MODERN FLY DRESSINGS FOR THE PRACTICAL ANGLER. By Poul Jorgensen.

1976 1st edition. 4to (219 x 286mm). Ppxvi,224. B/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in white.

"Make no mistake, this is a new fly-tying book. In it Poul Jorgensen has described many of the latest techniques of the art of tying flies, and unlike many recent publications that merely rehash traditional methods, it is truly novel as well as practical". Chapters include: Insects and their importance in fly-fishing; Hooks and tools; Materials - basic materials, hackle, fur, latext, suppliers of fly-tying materials; Mayfly nymphs - types of naturals, dressing the mayfly nymph step by step, selected nymph and important emerger and wet-fly dressings; Crustaceans; Mayfly duns and spinners - dressing the mayfly dun step by step, dressing the mayfly spinner step by step, selected mayfly dun and spinner dressings; Caddis flies - dressing the caddis larva step by step, dressing the caddis pupa step by step, dressing the caddis adult step by step; Stome fly nymphs - dressing the stone fly nymph, step by step, selected stone fly nymph dressings; Terrestrial insects - beetles, crickets and grasshoppers, red and black ants; Hellgrammite larvae.