CFPB Fly Tires Benchside Reference

All color, 440 pages, A4 size
Written by Ted Riesen and Jim Schollmeyer, translated by Tomonori Azuma
The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference" was translated and published to commemorate the 10th anniversary of C&F DESIGN.
- "The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference" was translated and published to celebrate the 10th anniversary of C&F DESIGN. With more than 3,000 color photographs and detailed explanations of numerous tying techniques, this 440-page book will expand the world of fly tying even further.

From beginner to experienced anglers.
We hope that everyone, from beginners to experienced anglers, will be able to experience anew the profound world of fly tying from this book.



The first five chapters are mainly about materials and how to attach basic materials.


This book is a great tool for those who want to learn how to tie flies, but also for those who want to learn how to tie flies in a more effective way.

An enlarged photo of each step of the tying process is included in the book. With enlarged photographs that break down each step in detail and simple, easy-to-follow text, you'll understand exactly what techniques were hard to understand.


The book also includes a section on related tying techniques, with their method numbers inserted into the text for easy searching.



John Betts
No book in the history of fly fishing and fly tying has been as thorough as John Betts Ted Riesen and Jim Schollmeyer's "Fly Tyer's Benchside Reference". The determination to begin this project and the willpower to compile quality content has paid off in an unparalleled book. This book will be read by the next generation. It is daunting to think of the literature they researched and the number of people they talked to, but thanks to them, we now know everything there is to know about fly tying in just one book.

Gary LaFontaine
Gary LaFontaineIf you are going to do a book on fly tying, the best way to do it is this. I'd like to show you how to attach each of the various materials. And no book has done it with photos and words and with as much quality as this "Fly Tyer's Benchside Reference". This huge, beautiful book will be called the one book every tyer should have for a long time to come.

A. K. Best
A.K. Best's Fly Tyer's Benchside Reference is incredibly detailed and will be recognized as the definitive guide for trout fly tyers for decades to come. With more than 400 techniques for natural and synthetic materials, illustrated with over 3,000 color photographs, there is no answer you won't find when you open this book.


Dave Hughes
Dave Hughes, "Fly Tyers Benchside Reference" is the result of two of America's top tyers joining forces. Ted is the best writer and Jim is a skilled photographer. Combining concise writing with beautiful photography, this book is the kind of gold mine that fly tyers will be digging for a lifetime. This book will stand beside your tying desk. And you will use it for a lifetime.

Darrell Martin
Darrell Martin Leeson & Schollmeyer have taken on the difficult task of compiling a vast number of tying methods into one book, bringing the gospel to every tyer in the world. We should all have one encyclopedia of fly tying that is clear, concise, and practical. Leeson's simple, direct text is best matched by Schollmeyer's clean, clear photographs. As a reference book for your tying desk, there is nothing else quite like it. You will grow as a tyer by folding and drawing lines here and there in The Fly Tyer's Benchside Reference.