{"product_id":"the-fly-tyers-art-33-world-famous-tyers-tie-their-realistic-flies-hardcover","title":"The Fly Tyer's Art: 33 World-Famous Tyers Tie Their Realistic Flies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Lolli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Fly As An Art Form\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The purpose of this book is twofold: to trace the evolution of realistic fly tying and to feature the creations of the world's most-skilled practitioners of this art form. Some of these contemporary artisans concentrate on imitations of aquatic insects most likely seen by fly fishers. Their focus is on mayflies, caddisflies and stoneflies. For others, the sky is the limit and they tie replicas of anything, including praying mantis, crabs, bees, hornets, ants, spiders, and fish. Theirs is a small, but expanding, cadre of enthusiastic tyers whose work will astonish even those who have never tied a fly. The realism of their fly patterns, whether an art form destined for framed presentation, or a working fly intended for the end of a fly leader, will amaze.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Tony Lolli\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, columnist, freelance writer, fly fishing guide and blues musician. His work appeared in New England regional magazines such as \u003ci\u003eVermont Magazine, Best of Central Vermont \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBest of Burlington\u003c\/i\u003e. Lolli writes profiles of eccentric personalities and bed and breakfast reviews. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the past 15 years he has written fly fishing columns for several outdoor magazines including \u003ci\u003eThe Northwoods Sporting Journal, On The Water Magazine, New Hampshire\/Vermont Outdoor Gazette \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Hunting and Fishing News\u003c\/i\u003e. His features appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Angler, The Drake, The Pointing Dog Journal, and Gun Dog Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He's written seven books on fly fishing and fly tying. The New England Outdoor Writers Association selected Lolli's \u003ci\u003eFish and Fishing: Facts and Trivia\u003c\/i\u003e, as one of the three Best Outdoor Books for 2012. President Jimmy Carter wrote the Foreword for his latest book, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Fishing Fly.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Photographer \u003cb\u003eAlex Wild i\u003c\/b\u003es a prolific chronicler of the natural history of insects, especially ants. A lifelong fascination with nature has taken him on a varied career around the world. Alex has taught beekeeping with the Peace Corps in Paraguay, is a co-founder of the international Bugshot insect photography workshops, and has conducted academic research on beetles, wasps, and ants across several continents. He holds a Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of California\/Davis and has been Curator of the Insect Collection at The University of Texas at Austin since 2015.\u003cbr\u003e His photographic explorations of insect natural history appear in numerous magazines, textbooks, websites, and museum exhibits including: \u003ci\u003eBBC Wildlife; New York Times; Washington Post; National Geographic; New Scientist; Natural History; Discover; USA Today; NBC; Discovery Channel; Ranger Rick; Smithsonian; Popular Science; Scientific American; \u003c\/i\u003eAudubon Nature Institute Insectarium\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003eChicago Field Museum\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003eCalifornia Academy of Sciences; American Museum of Natural History; Cleveland Zoo\u003ci\u003e; BASF; Bayer; Science; Nature; Cell; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; Current Biology \u003c\/i\u003eand many other museums, books, magazines and television programs.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.6 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767779098912,"sku":"9781510758575","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/546842d9a5c9778e8d42e0f3353983ee.webp?v=1780317171","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fly-tyers-art-33-world-famous-tyers-tie-their-realistic-flies-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}