Thanks Pete, Looks like a book I have to have. I think I bought a book from Anglers Roost this past summer. It was Dry Flies by, I can't spell his name., It was also Japanese. Tony
--- On Sun, 1/3/10, Peter Gramp <pete.gr...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Peter Gramp <pete.gr...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [VFB] First Edition Fly Fishing Books To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 11:26 AM On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Anthony Spezio <bambot...@yahoo.com> wrote: Mart, I have not heard of the Midge book. Who is the author, would it be Takahasi'. I have not heard of that name. Tony I'm not Mart, but I'll chip in my 2 cents: It is called "Modern Midges: Tying & Fishing the World's Most Effective Patterns", by Rick Takahashi and Jerry Hubka. (the Takahashi was missing an H at the end previously, in case you googled it) My 2 cents are that it is a great book for any and all things midge (eh, chironomids - midge, larvae, AND adult) I think the pattern count that was promoted was 1013 patterns? something unworldly like that - but it isn't just a tying pattern book. Case in point, the last 40-something pages are a sort of "tips and tricks from pros, panel discussion" of sorts - quite worth it for that alone. There are some 'sample pages' sites out there - assuming OK to post a link here (not just 'ok by the list rules' but 'ok by the copyright rulings and such'):http://www.flytyingclips.com/takahashi/katonk.html Amazon (no affiliation obviously) has it here:http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Midges-Fishing-Effective-Patterns/dp/1934753009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250039910&sr=1-1#reader Absolutely NO affiliation, but I think Angler's Roost has some agreement or something, so they can get you a signed copy. (Rick is the guy in the photo at the link below) http://www.anglers-roost.com/Contact/index.htm Just my opinions, and just trying to help you out.Tight wraps, -Pete -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
