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I am happy to report that Philadelphia on the Fly continues to interest reviewers as much as readers. The book has recently received three good reviews, two of which come from abroad and can be read by clicking on the appropriate links here listed. These include reviews by Denmark's Martin Joergensen, webmaster at Global Fly Fisher, Scotland's Alistair Stewart, webmaster at The Urban Fly Fisher, and most recently, Gerald J. Karaska, a librarian at The American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester, Vermont, who penned his opinion in the new Winter 2008 edition of The American Fly Fisher. I cast my thanks in the direction of this trio of literary fly fishers for their positive (and perceptive) impressions of the book.
Meanwhile, the art of fly tying has been keeping me busy during this inclement winter of winters. From Philadelphia on the Fly to Tying on the Fly, I have found that fiddling with hook, thread, and feather can be as creative and fun as writing and fly fishing. Check back soon for some recipes to my own patent patterns with names such as:
Easy & Orange
Green Thread Pheasant Tail
Simple Sedge
The names of these patterns hint at the fact that I am refining a set of simple fly patterns that can be tied streamside with a travel kit. To keep things basic, I have reduced my set of materials to hook, thread, floss, and pheasant tail feathers, although I plan soon to add deer hair and various hues of yarn. As an author of fishing tales, I am especially fond of yarns, so it seems this tying material makes a natural fit within my experiments in mobile fly tying.
And that, as we fly tiers like to say, is a whip finish . . . |
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