The old books are all well and good but half the flies that are in them you cannot tie because you can know longer get the materials,so i am really looking for the latest and more up to date books on tying wet/spider flies and nymphs any suggestions ?

Wet-Fly Tying and Fishing-Roger Fogg
A guide to North Country Flies-Mike Harding

Those two might help. Easy enough to find the materials in them.

Chris.

Mick O`Farrell "A Passion For Trout" for modern wet-fly tying. Very nice book with lots of patterns. Enjoy! Roger Fogg is also worth reading but - in my personal opinion- very traditionalist style. Best, Chris