THE ATLANTIC SALMON FLY: THE TYERS AND THEIR ART. By Judith Dunham. Photographs by John Clayton.

Dunham (Judith).

ISBN 10: 0877018006 / ISBN 13: 9780877018001

Published by Chronicle Books. San Francisco. 1991, 1991

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. Square folio (260 x 315mm). Ppvi,137. Colour photographs throughout, bibliography. Green blind-stamped cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight shelf-wear else fine copy in dust-wrapper. Twenty three contemporary fly-tyers are featured with John Clayton's magnificent colour photographs of their flies. Contributors include; Canada - Warren Duncan, Jerry Doak; Europe - Megan Boyd, Hans de Groot, Stewart Canham, Jimmy Younger; Japan - Ken Sawada; Eastern United States - Poul Jorgensen, Mike Martinek, Bob Veverka, Charlie Krom, Paul Schmookler, Bill Hunter, Keith Fulsher, Ron Alcott; Western United States - Albert J. Cohen, Steve Fernandez, Judy Lehmberg, Wayne Luallen, John Van Derhoof, Ted Niemeyer, Marvin Nolte, Eric Otzinger. . Seller Inventory # 15761

Synopsis:

Showcases the creations of twenty-three Atlantic salmon flytyers from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan, and includes interviews in which they discuss their inspiration and angling experiences

Reviews: Dunham's second anthology surpasses her handsome The Art of the Trout Fly in format and text (also price), while falling a little short of the inspired photographic stylings that were the charm of the earlier volume. In fly-tying, recently evolved from a sweet utility into true craft, no patterns demand more skill than the exotic, beautifully intricate, traditional salmon flies. The 23 tyers here, from North America, Europe and Japan, speak about their favorite patterns in various tones of angling rapture, but words, even good yarns, never suffice in fishing. Clayton's photographs of these colorful deceptions, ingeniously displayed, best explain the persisting allure of the gloriously extravagant flies.
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Flytyers, anglers, and collectors will find much to admire in this collection of essays by 23 renowned practitioners of the art of creating fishing lures primarily from fur and feathers. Atlantic salmon flies differ from most trout flies in that they aren't intended to imitate insects: rather, they are larger, more colorful, glitzier, unspecified representations that attract the "king of game fish" almost by daring to be miniature objets d'art . The color photographs are exquisite, and the essays by flytyers from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan are both informational and inspirational. A materials list for tying each fly follows the essays. This is highly recommended for libraries with regional interest or large angling collections.
- Will Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.
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Bibliographic Details

Title: THE ATLANTIC SALMON FLY: THE TYERS AND THEIR...
Publisher: Chronicle Books. San Francisco. 1991
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition