Feather Brain: Developing, Testing, & Improving Saltwater Fly Patterns

by Drew Chicone

Overview

With Feather Brain, Drew Chicone has succeeded in illustrating not only the mechanics of his advanced tying techniques but more importantly the creative thinking that leads to the design and construction of a successful fly. I highly recommend and endorse Drew Chicone's Feather Brain. —Eric Leiser

"Feather Brain is a great roadmap for tying better looking and better performing saltwater flies." —Jonny King

Step-by-step tying instructions and explanations of how the author designed 14 winning saltwater flies

Insights from nine top saltwater fly tiers, including Bob Clouser, Joe Mahler, Jonny King, Jon Cavel, Bob Popovics, Norm Zeigler, and Chris Helm

Tips on designing your own patterns, tying with saltwater materials, and fixing typical problems

Learn more at Drew Chicone's website, www.saltyflytying.com.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811711968
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Drew Chicone is a fly designer, photographer, author, instructor, and materials expert whose passion for the sport has led him to the salty waters of Southwest Florida. His patterns are sold in numerous fly shops and have appeared in several publications and online articles including Fly Fishing in Salt Waters magazine, This is Fly Magazine, and Angelo Peluso's newest book Saltwater Flies of the Southeast and Gulf Coast. For more on Drew or his latest works, please visit his website and blog at www.saltyflytying.com.

Editorial Reviews

"This isn't just another fly-tying book filled with recipes you can replicate, and some braggadocious fishing stories. Instead, this is a book that gives all fly tiers the knowledge and inspiration to design their own flies... Chicone helps you find the right hook, shows how to test the sink rate of flies, watch how flies track in the water, and fix problems by weighting or trimming the fly."

Fly Fisherman - Ross Purnell