How to Tie Salmon Flies

By Captain Hale

HOW many fishermen one meets who cannot tie their own flies. Many of them not even able to name their different parts; and of those who do tie them, a great do so poorly! Often you'll met ardent anglers throwing flies of such wondrous deformity, that, no matter what skill was exercised in handling the rod, no fish with ordinary fishy brain would glance at, much less leave his resting-place to examine. I am rather inclined to believe that these monstrosities frighten the fish. A little knowledge of the subject of fly -tying would save these anglers days of disgust and disappointment. Salmon fly-tying is a most fascinating subject: partly because there is so much variety in it, partly because (to those who strive for perfection) of the difficulties. In nearly every fly that he makes the beginner will find something new to learn, some new fact to make a note of. Practice there must be. Even those who can tie small trout flies well, and can handle silk, etc., easily, will find a salmon fly a very different thing at first: there are so many more details to attend to, and so many more difficulties to be overcome. Perfection in fly-tying is not absolutely necessary to ensure success; but it will generally be found, I think, that those who have well-tied flies are more successful than those who have badly tied ones.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519395655
• ISBN13: 9781519395658
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.3" x 5.1"