NOLL Guide To Trout Flies and how to tie them
Great Article about"Back Then and Now"!
I was born in 1949, spent the first forty-six years of my life baitfishing, trolling, and spincasting. Not having a family history of fly fishing, made me a late bloomer when it came to "Fly Fishing".
I have a habit of visiting all the used books store in my area, and some of the store managers have started save new arrivals of old books for me to peruse, that are related to fly fishing. I buy some and I help them at their importance the others, so they can decide how to market them for sale.
I came across a "NOLL Guide to Trout Flies and how to tie them" booklet (copyrwrite, 1970) it was the artwork of all the colorful fly patterns as well as the material lists, that made me purchase it. 48 pages, divided into: 3 page introduction, 32 pages of pictures of flies and their material listings,6 pages of How to Tie a Fly and 4 pages of pictures of the what the materials should look like.
Wonderful art work but very short on instructions. Yet it is still one of my favorite paperback books on Fly Tying for the pictures of Dry Flies (40 patterns),Wet Flies (72 patterns), Nymphs (10 patterns), Streamers (20 patterns). Total of 122 wonder fly patterns that have colorful a bright art work. Many fly patterns have been forgotten, and rarely mentioned in current fly tying literature. Another reason I love FAOL, with their "Just Old Flies and other stuff" articles.
As for the list of what was listed for need tools one item I have never found, the "combined tweezers & dubbing needle". I am still on the look-out for finding one of those at flea markets and garage sale.
FAOL and the Step-by-Step Instructions, for 12 years of "Fly of the Week" fly patterns, as well as the Atlantic Salmon series by Ronn Lucas and Friend, and last by not least my mentor and good friend Al Campbell's and his Fly Tying series, have been the reason for my success at the fly tying table.
I really like the closing remarks of your article...
Finally, in the twilight glow of my life, I have answered, at least for me, the question. Fly tying – Why? It suits me and in some way completes me. So for now the boxes, jars, cabinets, and foot lockers filled with fly tying stuff, most of which I may never use, will remain. Somehow I take particular solace in that fact.
...that is so true, about life, the things that are most important, are the little things that made the trip worth the time, and the enjoyment you find in your endeavors, no matter how large or small!
Thank you for helping me to recall some good memories, and a reason that I continue to dress hooks!
~Parnelli
"Chartered Member of Friends of FAOL"
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