Literature

All about flies Fly Tying
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Anybody wishing to look at or research the literature on flies and fly-fishing can find many very good and interesting books on the matter here;

These are all completely free downloads

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A"Flies%2C%20Artificial"

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=fly%20fishing%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts

as, among other things, PDF files, and complete texts if desired.

For viewing ( or indeed printing) PDF files I recommend this software, ( also a free download);

http://www.docu-track.com/home/prod_user/PDF-XChange_Tools/pdfx_viewer/

Of course, this is not all the literature, and my large personal library of fishing books notwithstanding, I don’t have it all either, But for many years I had access to a couple of major libraries, and some private collections, so I have at least seen and read all the books listed in the Bibliotheca Piscatoria, among many others, some in French and German as well.

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=piscatoria

I also have a number of specialist books and manuscripts on the history and development of angling with flies, the flies themselves, and of course a large number of ( but by no means all) modern books.

So basically, one might assume that I am fairly well informed on the matter. This is also why I tend to refrain from some discussions, as there is not really much point in arguing about it.

TL
MC

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This is pure gold.

Thanks for putting this up Mike.

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My pleasure. Here is a short list of some of my favourites from that source with direct links;

These are mainly on wet flies, but of course all the others are interesting too! :slight_smile:

Flies Patterns etc

http://www.archive.org/details/yorkshiretroutf00pritgoog

http://www.archive.org/details/yorkshiretroutfl00pritrich

http://www.archive.org/details/artificialfliesh00shiprich

http://www.archive.org/details/anglersvademecu00carrgoog

http://www.archive.org/details/troutflyi00westnaturalrich

http://www.archive.org/details/fishinginedenrec00nelsiala

http://www.archive.org/details/anglerpractical00stewrich

http://www.archive.org/details/practiflyfish00jackrich

http://www.archive.org/details/ramblesrecollect00cartrich

For America ( insects)
http://www.archive.org/details/americantroutstr00rhearich

Flies AND methods
http://www.archive.org/details/methodicalflyfish00toderich

http://www.archive.org/details/halcyonorrodfis01wadegoog

http://www.archive.org/details/anglersmanualorf00turtiala

http://www.archive.org/details/illustratedflyfi00chitrich

http://www.archive.org/details/northernangleror00kirkiala

http://www.archive.org/details/ramblesrecollect00cartrich

http://www.archive.org/details/wayoftroutwithfl00skuerich

http://www.archive.org/details/brookrivertrouti00edmorich

http://www.archive.org/details/anglerloop-rod00websrich

These are of course by no means all, just some of my real favourites.

TL
MC

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All I can say Mike is Wow !!! This is beyond valuable !!!

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It’s a great way for a lot of people to get many books that are now unobtainable or extremely expensive.

Of course there is a massive amount of info there. Takes a while to read it all! :slight_smile:

TL
MC

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Hi Mike,

This is wonderful stuff. I knew that there was a lot of good material on the Internet but this is just unbelievable. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 8T :slight_smile:

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Mike,

Well done. Those links are wonderful.

As an aside, I just received a fine copy of Roger Fogg’s The Art of the Wet Fly, to go along with my copy of his North Country Trout Flies. I’m also eagerly awaiting a copy of Pritt’s Yorkshire Flies.

There’s just something about sitting by a window watching the snow fall, sipping a hot cuppa, reading a good book. Great way to spend a day (interspersed with a bit of time at the vise, of course).

Thanks again for those links. There is a wealth of information there.

REE

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Wow, Mike. You just opened up a whole new world for me. I don’t think I could get through all this material in my life time. I’ll do my best though.

I would love to see your library too.

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What I’d love to see is a full collection of your Hazel Joe stories. Now THAT’s the way to spend a rainy December afternoon.

Merry Christmas, Mike.

Chris

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exelent post ! YEA !!! best post ive seen in a while… great job…

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oops! there goes my weekend! I previewed a couple of the books as I downloaded them. Some good stuff there.

Thanks for the links.

Kirk