TYING FLIES IN THE IRISH STYLE: TROUT AND SEA-TROUT PATTERNS. By E.J. Malone.

2000 1st edition. Large 8vo (172 x 254mm). Pp227. Colour photo plates of flies, b/w illustrations by Aideen Canning. Orange boards, spine titled in red.

Good colour photographs of flies tied by Frankie McPhillips and photographed by Henrik Tornquist with Henrik Strandgaard. Ted Malone discusses and illustrates Irish flies and methods of tying and adds his thoughts on other aspects of Irish flyfishing. There are chapters on his drifting drogue anchor, and on a box for live natural mayflies. He discusses the work of T.J. (Tommy) Hanna and a number of Hanna's articles from the 1930s and 40s are reprinted. Also a selection of letters from G.E.M. Skues to Hanna are reproduced photographically.