Leiser, Eric
Summary: Here at last is a book for fly tiers, beginners and experts alike, that provides foolproof directions for tying all types of flies. In this book even the beginner knows where he is during every step in the process, from the moment he ties in the waxed thread until he ties off the fly with the whip finish knot. But unlike the specialized books on fly tying that describe particular types or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799 LEIBalcombe, Jonathan P.
Summary: "For most of us, the only thing we know about flies is that they're annoying, and our usual reaction is to try to kill them. In Super Fly, the myth-busting biologist Jonathan Balcombe shows the order Diptera in all of its diversity, illustrating the essential role that flies play in every ecosystem in the world as pollinators, waste-disposers, predators, and food source; and how flies continue...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.77 BALStewart, Dick.
Summary: Three hundred flies for the Pacific Northwest, Canada, Alaska, and the Great Lakes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northland Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 688.7 STEValla, Mike.
Summary: 43 American fly-tying masters, from Marbury to Marinaro, Gordon to GrantColor photos of the flies plus recipes for nearly 300 fliesImportant historical record includes profiles of tiers around the country including Art Flick, Ray Bergman, Lee Wulff, Don Gapen, Len Halladay, Andre Puyans, Cal Bird, Lew Oatman, Dave Whitlock, and 34 more influential tiers
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Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 2013
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1 available in Adams Fly Collection, Call number: OVS 688.7 VALMcElwain, David L.
Summary: A guidebook for tying flies using natural materials.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trout Bum Press, LLC 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799 MCESolomon, Larry
Summary: A new look at the group of insects that is rapidly becoming the fly fisherman's most important source of fishing and flytying innovations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799 SOLLaFontaine, Gary.
Summary: A Lafontaine classic. Gary tells good stories and then give you the patterns of some of his favorites and the ones he mentioned in the book. Definitely worth the read.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mountain Press Pub. Co. 1976
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Publisher / Publication Date: Castle Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 688.7912 ROBHughes, Dave
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2005
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1 available in Adams Fly Collection, Call number: 688.7 HugLinsenman, Bob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Countryman Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.1757 LINSchwiebert, Ernest George.
Summary: This is a book on trout that no serious fly-fisherman can afford to miss. With its 18 full-color plates and twice as many black-and-white drawings illustrating over 200 varieties of nymphs; with 35 chapters covering everything from the Giant Stonefly Nymphs to the Microcaddis; with almost 300 complete descriptions of insects and a parallel number of imitative fly-patterns; with Schwiebert's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Winchester Press 1973
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.12 HUGOsborn, Jon.
Summary: 16 flies from the Adams to Zoo CougarLegendary tiers like Len Halladay, George Griffith, and Clark LynnOriginal and modern patterns for each classic fly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Headwater Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sport Water OsbornKurlansky, Mark
Summary: "From the award-winning, bestselling author of COD--the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish. Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish--andthe fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets--salmon, trout, and char--are highly intelligent, wily, strong, and athletic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 688.7 KURMueller, Ross A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: R. Mueller Publications 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.1755 MUEWhitelaw, Ian
Summary: The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies recounts the history of a sport that dates back 2,000 years, focusing on milestone flies from the first feathered hook to contemporary patterns using cutting-edge materials. Among the countless fly patterns created over the centuries, these 50 have been carefully chosen to represent the development not only of the flies themselves, but also of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart Tabori & Chang, an imprint of Abrams 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sport Water WhitelawLeiser, Eric
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1987
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blandford 1997
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hawthorn Books 1980
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Summary: With bombs bursting overhead, a tattered flag flying ... Joined by two cartoon flies and their factual narrative infused with kid-friendly fun, readers go above deck with Francis Scott Key and witness the birth of the U.S. national anthem during the War of 1812.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.5 TROBrand, Adele
Summary: The fox. For thousands of years myth and folklore have celebrated its cunning intelligence. Today the red fox is nature's most populous carnivore, its dancing orange tail a common sight in backyards. Yet who is this wild neighbor, truly? How do we negotiate this uneasy new chapter of an ancient relationship? Join British ecologist Adele Brand on a journey to discover the surprising secrets of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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Summary: "A timely and powerful chronicle of a generation's great civil rights battle as witnessed through the experiences of five young undocumented immigrants fighting to become Americans. We often call them DREAMers: young people who were brought or sent to the United States as children. They attend our local schools; work jobs that contribute to our economy. Some apply to attend university here,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.7 WIDClark, Anna (Anna Leigh)
Summary: "When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city's water supply to a source that corroded Flint's aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: the residents of Flint, mostly poor and African...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2018
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Summary: Identical twins Ernesto and Raul Flores, seventeen, must flee El Salvador, make a harrowing journey across the Rio Grande and the Texas desert, face capture by immigration authorities, and struggle to navigate life in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2019