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The Feather Bender's Advanced Flytying Techniques by Barry Ord Clarke, reviewed by Savage Flies

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The Feather Bender's Advanced Flytying Techniques by Barry Ord Clarke, reviewed by Savage Flies

The Feather Bender's Advanced Flytying Techniques (Barry Ord Clarke, 2025) reviewed by Matt O'Neil on his YouTube channel @SavageFlies

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New Books - PUBLISHED TODAY

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New Books - PUBLISHED TODAY

We have four new books published today. We hope you will enjoy them as much as we have, it is a pleasure to work with author we know and love, as well as getting to know new writers and to share their work. 

We bring you an eagerly awaited book by Barry Ord Clarke. The Feather Bender's Advanced Flytying Techniques. This book continues his teaching of new flytying skills through comprehensive instruction and tying sequences. As with his last books, the innovative addition of a QR code takes the reader to Barry's YouTube channel for each pattern, to help you visually if you get stuck.

Laurence Catlow returns with Testament of a Trout Fisher, this is an elegantly written and thoughtful account of why flyfishing means so much to him. He is one of the finest classical flyfishing writers of our times, and this new book will undoubtedly strike a chord with all who take pleasure from fishing.  

Death of a Dealer is a gripping thriller, the fourth by D. P. Hart-Davis, following DCI Robb on his latest investigation. A colourful, characterful parade of horses and riders fills the pages of this action-packed thriller. This is a book you won't want to put down. 

And finally, we have a new author to introduce... Colin Whittemore with his book, Taught by Dogs. Colin was brought up on a farm, and his life was interwoven with dogs from the start. He writes movingly about both working and family dogs in his life who have bonded humans together, seen them through hardships, shown wisdom often lacking in their owners, and given so much more than they have taken.

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Out now! The Klinkhamer Special and career of Hans van Klinken

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Out now! The Klinkhamer Special  and career of Hans van Klinken
We are very excited to announce that The Klink is now available to buy. The book, by celebrated flytyer Hans van Klinken, marks 40 years since the creation of the Klinkhåmer Special fishing fly in June 2024. 

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Tying Flies with CDC - A great flytying gift this Christmas

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Tying Flies with CDC - A great flytying gift this Christmas
The world’s most innovative flytyers have discovered new ways of using these versatile CDC feathers. This book demonstrates their very latest CDC tying techniques and fly patterns. The patterns they have invented are often ingeniously simple, requiring easy tying steps and very few additional materials. Today many anglers choose to fish exclusively with CDC flies.

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Author Barry Ord Clarke on his new book, recent award and upcoming flytying shows

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Author Barry Ord Clarke on his new book, recent award and upcoming flytying shows
You can watch this YouTube video from author Barry Ord Clarke speaking about his new book, Flytying for beginners, his recent award 'Fly Tyer of the Year' and his upcoming events and flytying shows. 

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