Hardcover: 100 pages
Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition January 1, 1991
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1558210679
ISBN-13: 978-1558210677
Product Dimensions:
6.2 x 4.3 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
Product Description
A thorough reference on hatches and the correct selection of flies by color, size, and imitative strategy.
Back Cover Copy
This compact little book, with more than 120 full-color photographs of the most important trout-stream insects, is a must for all fly fishermen, nationwide. Its crisp text offers basic information on trout-stream entomology and hatching cycles, and gives full information about all the major American mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, and midges - their description, behavior, and fishing potential. Each natural fly is shown in its three chief stages - nymph, dun, and spinner - in full color; helpful charts, diagrams, and actual-size silhouettes enhance the text of this invaluable book. (41/4 X 61/4, 100 pages, color photos, illustrations, charts)
