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Some view fly tying as an art form. E. C. Gregg, in his 1940 publication, stated that "The object of this book will be throughout its entirety to teach in a practical manner the Art of Fly Tying in all its branches." [4] In contrast, A. K. Best suggests practical ways to streamline the tying technique. [5]
An artificial fly or fly lure is a type of fishing lure, usually used in the sport of fly fishing (although they may also be used in other forms of angling). In general, artificial flies are an imitation of aquatic insects that are natural food of the target fish species the fly fishers try to catch.
Megan Boyd was born Rosina Megan Boyd on 29 January 1915 in Surrey, England. [1] She was the youngest of three children. In 1918 her father moved the family to the Scottish Highlands to take a job as a bailiff or river watcher on the River Brora on the Duke of Sutherland's sporting estate. [2]
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The Materials necessary for Artificial Fly Making - 256; List of Plates. 1. Blacker Fly-fishing - Frontispiece, 2. Titlepage; 3. An easy method to make the Trout-fly - opposite 3; 4. An easy method of making a Salmon-fly - 8; 5. The best method of making a Trout-fly - 13; 6. To make the Palmer's - to face 20; 7. How to make the Salmon-fly - 23; 8.
Fly Tyer is an American magazine dedicated to the subject of fly tying, the art of tying materials to a hook for the purposes of fly fishing. Published four times a year, Fly Tyer is currently the largest fly-tying magazine in terms of circulation. It employs "perfect binding" instead of stapled pages, and usually features a close-up image of a ...
Although 100% of any book listed is not necessarily devoted to fly fishing, all these titles have significant fly fishing content. Included in this bibliography is a list of fly tying, fly tackle, regional guides, memoirs, stories and fly fishing fiction related literature. For readability, the bibliography is contained in three separate lists.