Product Description

Illustrated with stunning full-color photographs and line drawings, this comprehensive saltwater fly tying resource features favorite patterns of the world's greatest guides.

Tying Contemporary Saltwater Flies provides complete illustrated step-by-step instructions and sequence photos for tying a wide variety of the newest and best saltwater patterns: baitfish imitations, flats flies, epoxy flies, topwater flies, and more. Hundreds of photographs and complete recipes depict more than one hundred patterns from some of the world's greatest guides, designed for fishing for all of the most popular saltwater gamefish. Also included is knowledgeable advice on fly selection, plus tying and fishing tips. This is the first book to bring together new saltwater flies, complete illustrated tying instructions, sage advice from guides, and beautiful art. 220 color photographs.

• Saltwater fly fishing is the fastest-growing segment of the fly fishing world
• The author is well known in fly tying circles
• Beautifully designed package with excellent photography and illustrations
• The only saltwater fly tying book to provide step-by-step instructions and sequence photos
• Covers flies for every major saltwater gamefish

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #877080 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

About the Author
David Klausmeyer is the editor of Fly Tying magazine and is senior editor at American Angler magazine. He is the owner of New England Angler, a purveyor of fine split bamboo fly-rods, reels, and other fishing equipment. He has contributed columns and articles to Maine Sportsman, Fly Fisherman, American Angler, Fly Tyer, and American Fly Fisher. He is also the author of Trout Streams of Northern New England. He lives in Steuben, Maine. Award-winning artist Larry Largay has provided illustrations for American Angler, Fly Tyer, and Saltwater Fly Fishing magazines. He lives in Thomaston, Maine.

Customer Reviews

Very good - detail & photos
Expert or beginner this is a very good tying book. The book provides extraordinary detail on a variety of patterns with large, color photos step-by-step. The book also has a variety of other patterns that includes material and notes. Patterns covered are for a variety of species, from tarpon to snook to bonefish, striped bass, bluefish etc. Covers both natural and synthetic patterns

A must for heading to the salt!
If you are heading to the salt, you need this book to prepare in advance if you tie your own flies. The book is great, the teaching is spot on and the patterns will catch fish!

A classic for the library!

Good book
Nice book with good selection of saltwater flies. Excellent photos to follow as you tie. An accompanying DVD or webpage linked video to show how to handle tougher new techniques, such as using epoxy without getting it everywhere and looking ugly, would be helpful for future versions. The photos are indeed the best part of the book, but I guess I want more technique in the tips areas.