FEATHER BRAIN: DEVELOPING, TESTING, AND IMPROVING SALTWATER FLY PATTERNS. By Drew Chicone.

2013 1st edition. 4to paperback (215 x 279mm). Ppx,158. Colour photographs throughout.

An invaluable handbook on how to design better saltwater flies. Fly tyers will learn how to tie some of Drew Chicone's favourite saltwater flies, as well as understanding how they were developed. Techniques are given on how to improve their own fly tying and designing, along with a final section including interviews with well-known fly tiers such as Bob Clouser and Eric Leiser. Chapters include: Designing a new pattern; Overlooked aspects of fly design; Fixing flies; Tying tips and colour considerations; The Cannibal series of flies; Moonshiner Minnow; White Noise; Disco Shrimp; Mr. Chumlee; Devil's Daughter; Flats McNasty; 5-Minute Finger Mullet; GT Pinfish; Asphyxiator; Flats Pirate; Tuscan Bunny; Mayan Cichlid; Bottle Cap Crab; Insights from top saltwater tiers.