Book excerpt: Nick Thomas started fly fishing as a teenager on Scottish hill lochs. He now lives in Wales where he designs, ties and fishes flies tied using new materials and methods. He is a regular contributor to Fly Culture, Fly Fishing and Fly Tying and other fly fishing publications. Fly Couture contains over 100 of the author's innovative fly designs, many featuring novel industrial and craft materials and include a number of the author's signature OJO patterns tied using just organza ribbon.