Fly tying books, fly fishing books reviews by Barry Ord Clarke
A comprehensive review by Jazz Kuschke for the discerning fly tyer of ‘The Feather Bender’s Advanced Fly Tying Techniques’ by Barry Ord Clarke. When Barry Ord Clarke was crowned Fly Tyer Magazine ‘Fly Tyer Of The Year’ in 2021, it … Continue reading Advanced Fly Tying Techniques Review: Master Your Craft with Barry Ord Clarke
Jazz Kuschke – We sat down with Barry Ord Clarke, aka The Feather Bender, to talk about the unpredictability of sea trout, why fly tying still matters in a digital world, and what drives him to keep innovating in a … Continue reading INTERVIEW-Meet the man behind the moniker
It’s arrived! The Feather Benders Advanced Fly Tying Techniques, is now available in USA and UK. In this 2nd volume, I cover 28 patterns with varying techniques, some completely new and some traditional with my own special twist for mastering … Continue reading My new book is now available in USA
The Feather Bender’s Advanced Flytying TechniquesBy Barry Ord Clarke(Merlin Unwin Books; £30) Second in the Feather Bender series, the Advanced sequel. Nicely produced hardback. Barry Ord Clarke is a professional photographer, so unsurprisingly this is a very well illustrated book. … Continue reading Book review UK magazine ‘Fly Fishing and Fly Tying’
The Feather Bender’s Advanced Flytying TechniquesAuthor: Barry Ord Clarke Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books Price: £30 As a very average tyer of flies, I was a little daunted to be confronted by a book on ‘Advanced’ flytying. For sure there are … Continue reading Advanced Flytying Techniques Book Reviews by John Roberts
The second book of the very sucessful ‘The Feather Benders Fly Tying Techniques’ that has sold over 10 000 English copies is out NOW! My new book The Feather Benders Advanced Fly Tying Techniques is available. Following the success of … Continue reading The Feather Benders Advanced Fly Tying Techniques
My new Norwegian book is out now. Ingen fluehuer i Norge – eller USA og Europa for den saks skyld – har gått glipp av The Feather Bender´s ferdigheter som fluebinder. Han har begått hundrevis av artikler i norsk og internasjonal fiskepresse, skrevet … Continue reading FLUEBINDERENS BIBEL by Barry Ord Clarke
I am pleased to announce that the Japanese language edition of my Fly Tying Techniques book will be available on April 27th 2023. You can pre-order on the link below. 日本のバリー・ファンの皆様、大変お待たせしました！ 『FLY TYING TECHNIQUES』日本語版、4月27日、発売です。 日本フライフィッシャーの皆さん、大変長らくお待たせしました！ 世界のフライタイイング界のスタータイヤー、バリー・オード・クラークがYouTubeにアップするタイイング動画は全世界に数多くのファンがいて、以前から体系的にテクニックを網羅する本書が存在していましたが、長らく待たれていた日本語版がいよいよ登場します。 Translated by: Yukinari Bando 本書はパターンブックではありませんが、テクニックを紹介するために選ばれている28のフライはどれもが魅力的かつ個性的で、まちがいなく読者の知的好奇心を刺激するはずです。この本のキモは各フライ，及び重要テクニックのタイイングビデオ（YouTube）が視聴できるQRコードやURLがページに記されていることです。知っているつもりになっている、あるいは今さら聞けないテクニックやコツをしっかり学び直すことで、あなたのフライが今より美しくなります。各テクニックは体系的に並べてあって、28パターンを巻き終えると、確実に腕が上がっているという仕掛けです。英語のYouTubeをランダムに視聴しているだけではわからない肝心なコツやヒントが詳細に説明されています。 … Continue reading Japanese language edition of my Fly Tying Techniques book
Barry Ord Clarke’s ground breaking book – Fly Tying for Beginners is an exceptionally clear and easy-to-use beginner’s guide that shows you exactly how to create universal fishing flies, step-by-step. Each of the 12 patterns in the book are linked … Continue reading Fly Tying for Beginners Book with Barry Ord Clarke
A great stocking filler for the grayling fishermen! This is a fully updated and revised edition of John Roberts’ earlier book – Flyfishing for Grayling. It includes chapters on the natural food, Dry-Fly Fishing and The Subsurface Fly and a … Continue reading John Roberts new book ‘Grayling on the fly’ is now available.
My interview In the Loop Fly Fishing Magazine. Fly Tyer Spotlight: Barry Ord Clarke Barry Ord Clarke is one of the most prolific and innovative fly tyers on the planet. And he has dedicated his life to teaching others the … Continue reading In the Loop Fly Fishing Magazine: Barry Ord Clarke
Veniard & Mustad Fly Tying Consultant – Barry Ord Clarke has just been voted Fly Tyer Magazine’s Fly Tyer of the Year 2021. The prestigious award honours the exceptional international contribution Barry has made to the world of fly tying … Continue reading Fly Tyer of the Year – Barry Ord Clarke
It’s here at last, ‘Flytying for Beginners’ The book can be ordered from:#ad Amazon USA#ad Merlinunwin #ad Amazon UK#ad Book depository Learning fly tying from a book is about to get easier than ever before! This is a guide book … Continue reading Fly tying for beginners Book (Barry Ord Clarke)
Hi everyone, I have had many requests for flies for framing from my best selling ‘The Feather Benders Fly Tying Techniques’ book so I have been busy tying! If you would like to order any of the patterns in the … Continue reading Flies for framing from my best selling book
“As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases“ The Best Fly Fishing Books You Should Read If you don’t already know these books, here are a few of my favourite fly fishing books to embrace during the cold dark … Continue reading 8 Fly Fishing Books my recommendation
The holidays are quickly approaching us, and maybe some last minute gifts are still needed!There is still time to order ‘The Feather Benders Fly Tying Techniques’ The ideal gift for the fly tyer. Here are a couple of video reviews of the … Continue reading Ideal gift for a fly tying Christmas
“As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases“ 10 Fly tying Books You Should Read Over the past, 35 + years, that I have been tying flies, there are a few books that have become top reference books for … Continue reading Best Fly Tying Books my recommendation
For my French friends out today from: https://www.editionsdugerfaut.com/produit/monter-des-mouches-comme-un-pro/ Continue reading Out today
“As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases“ The feather bender’s new book is out, and it’s fair to say I’m pretty excited about it! Check out this video for a little sneak peek into some of the incredible … Continue reading The Feather Bender’s fly tying techniques book
For all you CDC fans, the Petitjean book is now available for order from on link This monumental book gathers on more than 40 years of fly-tying, innovation and a passion for fly-fishing. In this his legacy, Marc reveals some of his secrets about CDC’s unique properties, his concepts in designing flies and, last but not least, a series of brand new, appealing and easy-to-tie patterns. Marc Petitjean Photography Barry Ord Clarke 500 pages 3000 photographs Continue reading Petitjean CDC Book
The long awaited book ‘Petitjean CDC’ that Marc and I have been working on for seven years, had its launch at the weekend at BFFI. As with everything else that Marc gets involved with, the book is beautifully designed and a joy to use. Each step by step page is a wealth of information, with required materials and tools for each pattern, step by step instruction, tying difficulty level. Each pattern is photographed from four different angles, side, above, under and forward, giving you detailed information on each fly. Each chapter is colour coded so you can finger your way … Continue reading Petitjean CDC – The book
The new book ‘Flies for Salt water sea trout’ contains over 50 patterns step by step. Currently only available in Norwegian will be out in March 2015 you can order it at post@vegaforlag.no Continue reading Fluebinderens bibel II Sjøørretfluer
Mayflies and More A fly tyers Guide to the Chalkstreams Chris Sandford Chris is better known in the UK for his many years work as an actor and his numerous appearances on TV and in Film. More recently for his international angling TV series, Just Fishin’ on the Discovery channel. Mayflies and More, is an elegant, well presented little book and DVD combo, that covers the tying techniques for ten modern patterns, that Chris recommends for the English chalk-streams. Although these patterns will work just about anywhere else as well! If you are relatively new to fly tying and wish … Continue reading Mayflies and More Chris Sandford book
“As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases“ Tied in Hand Odyssey of a Fly-Tyer by Sven-Olov Hård ‘Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art’ Leonardo Davinci In his early teens, Sven-Olov Hård … Continue reading Tied in the Hand: Odyssey of a Salmon Fly-Tyer book
With the onslaught of digital photography and inexpensive HD cameras, it seems like just about every fly fisherman has ambitions of becoming a film maker, resulting in, thousands of hours of voyeur “fishing porn” being released for sale. Don’t get me wrong! I have nothing against anyone expressing themselves through the cinematographic art form, quite the opposite in fact. But like poor Hollywood productions that go straight to DVD, with a few exceptions, most of these fishing films should go straight to Youtube. Gaula, River of Silver and Gold, is one of the exceptions! Following the river through the clearly … Continue reading Gaula River of Silver & Gold:
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