Pluma, Seda y Acero

[Variant]

The title translates to Feather, Silk and Steel by Jose Luis Garcia Gonzalez.
This book is in Spanish. Much history on early Spanish wetfly patterns. Great color photos of patterns and materials.
What I like is the mixing of different colors and different hackles into the fly patterns. Also the use of silk in the bodies.

Lou

[letumgo]

Thanks for the recommendation Lou. I’m looking forward to tracking down a copy.

I can’t read Spanish, but that won’t stop me from trying.

[wsbailey]

Preben Torp Jacobsen sent me a copy of El Manuscripto de Astorga that he edited. It’s somewhere among many books.

https://www.anglebooks.com/el-manuscrit ... an-de-Berg ara-edited-by-preben-torp-jacobsen.html

[Variant]

The title translates to Feather, Silk and Steel by Jose Luis Garcia Gonzalez.
This book is in Spanish. Much history on early Spanish wetfly patterns. Great color photos of patterns and materials.
What I like is the mixing of different colors and different hackles into the fly patterns. Also the use of silk in the bodies.

Lou

Preben Torp Jacobsen sent me a copy of El Manuscripto de Astorga that he edited. It’s somewhere among many books.

https://www.anglebooks.com/el-manuscrit ... an-de-Berg ara-edited-by-preben-torp-jacobsen.html

Bill. I also have a copy. Great reference book for early wet fly patterns. Did you know Prepen Torp Jacobsen ?

Lou

[wsbailey]

Lou,

I started corresponding with Preben when I bought his book "Flyleaves"’ This was back in the day when you had to change currency at a bank and send it tucked in a magazine. He added the Spanish book as a gift. I wish I had gotten to know him sooner because he passed away a few months after this letter. I’m still friends with Yann Youenn. I photographed the letter but because it contains my Breton friend’s email I copied it. It was dated 12/1/2003.

http://www.amff.org/wp-content/uploads/ ... 3web-1.pdf

http://www.flyleaves.dk/index_gl.htm

Bill

Dear William Bailey.
Yoy must excuse the long delay; but so much has happened since I got your nice lettr. I have at hospiyal over 4 weeks - been operated 4 ties - lost a lot of weight and I am81 years old.
But here is my book and moreover my publication in Spanish, French & English of one of ye oldest manuscripts about flies using the now famous Gallo Leonees hackles.
I enclose a pacel I have just got from a friend of mineliving in Britanny/ France:
Yann Youen Bouglouan, who os an expert in old Breton salmomf flies and wool of wild boar, which he dyes in natural dyes (see enclosed,
You can contet him by letter in English or E-mail
With my best wishes

[letumgo]

Thanks for the links. I got lost looking thru the old editions of "The American Fly Fisher". Found myself downloading year after year of the old editions.

Felt like a kid in a candy store.

Thanks!