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Title: exactly what i wanted
Review: This book is perfect for the flyfisher who wants some entymology background in addition to a selection of flies to go with it. Various lifecycles are explained, the difference between spinners and duns is clarified, fishing tactics are given, and there are tying instructions for the flies. The tying instructions are all text, but I found them easy to follow and I still consider myself a novice tyer. Note that this is a UK book, so there will be differences with the North American experience. I like this, however, since it provides some background to the old names for many flies: i.e. the bug names in the UK differ from those here, and these old names are reflected in some old flies (sedge=caddis, smut=blackflies, etc.). A nice bonus is a decomposition of the latin names in the insect description -- this helps both remember and understand them. And it's a hardcover! I'd give 6 stars.
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