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Fly-Tying: An Essential Guide from One of the Greatest Instructors of All Time
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Fly-Tying: An Essential Guide from One of the Greatest Instructors of All Time
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Helen Shaw
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Foreword by David Klausmeyer
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Fishing and angling
Outdoor survival skills |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781629141800
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| Classifications | Dewey:799.124 |
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| Illustrations |
20 color photos, B&W illustrations throughout
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Skyhorse Publishing
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| Imprint |
Skyhorse Publishing
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| Publication Date |
10 July 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
No book has taught--or retaught--more serious fly tiers the basic skills of fly tying than Helen Shaw's "Fly-Tying." Shaw's simple and logical prose throughout and more than 250 life-size tying sequences make the various processes easy to understand, follow, and apply. Readers of "Fly-Tying" will learn every skill necessary to tie flies using many
Author Biography
Helen Shaw began tying flies when she was in high school. By the age of twenty, she had already established her own fly-tying business. She authored numerous articles and books on fly tying, including Flies for Fish and Fishermen (1989), and was a member of the International Women Fly Fishers and National Fishing Lure Collector's Club. She passed away in 2007 in Red Rock, New York.
Reviews"A virtuoso performance in every respect!" Lee Wulff "A virtuoso performance in every respect!" Lee Wulff
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