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	Basic Fly Fishing Ref: B16 Many people are intimidated by the subtleties of fly casting and the myriad of flies when fly fishing. Fly fishing requires knowledge about casting, fly selection, knot tying, reading the water and tactics. Basic Fly Fishing provides the reader with these essential facts and more. Chapters include rod, reel and fly selection; casting instructions with step-by-step photographs; six knots you need to know; and how to find trout, set the hook and play the fish. It also instructs you on the double haul cast used for catching bass and pike. The Author Lefty Kreh has been an outdoor write for more than 45 years and and was named Angler of the Year by Fly Rod and Reel magazine in 1997 Author: Lefty Kreh Binding: Spiral bound paperback Extent: 280 x 215 mm, 96 pages Illustrations: Colour photographs and illustrations Sub Heading: All the Skills and Gear You Need to Get Started Price: £16.95
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	The Trout Fly Patterns of John Goddard Ref: B10 SIGNED LIMITED EDITION 'If you fish with them, their brilliance becomes clear.' - From the introduction by Nick Lyons John Goddard's name in the world of flytying is pre-eminent. For more than 40 years he has been inventing flies for the world's flyfishers - original, clever, effective trout flies. This book records, in his own words, the story behind his best 35 trout-fly patterns, each one designed for specific conditions on the river or to represent natural flies in ways that are sure to deceive the trout. Initially, he wanted his flies simply to 'match the hatch', but later he became convinced that 'trigger features' were of great importance in fly design. Simplicity of tying has also been a prime objective. Each one of the patterns in this book has gone into commercial production; it has been tried, tested and proved a winner. Sometimes, these flies have departed from their original design and one of the great values of this book is that it provides a definitive record of how each of the flies should look - from the inventor himself. Author: John Goddard Illustrator: Ted Andrews Published: Septembe 2004 Format: 246 x 165 mm Binding: Hardback No. of pages: 144 64 colour photographs 35 black & white illustrations Price: £25.00
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	Beginner's Guide to Flytying Ref: B9 This book uses the latest techniques in computer-generated drawings to show the reader exactly how to create an artificial fly, step-by-step. Clearer than photography, more life-like than drawings, the graphic instructions show, by subtle emphasis and exaggeration, precisely what to do. Included are all the basic techniques for applying thread, feather and fur to the hook, and more sophisticated methods such as parachute hackling, using the dubbing loop and hairwinging. 12 key trout patterns demonstrate the most important flytying techniques. * Black Ghost (ribbing & hairwing) * Woolly Bugger (palmered hackle dressing) * Duck's Dun (cul de canard dressing) * Gray Wulff (bucktail dry fly technique) * Elk Hair Caddis (dubbing & hairwing) * Parachute Emerger (parachute dressing) * Ginger Quill (wet fly wings and throat hackle) * Black Pennell (wet hackling) * Goldhead Hare's Ear (weighted goldhead & natural dubbing) * Montana Nymph (nymph hackling, marabou tails) * Pheasant Tail Nymph (pheasant tail fibers & copper wire) * Shrimp/Scud (wire weighting & synthentic dubbing) Author: Chris Mann & Terry Griffiths Illustrator: Chris Mann Photographer: Terry Griffiths Latest edition: April 2005 Format: 246 x 189 mm Binding: Hardback No. of pages: 80 8 colour photographs 153 colour illustrations Price: £9.99
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