Overview

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.