by A.K. Best
This important book is narrowly focused on one of the key aspects of the fly-tyer's art: color control. It is the first book wholly devoted to the subject - and it is a definitive, practical handbook by one of America's finest and most respected fly tyers. A.K. Best explores the equipment and supplies needed for accurate and safe dyeing and bleaching - most of them commonly available. This is an indispensable book for all fly tyers who want more precise colors - and color is critical! - for their fly patterns.
Hardcover - 114 pages

by Lefty Kreh
Saltwater Fly Patterns is a compilation of superb color photographs and clear, effective recipes for hundreds of the most popular and proven flies used by the experts. This is the much needed complete revision of the standard handbook on saltwater fly patterns. This new edition includes twenty new color plates bringing the total number of flies shown and described to more than 350, and includes new and innovative flies from South Africa, Australia, France, England, and elsewhere throughout the world.
Paperback - 211 pages.

by John Gierach
This intimate glimpse behind John Gierach's vise focuses on the trout flies he has found most successful and how he ties them. There are chapters on how he developed as a fly tyer - from being a hopeless tinkerer who tried every pattern there was to settling on a large handful of favorite patterns that now catch most of his trout. Gierach explores the tools he uses for tying and advocates those that are simple and basic (and few), and he also makes his case for the use of natural materials. Then there are chapters on the flies themselves - small, medium, and large mayflies (which is how he arranges them in his fly boxes), spinners, midges, caddis, hoppers, nymphs, and streamers.
Hardcover - 179 pages.