp.  D/J.   A practical, fully illustrated guide to the latest advances and developments in fly tying. With more than twenty  proven fly patterns for fresh and saltwater described by their creators.  Also explains new materials, tools and techniques. Profiles famous fly tyers and has a wealth of information on fly tying entomology.   Presents  scientific studies  on the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Connecticut and Caddis flies of Illinois. Over 200 detailed step by step photographs  for tying the featured flies. Four colour pages of flies.   Slight wear to edges of D/J. -Fine                                                                                    

Crown Publishers New York. 1977, 2nd prtg.  4to. Illust. 242pp. D/J.  A practical, fully illustrated guide to the latest advances and developments in fly tying. With more than twenty  proven fly patterns for fresh and saltwater described by their creators. Also explains new materials, tools and techniques. Profiles famous fly tyers and has a wealth of information on fly tying entomology.   Presents scientific studies  on the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Connecticut and Caddis flies of Illinois.  Over 200 detailed step by step photographs  for tying the featured flies. Four colour pages of flies. - Fine