POPULAR FLY PATTERNS. By Terry Hellekson. With illustrations by Scott Geary.

1977 1st edition. Hardback issue. 4to (220 x 286mm). Ppviii,180. Eight colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt.

"The most complete fly reference manual available - including patterns and dressings for more than 800 flies". The book includes patterns from E.H". Polly" Rosborough, Al Troth, Jim Poors, George Bodmer, Frank Johnson, Andre Puyans, Ted Trueblood, Gene Snow, Carl Glisson, Dave Whitlock, Dan Bailey, Charles Brooks, Darwin Atkin and others. Most of the flies are illustrated only with a black and white line drawing but more than 100 patterns are shown on the colour plates. The majority of the fly recipes are accompanied by a short note on angling techniques, the fly's history or variant dressings, a few patterns have complete step-by-step tying instructions but most do not. A good encyclopedic guide to American patterns. Contents include:- Dry flies; The waterwalkers; Nymphs, larvae and fresh water shrimp; Wet flies; Streamers; Steelhead flies; Fly patterns of a master.