An excellent introduction to fly-tying, dealing with the necessary tools and materials required, the basic techniques, such as dubbing a body and tying a whip finish are explained, and step-by-step instructions are provided for the different types of flies, including a hackled dry fly, an upright-winged dry fly, winged wet fly, nymph, hackle-winged lure and a hair-winged lures. In addition, a selection of popular dressings are given for each type of fly. Tony Whieldon is both a well-known artist and a keen all-round fisherman. His illustrations appear weekly in Angler's Mail. Softcover, 80 pages, 22cm x 17cm.
Good condition.