CLASSIC SALMON FLY PATTERNS: THE BIBLE OF SALMON PATTERNS. WITH DVD. By Michael D. Radencich.

2012 1st edition. Folio (225 x 285mm). Pp346. Colour photographs throughout. DVD laid in. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

"The bible of salmon fly patterns. No work has ever compiled so many classic salmon fly patterns: 1,738 classic Atlantic salmon fly patterns from the golden age of tying and photographs of selected flies tied by 86 world-class salmon fly tiers from 17 countries. Includes a listing of patterns complete with reference notes and a chapter on modern fly patterns showcases the original designs inspired by the classics. In the accompanying 82 minute DVD, the author ties the Durham Ranger, a full-feather-wing salmon fly. Thirty-three books from the classic literature published between 1800-1941 by Francis, George Kelson, and J.H. Hale, and others are the sources for the 1738 patterns. Radencich translates the confusing, nonstandard recipes from the very early works into today's straightforward recipe style, making even the oldest recipes accessible to the modern tier. This will become the definitive book on salmon fly patterns."