This is a Vintage Book , the very first I published – and was an experiment to see if I could produce a book on my own. Super Flies is a Black & White edition, and this description is edited in May 2022. What are Super Flies? you might ask. These are traditionally effective fly patterns that anyone can tie and fish for Trout, Steelhead, and Salmon. The book is a 6 x 9" black-and-white print book, featuring over 70 ink sketches of the flies, 52 patterns with hall-of-fame status. These are flies I tied as a teenager in the mid-1960s, plus a few favorite salmon patterns from 2003-2022. These flies work. anywhere . I say this confidently, because I fished these in places like the Deschutes, Klamath, Williamson, Rogue, North Umpqua, most of the coastal rivers, and the ocean at Pacific City. But even more importantly , these flies have caught fish for hundreds— perhaps thousands —of anglers who fished these flies in rivers and lakes across the western US states, Alaska, British Columbia, the Great Lakes, South America, and New Zealand. Hundreds of stories told by friends and fly shop customers, all confirm the effective and long-lasting power of these flies. The foreword is by Rich Youngers , highly respected tyer of Classic Atlantic Salmon, Spey, and Dee style flies; former owner of Creekside Fly Shop; Oregon FFF Fly Tyer of the Year (2006); and Professional Fly Fishing Guide, Salem, Oregon. This is not really a technical tying instruction manual. This books has greatest value from reading stories about the flies and some days when I fished these patterns. These stories contain a little of Oregon fly fishing history. You'll probably have more fun plowing through the fishing stories and fishing tactics advice that are sprinkled about in each fly description. This book is best for those who want only reading entertainment but is not a good choice for people who would like a color photo and the enhanced v version of the fishing stories that accompany each fly. very best choice is Super Flies–Color, or Super Flies II. Most of all, thank you for your kindness and patience Jay W. Nicholas