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Blue Upright: The Flies of a Lifetime
"Few angler-authors can match the skill and insight of Steve
Raymond . . . Through the seasons of the angler's year, Raymond leads his reader to a refined and refreshed understanding of what the natural world is really all about."
-Nelson Bryant, The New York Times
As anyone interested in fly fishing will tell you, there is no better way to spend your time than tying flies and fishing them.
The fly patterns in this book are among those that have served author Steve Raymond most faithfully over the years, the favorite flies of a long angling life. Some flies are widely known, others relatively unknown outside of the Pacific Northwest. Included are some of his own personal patterns which he uses alone or shares with only a few close friends. With each fly he ties comes a treasured memory of fly fishing, reminiscent of familiar places and faces, attesting to the fact that his favorite pastime is bound up in the combination of fur, feather, tinsel, and thread wrapped around the shank of each hook. Each fly proves to hold a great deal of history.
Let Steve Raymond share some of his flies and fishing memories with you as he describes the Carey Special, Thompson's Delectable Chironomid, Crazy Charlie, and Green Machine, and, of course, the Blue Upright. Blue Upright is sure to appeal to both beginning and experienced fly tyers. As followers of the hobby will confirm, tying flies need not be an art of perfection when the only critics that matter are the fish.
Raymond . . . Through the seasons of the angler's year, Raymond leads his reader to a refined and refreshed understanding of what the natural world is really all about."
-Nelson Bryant, The New York Times
As anyone interested in fly fishing will tell you, there is no better way to spend your time than tying flies and fishing them.
The fly patterns in this book are among those that have served author Steve Raymond most faithfully over the years, the favorite flies of a long angling life. Some flies are widely known, others relatively unknown outside of the Pacific Northwest. Included are some of his own personal patterns which he uses alone or shares with only a few close friends. With each fly he ties comes a treasured memory of fly fishing, reminiscent of familiar places and faces, attesting to the fact that his favorite pastime is bound up in the combination of fur, feather, tinsel, and thread wrapped around the shank of each hook. Each fly proves to hold a great deal of history.
Let Steve Raymond share some of his flies and fishing memories with you as he describes the Carey Special, Thompson's Delectable Chironomid, Crazy Charlie, and Green Machine, and, of course, the Blue Upright. Blue Upright is sure to appeal to both beginning and experienced fly tyers. As followers of the hobby will confirm, tying flies need not be an art of perfection when the only critics that matter are the fish.
210 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 2004
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