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Carrie Gertrude Stevens (1882–1970) was an American fly fisher and fly lure tier from Madison and Upper Dam, Maine, and the creator of Rangeley Favorite trout and salmon flies. Self-taught in the art of fly tying, Stevens invented the Grey Ghost Streamer, an imitation of the Smelt, Osmerus mordax. Stevens' flies received national and ...
Fly tying workbench Illustrative selection of modern fly tying tools Whip finisher Hackle plyers Various tools enable and optimize fly tying. Skip Morris, a professional fly tyer, lists the essential tools as being a vise to hold the hook of the fly to be tied, bobbin holders , hackle pliers, hackle gauges, work lights and magnifying glass to ...
Rosina Megan Boyd BEM (29 January 1915 – 15 November 2001) was a British fly tyer most noted for her Atlantic salmon flies. She lived most of her adult life in a small cottage in Kintradwell, near Brora, Scotland. Boyd, a renowned figure in the Scottish Highlands, was known for her fly tying skills, eccentric style, and service during World ...
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 ...
A.K. Best is a production fly tyer, fly fisher, and angling writer.He was born in 1933 in Iowa and now lives in Colorado.He wrote for angling magazines like Fly Rod and Reel, Fly Fisherman, and Mid-Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide, and published several books on fly tying and fishing.
Lefty Kreh's Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing: Everything Anglers Need to Know by the World's Foremost Fly-Fishing Expert. Lyons Press. ISBN 9781592282388. Kreh, Lefty; Clouser, Bob (2007). Tying Flies that Catch Fish with Lefty Kreh & Bob Clouser ( 1-1/2 Hour Fly Tying Tutorial DVD) (DVD). Reel Resources. Kreh, Lefty (2008).
John Clarence "Jack" Gartside was an American fly tyer and fly fishing author. [1]Considered one of the most talented and innovative fly tyers of the modern era, Gartside was taught how to tie flies at the age of 10 by Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox outfielder. [2]
Mallard and Claret is a popular fishing fly in the United Kingdom.Also known as the 'M and C' it is a good general pattern that imitates a wide range of trout food items. The Mallard and Claret fly was created in the 1850s by Aberdeen fly tyer William Murdock.