The Founding Flies : 43 American Masters Their Patterns and Influences
* 43 American fly-tying masters, from Marbury to Marinaro, Gordon to Grant * Colour photos of the flies plus recipes for nearly 300 flies * Important historical record includes profiles of tiers around the country including Art Flick, Ray Bergman, Lee Wulff, Don Gapen, Len Halladay, Andre Puyans, Cal Bird, Lew Oatman, Dave Whitlock, and 34 more influential tiers AUTHOR: Mike Valla, author of Tying Catskill-Style Dry Flies (9781934753019), has published articles in Fly Fisherman and The American Fly Fisher, and he is the Northeast Field Editor for Eastern Fly Fishing Magazine. ILLUSTRATIONS: 549 colour and 64 b/w photographs.