Wet Fly Fishing (1960 Sports Illustrated Magazine)

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PhilA
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Re: Wet Fly Fishing (1960 Sports Illustrated Magazine)

Post by PhilA » Mon Mar 08, 2021 7:49 pm

The Sports Illustrated Book of Wet Fly Fishing is an underappreciated gem. Pete Hidy wrote the text, and it was edited with help from the Sports Illustrated staff. The book never received much attention at the time and, even today, remains largely undiscovered. The artwork by Anthony Ravielli is gorgeous. The book, although short, is considerably broader than Part II of The Art of Tying the Wet Fly & Fishing the Flymph, which was also authored by Pete Hidy. Great advice from a true wet-fly master. --Phil
ocsofthackle
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Re: Wet Fly Fishing (1960 Sports Illustrated Magazine)

Post by ocsofthackle » Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:57 am

I also have a copy of this wonderful old book.It’s signed by Pete Hidy with an inscription to his friend Jack Rudfelt
a local art teacher.
billems
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Re: Wet Fly Fishing (1960 Sports Illustrated Magazine)

Post by billems » Sat Oct 02, 2021 2:21 pm

I love the illustrations. It must be some kind of lithographic technique, made after photographs. They are gorgeous. And, yeah, much more about wet fly tactics in this tome
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Re: Wet Fly Fishing (1960 Sports Illustrated Magazine)

Post by thedude31 » Sat May 14, 2022 6:00 am

Found it for $10 on Amazon, can’t pass that 🆙
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