Spey Flies, Their History and Construction
John Shewey
- The
- Definitive
- Book
- on
- Spey
- FliesWithin
- fly
- tying,
- and
- within
- steelhead
- and
- salmon
- angling,
- Spey
- flies
- occupy
- a
- substantial
- niche.
- These
- flies
- are
- exceptionally
- popular
- in
- America,
- not
- only
- on
- the
- “steelhead
- coast,”
- but
- nationwide
- among
- fly
- tying
- enthusiasts,
- and
- they
- enjoy
- a
- substantial
- popularity
- worldwide;
- their
- popularity
- has
- gained
- renewed
- enthusiasm
- with
- the
- latest
- generation
- of
- young
- tiers
- and
- anglers
- (the
- private
- Facebook
- page
- “The
- Spey
- Tyer”
- has
- 3,600
- members).
- The
- author
- is
- the
- world’s
- leading
- authority
- on
- the
- history
- and
- tying
- of
- Spey
- flies
- simply
- because
- they
- caught
- his
- fancy
- in
- the
- 1980s
- and
- over
- the
- years
- he
- has
- conducted
- more
- research
- on
- the
- topic
- by
- far
- than
- anyone
- else.
- His
- vision
- for
- this
- new
- incarnation
- of
- his
- original
- Spey
- Flies
- (Amato
- Publications,
- 2002)
- includes
- a
- tremendous
- upgrade
- from
- the
- original—an
- entirely
- new
- book,
- in
- fact—because
- he
- has
- uncovered
- so
- many
- historical
- facts,
- intrigues,
- people,
- and
- flies
- that
- have
- never
- been
- compiled
- in
- a
- single
- volume,
- or
- even
- presented
- in
- any
- form
- to
- the
- interested
- audience.
- The
- original
- Spey
- Flies
- was
- graphically
- rich;
- the
- new
- book
- is
- far
- more so.
