Building Classic Salmon Flies

Wisconsin Bookwatch, March, 2005

Building Classic Salmon Flies

Ron Alcott, author

Arleigh D. Richardson III, editor

Frank Amato Publications

PO Box 82112, Portland, OR 97282

1571883398 $29.95 amatobooks.com

Written by leading salmon fly tyer and designer Ron Alcott, who has contributed to such reknowned journals as "American Angler and Fly Tyler", "Atlantic Salmon Journal" and "The Flyfisher", Building Classic Salmon Flies is a guide for featherwing salmon fly tyers of all experience levels. Full color photographs and detailed instructions showcase a wide variety of lures so skillfully done as to approach the realm of art. An extensive primer to fly tying describes the meaning of basic terminology, ideal proportions, materials most often used, and more. A superb addition to salmon fly-fishing reference libraries, and spiral bound for easy practical use in the field.