Almost There – “Long Flies” is Finishing Up!
Below is the first page (not yet proofed) in the color section of GB’s soon-to-be printed Long Flies book. To keep book prices in the “Fly Fishing” series consistent, we are printing color in single, large sections like this, versus scattered throughout the text. This can make things a bit tricky in terms of book layout, but we think that we’ll be able to make this work in the rest of the series where color is truly needed.
As I’m sure many of you know, we had hoped to have LF out by now. We got behind (correction, *I* got behind) in finishing up, so it will be printed in 2012. The next book in the series, The Angler as Predator, is already finished in terms of writing, and I’m into the edit next week. And, with the four, 2012-planned books being almost a mini-series within the larger overall series, we are hoping to get fully back on schedule by (next) year’s end.
In any case, here’s the page. There are 14 more like this one ready to go….
This looks like a “got to have” tying book, nice job Jason. This is my first time here so do you have portions that can be purchased right now? Does you work also cover other aspects of fly fishing? I need something to read on my next sport fishing trip.
Cary—The book is rapidly approaching its press date, and I’ll have an announcement on that shortly. The book, while, it does contain a little tying, is mostly a mix of fly/fishing concepts and fly-design discussion (it has 80 flies shown in one chapter (and few others scattered about) with basic recipes, but not the full tying directions, etc.). So, avoid it if you want a tying book!
The book series will cover a large chunk of fly fishing as a whole. This is book #3, with 17 more in the pipeline (there should be 4 or 5 more in 2012 and into early 2013 if I can stay on schedule). My father is well ahead of me with the writing, so the hold up is on my end (editing, layout, and illustration).
My own work will also see an update this year, with the second edition of my Nature of Fly Casting book coming out at some point.