Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #387600 in Books
• Published on: 1997-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

Synopsis
Includes step-by-step, fully illustrated instructions on tying a variety of classic salmon patterns and features the work of the best salmon fly tiers in North America. Classic salmon flies are the most vividly beautiful of all fishing flies. Imaginatively conceived and meticulously crafted, they captivate, whether fished on big water or framed and proudly displayed. Tying the Classic Salmon Fly is designed for students of this time-honoured art, whether they tie flies to fish or to exhibit. For inspiration, over seventy traditional and modern flies are handsomely photographed in this book, this comprehensive text focuses on varied aspects of the craft, featuring careful explanations and demonstrations by the most talented tiers.

Customer Reviews

Clearly written, beautifully illustrated great tying instruc
Radencich's book is nicely written and proved very helpful in thje areas of tying instruction and techniques. Color photography is used extensively throughout and is finely detailed. The chapters on custom hook making and fly mounting are nice additions to the book as it really concentrates on presentation type flies. If I have any complaint at all is that the book does devote a lot of its content to complicated modern patterns and not what I considered true "classic" flies. Though many of these flies are beautiful and, without exception beautifully dressed, I was hoping for a more traditional selection. Also included is a great method for substituting Indian Crow, which I'll be attempting soon. I wished for an expanded section on the substitution of the all but impossible to obtain feathers. This is a major issue for the modern tyer of these patterns and would have been a welcome addition. If the feather in some of the fly patterns that is referred to as "speckled bustard substitute" isn't natural bustard I'd be surprised. It sure isn't turkey! Overall I'd highly recommend this book as a guide to the mechanics of fully dressed salmon flies. My flies have been better proportioned and more neatly tied since I began utilizing some of his tips and I've been tying these patterns for over 15 years. Thanks Mr Radencich

As Expected, Quintessential Guide To The Tying Art
As expected Mike Radencich has completed a work which will go forward as the quintessential guide to tying Atlantic Salmon Flies. The photography is crisp and the color makes each step of the tying process crystal clear. Where interpretation is all we have to work from, gleaming insights from the authors of the 1800's; this work makes it of utmost importance to spell out the details. Poul Jorgensen took us a certain distance with his book and Ron Alcott's recent attempt added to that. With this book we take a giant step forward to explaining the Salmon Flyer's art. I've waited in anticipation ever since Mike told me he was preparing to write this book. I was expecting a first rate product and as usual Mike surpassed anything I could have wanted. He covers not only the tying art but also includes sections from the various disciplines growing out of it such as hook making, material dyeing, and shadow box framing. He calls on the talents of may of his acquaintances to explain various topi

Pre-release: The artwork will be astounding, as usual
I have been waiting 3 years for this project to come to fruition. If you have perused the pages of Susan Bates latest Atlantic Salmon Fly book you can attest to the quality of Mike's photographic skills. Knowing Mike on a personal level through the brotherhood of fly tiers you know that he is a meticulous artist and one of the best Atlantic Fly Dressers alive today. He has recruited some of the best fly dressers around to add their knowledge to this compendium of the art. He set out to once-and-for-all put out a book that would be the quintessential guide to Atlantic Salmon Fly dressing, and knowing Mike he would probably be understating his work. I once took a class from him in which we tied one fly for 15 hours. Afterwards he cut off half of it with a razor to redo a section, because it didn't look quite right. His recreation of "Jones Guide To Norway" is a testament to his ability to turn out a first rate product. Alec Jackson is well known in tieing circles and is quality by association in this project. Enough said. Buy one, heck buy 2 at these prices and you won't be disappointed. It will become a collectors item.