decent fly tying books

[troutster]

well i bit the bullet and bought myself a complete fly tying outfit off ebay got a canny good bargin fly tying equipment on eBay (end time 13-Feb-11 16:40:24 GMT)
im now after some books to help me start tying flies as only ever tied lures before if anyone has any recomendations i would be very gratefull thanks

dean

[Old Jock]

Books are fine but tying videos are much better in all sorts of ways. You should look no further than Davie McPhail's videos. There is a wide range of flies to follow and tie to suit the beginner and progressive tyer. I know that my tying improved by watching Davie McPhails videos. You can view them here on his You Tube Channel..................
YouTube - DavieMcPhail's Channel

[spider316]

These really are "the bible":

Fly-tying for Beginners: An Introduction to Tools, Techniques and Materials Plus Instructions for Tying 50 Failsafe Flies: Amazon.co.uk: Peter Gathercole: Books

Fly-tying for Beginners: An Introduction to Tools, Techniques and Materials Plus Instructions for Tying 50 Failsafe Flies: Amazon.co.uk: Peter Gathercole: Books

[darwin]

Spider give good advice, those are good books. This is another that builds on techniques

Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying: Modern Techniques for Flies That Catch Fish: Amazon.co.uk: Charlie Craven: Books

Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying: Modern Techniques for Flies That Catch Fish: Amazon.co.uk: Charlie Craven: Books

[stealth247]

[QUOTE=spider316;901013]These really are "the bible":

Yes they certainly are.
Also "A Guide to Tying North Country Flies" book in the same format is excellent and I did so well on them last year.

[mick7662492]

Another vote for the bible also IRISH TROUT AND SALMON FLIES by EJ MALONE. Great book if you can get you hands on it.

[troutster]

thanks alot for the replys much appreciated just ordered myself the bible will let you know how i get on

[peepingcaddis]

The Benchside Introduction To Fly Tying

Listen to the river 1 & 2

Fly tyer's of the world, all volumes, pricey mind

Ollie Edwards, forget what it's called.

Reservoir Trout Flies, Adrian Freer,

Look on www.totalflyfisher.com, loads of fly tying tutorials, with many popular patterns, hint, hint!

[arkle]

Loads of videos on Gwent Angling Society for all levels of experience.

[oddgitt]

Originally Posted by darwin

Spider give good advice, those are good books. This is another that builds on techniques

Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying: Modern Techniques for Flies That Catch Fish: Amazon.co.uk: Charlie Craven: Books

Ahem....I have a spare copy of this if you're interested