BASIC FLY TYING: A BEGINNER'S BENCHSIDE REFERENCE
Dick Talleur
INSTA-PRINT, Apr 2001
Spiral-Softcover

Intro to the tools, materials, & techniques of fly tying - by an acknowledged master. Helpful chapters include: Tools & Instruments; Getting Started; Wet Flies; Nymphs; Streamers; Dry Flies; & Mixing & Matching. Full color; 9x11 inches, 152 pgs.

This is a new all-color edition of the basic book on fly tying that has become a standard of its kind, taking the beginner to a position of confidence and skill-and improving the technique of all but the most advanced tyers.
The helpful chapters include: "Tools and Instruments," "Getting Started," "Wet Flies," "Nymphs," "Streamers," "Dry Flies," and "Mixing and Matching."

Basic Fly Tying is an eminently clear and thorough introduction to fly tying.

REVIEW
"Succeeds admirably in its intent: to create a basic text for those with little or no experience." --The New York Times

PRAISE FOR DICK TALLEUR
"Talleur presents the most lucid discussion on the how's and why's of thread control that this reviewer has seen . . ."
-Larry Duckwell

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dick Talleur is one of the most authoritative and respected instructors in the fly-tying world. He is the author of such books as The Versatile Fly Tyer, Fly Fishing for Trout, and Modern Fly-Fishing Materials. He lives in Manchester, New Hampshire.