Which book?

[roll cast]

I'm looking for a book on fly tying to use up some book tokens I received and was wondering which one you guys would recommend.

Flies of Ireland
Irish Trout and Salmon Flies
An Encyclopedia of Fishing Flies

Thanks
AL

[gaz19]

I would recommend

Tying Flies in the Irish Style: Trout and Sea Trout Patterns by EJ Malone its a fantastic book with great pictures.

Flies of Ireland by Peter O'Reilly

[Chris Reeves]

If you are new to fly tying go for either Peter Gathercoles "Fly tying bible or "Fly tying for beginners" depending on your level,

As an intermediate to advanced tier then the book recommended above is good but limited to Irish patterns. You could also look at Scholmeyer and Leesons benchside reference book for all the techniques ever thought of. It is a reference book but is fantastically thorough and easy to understand.

If none of those take your fance have a look at Paul Morgans site, he's always got some good stuff

Cheers

[dabhoy]

Al what type of flies would you predominantly be using?

[la_jolla1]

For a comprehensive book with good methods, Skip Morris's :
Trout Flies for Rivers: Patterns from the West That Work Everywhere
has more than 600 illustrated patterns and a methods DVD

Amazon.com: Trout Flies for Rivers: Patterns from the West That Work Everywhere (9780811704762): Carol Ann Morris, Skip Morris: Books

Amazon.com: Trout Flies for Rivers: Patterns from the West That Work Everywhere (9780811704762): Carol Ann Morris, Skip Morris: Books

[roll cast]

dabhoy - Probably looking for something that has a good selection of wet flies as these are the only flies I ever really follow the patterns for.

[dabhoy]

In that case how about.
Trout and salmon flies of Scotland.
or as has been said before ''Tying Flies in the Irish Style''

[Chris Reeves]

Sorry, I didnt read your thread properly

The Malone book is very good, well written and lots of detail but for the sheer volume of patterns Pat O'Reillys Trout flies of Ireland and Stan Headley's Trout flies of Scotland take some beating.

Cheers