Steve Thornton Listen To The River Vol 2 - Tel 0151 203 6111

A comprehensive step by step illustrated book for tying a further 16 unique patterns. All tied and photographed by Steve Thornton.

Technical details; 144 pages - 165mm x 245mm format - High quality 150gsm art text pages - Over 400 detailed photographs.

After 2 years of intensive research and testing of realistic fly fishing patterns on rivers throughout America, Europe and the UK, Listen to the River Volume 2 is now shipping.

Steve Thornton is known around the world as one of the foremost innovators of realistic style fly fishing patterns and tying techniques. This new exciting volume contains 16 new patterns which employ some unique tying techniques developed by Steve Thornton
"Listen to the River" Volume 2. " A new book of 16 new innovative patterns from Steve Thornton". This new volume is packed with new un-published tying techniques not yet seen by the fly tyer, including new detached abdomen tying techniques, new legging techniques and "Hair Rig" abdomens. "Hair Rig" abdomens make small insects like hatching olives, duns and spinners, realistic. These new "hair Rig" abdomens are easy to tie, yet very realistic and create a natural movement, just like the real insect.
Steve shows you in high quality step by step photography how to make these exciting new tying techniques and patterns and more.
After 2 years of intensive research and testing of realistic fly fishing patterns on rivers throughout America, Europe and the UK, Listen to the River Volume 2 is now available to order for a Christmas delivery. Steve Thornton is know around the world as one of the foremost innovators of new realistic style fly fishing patterns and tying techniques. This new exciting volume contains 16 new patterns which employ some unique tying techniques developed by Steve Thornton.
Learn how to tie new legging techniques on patterns. "Legs where they should be, underneath the hook shank, not on top". This new tying technique provides a footprint much closer to the natural insect as it hatches or floats on the surface film.
Steve has constantly made notes on his travels about new techniques he has learnt. One technique he learnt in British Columbia and on the storied rivers of the Catskills, New York is the art of fishing streamers. This highly effective technique really does search out the larger fish in the rivers. Another technique Steve has learnt is "speed fishing". This is an absolutely fantastic dry fly style of fishing. This and other techniques are all revealed all in this book.

New patterns for "Listen to the River" Volume 2 include;

Heptagenid Nymph - The (hair rig) Stonefly - Darting Nymph -The Ammonite Nymph - Hatching Heptagenid Nymph Hatching Caddis - Hatching Olive - Hatching Mayfly - CAM Emerger - Detached Bodied CAM Emerger - Needle Fly - Adult Stonefly - Cranefly - Spent Ephemera - The Baptizer.

Customer Reviews

  One of the best tying books around  The photographs and tying patterns in this book are excellent. A must for any river nymph fly fiher   Mark - Glasgow