What books do you think are the best for tying saltwater patterns? I haven’t added to my fly tying library in quite a while and most of them are for freshwater flies. I have the FFF pattern book and Umpqua pattern book but not much else with saltwater flies.
18.5 Baycraft Flats Edition
Johnson 150 Oceanrunner
Wood Driftboat
Bonefish Fly Patterns by Dick Brown has a ton of good patterns that can be adapted for many species. A very in depth review of the diet of bones, by both numbers and percentages. Also goes into the different feeding habits of Keys and bahamian fish.
lefty kreh saltwater flies new edition has added some new sections.well organized. course it is hard to beat the web for searching ease.