Looking for early Christmas present ideas to drop some hints before you end up with more socks this year!

Take a look at this new reference book of Salmon flies and their dressing materials from Chris Mann, it might just end up being the cornerstone of your fly tying library.

There is also the chance to win a signed copy too - see how to enter inside!

Here is some interesting news from Steve Thornton that we thought we would share with you all. You can now download low-cost high quality pdf files of particular fly patterns from his "Listen to the River" volumes that you can collect and then use to tie your own versions. No need to get an entire book if you don't need it. Just select the individual patterns from the selection offered and pay a small one-off price each time.

There are also some fly tying video clips to watch too, perfect for a damp autumn evening!

Simon Young takes a look at one of a new series of books from the USA called "Masters on the Fly" written by experts on the leading edge of fly fishing development.

Should this be the next addition to your library? Find out what Simon has to say inside and then check out the book in more detail using the link to Amazon.

Do you want to target some saltwater species down the beach but find that the standard baitfish patterns are all too big! Fish&Fly's fly tying expert Simon Young introduces us to a cut down version of the well known Surf Candy called not surprisingly - the Mini Candy!

This little fly has been in my fly box for nigh on twenty years and the trout have shown no reluctance to take it in that passing of time and yet the whole concept behind it was a mistake – I had no idea of the actual properties of CDC.  The only reason I used it was that I was given a packet to try by Roman Moser all that time ago, and it was exactly the profile, colour and “texture” I was looking for....thus this little character was born.

"In just about any high summer situation this pattern – and its variations - are well worth considering; but particularly this version of the “clan”, which is most notably of use when caddis or sedges are “on the wing”. In these situations, this variation can be a vague (yet very good) impression of the hatching pupa."

Charles Jardine provides a step by step guide on how to tie this version of the famous Pheasant Tail nymph. Get those materials ready and follow along!

The saltwater angler’s guide to entomology and fly patterns. The complete reference guide for matching coastal prey fish and invertebrates with the fly patterns that imitate them.

Photographs of gamefish prey, information on the habitats and seasons the prey are most likely to be found and the photographs of the flies to imitate them will help you create, tie and fish the flies. The focus is on fly fishing for coastal gamefish in warmtemperate, sub-tropical and tropical regions.

This large format book (A4 size pages) is certainly a visual feast with some 230 colour photographs. It is the first in a planned series of five volumes which will showcase the talents of 100 fly tiers from around the world.

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