THE WORLD'S BEST TROUT FLIES. Edited by John Roberts. Colour illustrations by Aideen Canning.

(1994) 1995 2nd edition. 4to (195 x 254mm). Pp182. Colour photographs, colour plates by Aideen Canning. Laminated boards, issued with matching dust-wrapper.

Comprises 180 of the most successful trout and grayling flies from all over the world. Thirty expert fly-tyers from eighteen countries each contribute their six most successful patterns. Contributors include: Theo Bakelaar, Holland, Al Beatty, USA, Paul Canning, UK, Bob Carnill, UK, Brian Chan, Canada, Oliver Edwards, UK, Tony Entwhistle, New Zealand, Mogens Espersen, Denmark, Marjan Fratnik and Bozidar Voljc, Slovenia, Rene Harrop, USA, Torril-Kolbu, Norway, Jurek Kowalski, Poland, Wayne Luallen, USA, Paul Marriner, Canada, Darrel Martin, Vaclav Mazura, Czech Republic, Marcelo Morales, Argentina, Roman Moser, Austria, Lars-Ake Olsson, Sweden, Francesco Palu, Italy, Masao Sakaguchi, Japan, Ernest Schwiebert, USA, Adam Sikora, Poland, Robert Sloane, Australia, Jennifer Smith, USA, Juha Vainio, Finland, Hans van Klinken, Holland, Hans Weienmann, Holland, Dave Whitlock, USA, Ruth J. Zinck, Canada. Al Beatty contributes a whole chapter on hair-wing dry flies.