The Fly Tyer's Art: 33 World-Famous Tyers Tie Their Realistic Flies hiking About the cover artist

About the cover artist

He has a particular interest in identification and feels it is important to portray these fascinating creatures alive and in their natural resting positions

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The Fly Tyer's Art: 33 World-Famous Tyers Tie Their Realistic Flies hiking About the cover artistThe Fly As An Art Form The purpose of this book is twofold: to trace the evolution of realistic fly tying and to feature the creations of the world's most skilled practitioners of this art form. Some of these contemporary artisans concentrate on imitations of aquatic insects most likely seen by fly fishers. Their focus is on mayflies, caddisflies and stoneflies. For others, the sky is the limit and they tie replicas of anything, including praying