This book is a popular and interesting selection of fifty-eight flies used in Australia. Some are traditional patterns and some are introduced here for the first time. Each chapter describes a fly and gives clear step by step instructions on the tying of the fly. It gives clear the history of each fly, who invented it and why, what insect it represents and how to fish it. Then the book describes something about the inventor , his life, etc. Each chapter is accompanied by a clear colour photograph of the fly as well as a line drawing. This shows the fly in the clearest and most accurate way.