Inspiration Galore for the Fly Tyer

The History of Fly Fishing in 50 Flies by Ian Whitelaw and The Book of Fly Patterns by Eric Leiser will keep your favorite fly tyer enthralled for hours.

The History has wonderful color pictures of both the flies and the materials. The history of each fly is thoroughly and engagingly told, with names and places fly anglers and tyers have long celebrated as essential to the history of our sport.

The Book of Patterns is delightfully complete, allowing the reader to find and reproduce an amazing array of flies of all sorts.