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COLORADO TROUT FLIES (Streamside; $69.95)

	Buy this book, signed by the author   Easy-to-read, finely written stories of 34 fly tyers   Original photo portraits of each tyer   More than 80 color photos, plus more than 100 B&W images   Close-up color photos of 68 trout flies, with detailed recipes   Hard cover with full-color dust jacket; more than 300 pages

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“Todd has written a fly-tying book like no other, destined to become a classic. And the fly patterns will fool trout anyplace.” — A.K. Best

“I read the sections on the tyers I know — some well, others more casually — and Todd invariably nailed them. You don't just learn where they came from and how they got into fly tying, you also get a sense of their style, philosophy and humor and of their lives before or outside of fly fishing.” — John Gierach

“The author lets his subjects use their own voices as they are, rather than his interpretations of what they said. It is a gift that is hard to do as well as Todd has done it here. A first-rate work.” — John Betts

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Summary The East Slope of the Colorado Rocky Mountains is home to an extraordinary concentration of accomplished fly tyers, perhaps the greatest in the world. Colorado Trout Flies profiles 34 of them, including professional tyers, fly-fishing guides and writers. The book focuses on the featured tyers, but it also details, with recipes and color photos, 68 of their favorite fly patterns. Based on the author's extensive interviews and research, Colorado Trout Flies brings the reader into the fly tyer's world of tradition and innovation; of imitation and imagination. For fly anglers and tyers, Colorado Trout Flies presents a unique and invaluable reference. And whether or not you tie flies or fish, you can still savor the portraits of the tyers and their trout-fly art.

About the author: A professional writer and veteran fly-fishing guide, Todd Hosman lives near Longmont, Colorado. He is also the author of two popular guidebooks, Fly Fishing Rocky Mountain National Park and Fly Fishing Colorado's Front Range.

Book specs: Colorado Trout Flies; Streamside Press. 2008. Introduction by Ed Engle. ISBN: 978-0-615-16243-0. Hardcover with laminated full-color dust jacket. Total pages: 332. Indexed. Approx. dimensions (exterior): 10.25 H x 7.25 W. More than 80 color photographs of trout flies in the book's “Color Plates” section, plus more than 100 B&W photos, including an original portrait of each tyer. $69.95. Printed and manufactured entirely in the U.S.A.

Purchases:  Order an autographed edition for $69.95

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COLORADO TROUT FLIES : f e a t u r e d    t y e r s

The book features the following 34 tyers and their work.

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COLORADO TROUT FLIES : f e a t u r e d    f l y   p a t t e r n s

Each of the book's 34 tyers presents two favorite patterns (typically a dry fly and non-dry fly). In all, the book documents 68 fly designs, with accurate recipes and both color and B&W photos.

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Books from Streamside Press are printed and manufactured in the U.S.A. A portion of book sales is donated to The Nature Conservancy and Colorado Trout Unlimited.