"The most down-to-earth, practical book ever written on angling entomology."
--Fly Fisherman
" ...a magnifiscent job of taking a difficult subject and treating it in a manner that the average reader can enjoy and learn from!" --Lefty Kreh
"...a superbly useful and important book--engaging and illuminating."
--Lamar Underwood
Description
This outstanding guide is filled with scores of practical observations on all of the trout foods of importance to fly fishers. The chapters include:
* Concepts of Imitation * Water * How Trout Feed * Mayflies * Stoneflies * Caddisflies * Midges and Crane Flies * Dragonflies and Damselflies * Crustaceans * Forage Fish * Leeches, Eels, and Similar Trout Foods
Superb black-and-white illustrations throughout reinforce the techniques outlined in this book. A central full-color section includes size and color charts for mayflies, stoneflies, dragonflies, caddisflies, damselflies, crustaceans, and forage fish.
Pages232
Released2007
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGlobe Pequot Publishing
ISBN9781461749202
SellerSimon & Schuster