BOULDER • At 91, A.K. Best sometimes thinks ... threads and tendrils of fur that go into fly tying, along with Best’s long list of special tools, among them a proper vise and lamp, small ...

A.K. Best is a world class fly tyer ... Most expect such a prolific writer and fly tying expert to be huddled over a fly-tying vise or computer on snowy, Colorado evenings. More often than ...

Thanks to his innovative and fish-worthy flies, A.K. Best is one of the most famous and respected fly tyers in the country. In “A.K. Best’s Fly Box,” the master invites readers into his fly ...

My vice is my vise. I spend a lot of time (especially during the football season and the winter months) behind my fly tying vise. When I first started tying, I bought the cheapest vise setup that came ...