Fishing Flies
About this ebook
Describes every type of fly – freshwater and saltwater
Covers flies from around the world
Every fly is illustrated with a specially taken photograph
Flies are tied by some of the world’s most famous fly-tiers
Collins Fishing Flies is the encyclopaedic guide to the huge range of flies now being used by the modern fly-fisherman, whether they are fishing for the traditional quarry of salmon and trout, chasing bonefish on the tropical flats of the Caribbean, or stalking pike in the cold fens of East Anglia, and everything in between. Collins Fishing Flies not only describes every type of fly used to catch all types of fresh- and saltwater fish, it also describes every type from every country that is currently used. This unique combination allows the fisherman to select flies that may have never been used in their area, or never used to catch that species of fish, or perhaps both, and thus allow the fish to be offered something different.
Collins Fishing Flies is divided into fourteen sections:
EARLY FLIES
NORTH COUNTRY SPIDERS
LARVAE & PUPA
DRY FLIES AND FLOATING FLIES
CUT- OR BURNT-FEATHER WINGS
UPWINGED FLY SPINNER
FANCY WET FLIES OR LOCH/SEA TROUT FLIES
STREAMERS AND BUCKTAILS
FLIES FOR SALMON, SEA TROUT AND STEELHEAD
SHRIMPS AND PRAWNS
SALMON DRY FLIES
FLIES FOR SEA-RUN TROUT: SEA TROUT, STEELHEAD, CUTTHROAT AND CHAR
FLIES FOR FRESHWATER PREDATORS
SALTWATER FLIES
For each fly the exact recipe is given, with hints on how to tie the perfect fly, plus a specially commissioned photograph of that fly. In all over 1300 flies are covered in detail.
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About the author
Malcolm Greenhalgh studied freshwater ecology and received his PhD in estuary ecology. As a freelance researcher and writer, he has appeared on television and the radio and has taught groups of naturalists and fly-fishers throughout northern Europe how to identify aquatic plants and animals; he has also published various papers, articles and books on the subject.
Malcolm lives in the North of England and regularly fishes the rivers Hodder and Ribble.
