The Feather Bender's Flytying Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Classic and Modern Trout Flies

Being a. avid fly Tyers for over 20 years.....I purchased the book because I have been watching Barry's videos for some time now. This new book is an excellent reference for newbies or advanced fly tying! As a professional photographer this book was done with the proper lighting and backdrop, the graduated green background is a pleasure to look at to compliment all his patterns. KUDOS form one pro to another! Gongrat's again on a well done book, also enjoyed the input from Marc Petitjean, his master vice is pictured throughout this book, I enjoy my MP Vice, also enjoy using the MP tools, expensive but well made. Just purchase the book!

I got hooked by watching the YouTube videos and bought the referenced book. What a surprise to see how beautifully rendered and produced this book was, then the benefit of seeing the entire recipe and step by step instructions taken from the videos. Great tying experience during my COVID break, now to get out and try my efforts to replicate his examples. Wonderful for beginners and advanced fly tiers.

This book is great. The descriptions of each fly are informative. The links to the extremely high quality videos showing and explaining the tying process are very helpful and the step by step photos are very good for at the bench tying them yourself

Mr. Clarke provides excellent photographs and detailed instructions on tying over two dozen carefully selected flies that, taken together, demonstrate a very wide variety of tying materials and techniques. The order in which the fly patterns are presented enables the reader to build upon skills as the book progresses. Additionally, readers can actually see the flies being tied by following the links Mr. Clarke has provided to his youtube videos for each pattern.

Barry Ord Clarke is a most experienced fly tier who has developed and fine-tuned his skills over decades. This comprehensive book sums up very well where he stands today. Materials selection and handling as well the photography in this book are all excellent. This book will inspire the creativity of fly tiers at all levels for tying all types of flies.

Good book covers all the basics and more! Everyone should read/review just to keep up with the past and future of fly tying.

Looking through this book is not only informative but the photography is a feast for the eyes as well. Beautiful photos, clear instructions with lots of photos, interesting information on each fly and the authors life plus codes to scan that will take you directly to YouTube videos showing you exactly how to tie each fly. I just started tying flies a couple of months ago and was afraid these would be something beyond my experience but each fly I've tried so far has turned out beautifully. What a boost to a new fly tiers ego! Highly recommend this book for any fly tier - beginner to expert! PS - be sure to watch the video that gives a tour of his fly tying room - now there's something to aim for. LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

Awesome new book. Must have for your library. Great photos, n techniques to carry you along on your journey. All levels of tyers will enjoy n benefit from this. Some great patterns as well.

This book is beautiful, well written, and easy to follow. A new classic for sure.

Great tyer explaining excellent tying tips.

Being a. avid fly Tyers for over 20 years.....I purchased the book because I have been watching Barry's videos for some time now. This new book is an excellent reference for newbies or advanced fly tying! As a professional photographer this book was done with the proper lighting and backdrop, the graduated green background is a pleasure to look at to compliment all his patterns. KUDOS form one pro to another! Gongrat's again on a well done book, also enjoyed the input from Marc Petitjean, his master vice is pictured throughout this book, I enjoy my MP Vice, also enjoy using the MP tools, expensive but well made. Just purchase the book!

I got hooked by watching the YouTube videos and bought the referenced book. What a surprise to see how beautifully rendered and produced this book was, then the benefit of seeing the entire recipe and step by step instructions taken from the videos. Great tying experience during my COVID break, now to get out and try my efforts to replicate his examples. Wonderful for beginners and advanced fly tiers.

This book is great. The descriptions of each fly are informative. The links to the extremely high quality videos showing and explaining the tying process are very helpful and the step by step photos are very good for at the bench tying them yourself

Mr. Clarke provides excellent photographs and detailed instructions on tying over two dozen carefully selected flies that, taken together, demonstrate a very wide variety of tying materials and techniques. The order in which the fly patterns are presented enables the reader to build upon skills as the book progresses. Additionally, readers can actually see the flies being tied by following the links Mr. Clarke has provided to his youtube videos for each pattern.

Barry Ord Clarke is a most experienced fly tier who has developed and fine-tuned his skills over decades. This comprehensive book sums up very well where he stands today. Materials selection and handling as well the photography in this book are all excellent. This book will inspire the creativity of fly tiers at all levels for tying all types of flies.

Good book covers all the basics and more! Everyone should read/review just to keep up with the past and future of fly tying.

Looking through this book is not only informative but the photography is a feast for the eyes as well. Beautiful photos, clear instructions with lots of photos, interesting information on each fly and the authors life plus codes to scan that will take you directly to YouTube videos showing you exactly how to tie each fly. I just started tying flies a couple of months ago and was afraid these would be something beyond my experience but each fly I've tried so far has turned out beautifully. What a boost to a new fly tiers ego! Highly recommend this book for any fly tier - beginner to expert! PS - be sure to watch the video that gives a tour of his fly tying room - now there's something to aim for. LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

Awesome new book. Must have for your library. Great photos, n techniques to carry you along on your journey. All levels of tyers will enjoy n benefit from this. Some great patterns as well.

This book is beautiful, well written, and easy to follow. A new classic for sure.

Great tyer explaining excellent tying tips.

Simply one of the if not THE best book I have on flytying. Fantastic photography, step by step instructions and each fly explains different flytying skills, this literally is a "take you by the hand " instruction of flytying! Then the scan abliity takes you to a video created on YouTube where the author is quick to reply to questions you may have. I thought for over a year well I'll just watch the videos without buying the book. I was definitely missing out the two are used together.

Excellent book! A must have

Some of the fly patterns presented in this book are a bit advanced, especially for someone just starting out. Clarke, who was just presented the first annual Fly Tyer of the Year award by the International Fly Tying Symposium (November 2021), does an excellent job of providing step by step instructions that are illustrated with color photographs. However, the tyer using this book should be prepared to either buy a lot of materials that he or she may not have on hand OR be experienced in knowing what available materials may be substituted for those used in Mr. Clarke's patterns. His flies are truly works of art.

I own a lot of fly tying books and this one is the BEST one I’ve ever seen. If you can only get one book, get this one. Good for beginners and seasoned tyers alike. Great info on tools, materials and techniques. Excellent photography and the scannable codes to the author’s tying videos is genius.

Beautiful book, heavy, with terrific photography. And filled from cover to cover with what every fly tier needs, concise instruction on both recipe and technique. The YouTube feature on every pattern is a clever and useful addition, no doubt one that others will imitate. If you're going to buy one book on fly tying, I think this one may be it.

This manual presents a wonderful selection of flies of various types, and even more interesting techniques to use to tie them. Well worth the price because the interested tyer/owner will depend on its lessons and related comments for years. Thank you to Barry Ord Clarke and Amazon!

This book is beautifully done. It is thoughtfully laid out as the fly patterns and techniques it teaches. With such high quality YouTube instruction available - and some of its best from this author - it may seem quaint to want a text book, but I do reference it and find it more relaxing in many ways than the often ad interrupted internet tutorials. Five stars for this effort.

Excellent tying book. Unique style and cool materials. Pictures are great quality and descriptions are intuitive. My favorite tying book.

This book is simply amazing. The format is excellent for anecdotes on each fly along with how to tie. QR codes lead you to his YouTube video for each fly. He covers a wide range of flies. I couldn’t rate this book more highly. Worth every penny and more!

Easy to follow and great to have vids as well

This boot was a surprise for me as to how thick this book was and that it included everything you would want to know about fly's, how to make them, and a lot of other information all about fly tying. A must buy if your a seasoned fly tier or a novice..Fast shipper also! ********** 10 stars

I bought this book mainly because of the video links. Unfortunately some of the videos do not follow the book directions.

Love this book!

Outstanding book best fly book I own shows how to and different methods of tying the harder fly’s.

Damned good book. Really good pictures. I’d buy again.

Nice pictures and well made.

I don't have a Kindle, I have tried to return this one, but find it impossible to do so.make sure before you hit the buy now button.

Easy instruction, excellent pictures

It has beautiful pictures and the instructions are decent, but kept missing parts, which forced me to watch the linked youtube movies. I think with some additions it would be amaizing. Also sadly a rather limited variation in flies.

This book should reside on every fly tyer's bench. Absolutely brilliant.

This book opens up a whole new fly tying skill-set. Great pictures and step by step instructions. A lot of focus on the CDC feather but techniques translate well to other materials. Definitely a keeper.

This book appears to be all about teaching specific techniques and skills through various flies that require them. Many of them are not flies I'm familiar with. I'm a bit concerned that large numbers are flies that are more appropriate to Norway where the author lives. I'm not sure. But the techniques are universal so there's that. Amazon is selling this at a bargain price so I ordered it. I like it. His version of the Pheasant Tail Nymph is now my favorite. The results are easier to be consistent with the result. The photography is of course excellent. The directions are good. I'm going on two years of tying now. I recommend this book.

Perfect book for any level fly tying! the videos and book together works perfectly taking me to the next level in fly tying. Love it and highly recommend

Liked to be able to get to videos.

I recently took up fly tying for fly fishing and have recently read several books on the subject, but many fail in one way or another by omitting some previewed information or they do not provide enough information to complete a task properly. The feather benders fly tying techniques guide to modern and classic flies is the instruction book I have been searching for for years First I walks you through the basic as well as some more advanced tools and materials used in tying flies in a clear and concise manner it then starts you on a journey of different types or “classes” of flies and why they are used by fisherman and some of their history as well. Then I gives you a complete “recipe” which is a materials list written in the order each material is used, with step by step directions with beautiful high quality color photographs describing each step walking you through the fly assembly from start to finish with a photograph for each step regardless how small. but where this Fantastic instructional manual is leaps and bounds above any I have seen before is the QR scan code at the beginning of each tutorial that brings you to the authors YouTube channel and episode that is tying that exact fly, in fact the author recommends you watch him tie the fly first to give you that feeling of a private fly tying lesson and seeing any things to pay special attention to or mistakes not to make, then after you watch the video on tying a certain fly to now proceed to tie it yourself, Brilliant! Absolutely Brilliant! This has to be, not only my favorite fly tying manual but my favorite instructional manual, period. My hats off to a fantastic job putting together such a fine fly tying resource and setting the bar so much higher for any other instructional book to be written. If you paid full retail price for this book I would believe you would be happy you did and got more than your money’s worth if you get it used at a discount price it’s like hitting a jackpot on your first pull! 6 stars for sure, hopefully other authors will follow mr Clarke’s lead on how to write an instructional manual

Great book every flytyer should have one

Would recommend this to anyone as it is a great book for the novice your pro tier.

Great book with detailed instructions and recipes, good price great pictures.

Great read, full.of tips and beautiful illustrations of the fly patterns and instructions The scan feature to watch a video of each pattern before you tie is a great innovation This book is worth the money

Très beau livre, bien documenté avec référence sur youtub pour voir la démonstration du montage.

A must have book for any fly tying enthusiast, so many vital techniques covered in this book, a true classic

this book has all the information that a new fly tyer should get to know

This book comes to life with a QR scanner application on your smart phone. Pretty unique design. So 2020!

Very detailed book, links to his amazing YouTube videos. Great book for any fly tyer

Great reference for fly tiers of all levels.

My husband was very happy with the book, learned new things and book is well detailed.

Ótimo livro

Me gusto mucho las ideas y recomendaciones que dan al inicio del libro. Las descripciones gráficas y el diseño de pagina hacen muy amena su lectura. Lo mejor es los apoyos visuales que nos ofrece en caso de alguna duda, ya sea con un codigo QR o un link a YouTube. No le pongo ningún pero a este libro, es una edición excelente!

Trata-se de uma das melhores referências quanto às técnicas de atado de iscas (moscas) para pesca. O autor é um artista do atado que simplifica o entendimento do hobista desde as técnicas mais básicas às mais avançadas e modernas. Além do passo a passo em fotos de excelente qualidade, o autor também disponibiliza acesso a vídeos instrutivos no Youtube. É a melhor referência para o atado de moscas disponível atualmente no mercado.

I have been a fan of Barry Ord Clark for awhile now. This book compliments his videos and shows the step by step process tying some of his more complex flies. The photography (as should be expected) excellent and the detailed explanations are clear and easy to follow. A welcome addition to my library.

Was in der deutschsprachigen Literatur "Der Bredow" ist, kann man auf jeden Fall auf dieses Buch übertragen. Ein für Einsteiger und Fortgeschritene im Fliegenbinden auf jeden Fall ein zu empfehlen des Buch. Alle Grundtechniken und auch weiterführende Bindeschritte sowie spezielle Techniken sind ausführlich dargestellt. Das Buch war für mich nach fast 40 Jahren Fliegenfischen und Binden mal wieder eine Bereicherung was in Ovationen angeht. Auf jeden Fall ein Ansporn, mal wieder mit Erfolg aus den seit Jahren gesetzten Fliegenmustern auszubrechen.

Lors de montages de mouche à truite. Vraiment bien fait et lien de vidéo sur YouTube.

reçue le livre déformé on dirait qu'il as pris beaucoup d'humidité pour un livre d'une valeur de 35.00$ je trouve que sa n'aide pas je sais que c'était le dernier il aurait pus le réduire je demande une Reduction du prix vue que c'était le dernier merci

Superb technique, brilliant links to YouTube videos and a well rounded selection of flies. Not much more one can ask for...

Barry Ord Clarke has organised this book so beautifully. The direct links to his videos are masterful, and the chapter on tips and materials is spot on.

Couldn’t wait to get a copy of this book. You won’t be disappointed.

An excellent resource manual well written wth great illustrations.

Merci

No solo las cumple si no que las mejora. Muy instructivo y fácil de entender. Excelente!

Photos magnifiques. L'auteur utilise fréquemment les plumes CDC et les outils Petitjean.

Uso o livro para aprimorar meus conhecimentos de fly tying. Livro é muito bom e didático.

i video su youtube sono validi ma il cartaceo rimane il massimo....

I have quite a library of fly tying books, but his one is a go to for quick reference and patterns

Excellent livre pour les débutants

Detailierteste Anleitungen, hochwertigst verarbeitetes Buch, top!

Exelente, muito boa qualidade

Very well written book for beginners and advanced fly tiers.