THE HOOK BOOK: A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR FLY TYERS. By Dick Stewart.

# (1986) second edition. 8vo paperback (153 x 230mm). Pp95. B/w illustrations, brief bibliography.

# A useful guide for the keen fly-tyer that looks at the construction, design, nomenclature and application of hooks used in fly-tying - whether for trout, salmon, steelhead, bass, bluefish, tarpon or bonefish. Chapters include: From stone to steel; Nomenclature; Future fly hooks; Measurement procedures. The remainder of the book, around seventy pages, illustrates and describes specific hook patterns from Eagle Claw, Kamasan, Mustad, Partridge, Tiemco, and VMC. For each hook pattern the author gives measurements and manufacturing specifications along with suitable fly types and recommended substitutes.