BOOKS
Vaclav Liska (edit.)
Secret Flies of the Czech and Slovak Fly-Tiers / Tajne musky ceskych a slovenskych vazacu.
Plzen, Nakladatelstvi Fraus, 2009.
€ 65.00
Bound, hardcover, 227pp., 19x27cm., richly illustr. in col., in very good condition. Rare. English - Slovak edition. ISBN: 9788072388882.
This special project will warm the heart of each fly fishing lover. Eleven Czech & ten Slovak fly fishers & tiers provide information about their fly, their favorite patterns, tying techniques, & their use in practice to the wider fly-fishing community. Contains more than 350 successful patterns verified in practice. Fraus Publishing & the FOX agency present this special project that will warm the heart of each fly fishing lover. Eleven Czech & ten Slovak fly fishers & tiers provide information about their fly, their favourite patterns, tying techniques, & their use in practice to the wider fly fishing community. It is necessary to mention that this is a multilanguage book. All information is presented in Czech & Slovak with an English translation, which should certainly be welcomed by those fly fishers who might want to present this book to their foreign friends. This book contains more than 350 successful patterns verified in practice. To aid orientation we have organised the authors? patterns as follows: first dry patterns, then wet, followed by midges, nymphs, & streamers. This is also reflected in the sections divided by colour. I hope that this book, full of world- & European-level top fly fishers & fly tiers, will not just decorate your expert library but will also help you obtain your fisherman?s luck & happiness. WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING. This book is of interest to anyone pursuing the art of European or Czech nymphing. Glancing through the sample pages, it is apparent that the fly pattern photos are excellent, & the English translation superb. The book has contributions from eleven Czech & Slovak fly anglers on presentation techniques & includes 350 successful patterns of all styles. You may want to consider this book, even as a holiday present to yourself! ?? Connecticut Fly Fishing Examiner







