This little lake Bible organizes and explains lake types, how to read and fly fish them, and understand and imitate their aquatic insect life cycles -- and nearby terrestrial insects. Next to each color insect photograph is a representative fly pattern. By carefully inspecting the lake for insects you can find the correct fly to use as shown in the book. Hatch Guide for Lakes is the golden key to unravelling one of fly fishing's last best-kept secrets.
Ann Miller combines art and science in this great addition to your fly fishing library. She discusses the naturals and their behaviors then provides matching fly patterns and fishing techniques on the opposite page.
The bulk of fly-fishing literature is centered on matching the hatch, when in reality, on most waters, most of the time, there is no hatch to match. This eye-opening book provides a wide range of strategies for fishing resourcefully between the hatches. These include subtle techniques of presentation, such as micro-nymphing for inactive trout; aggressive strategies such as long-line nymphing with precision for active trout; using prospecting dry flies and streamers effectively; and a wealth of practical advice on reading the water. It includes chapters on seasonal movements of trout, temperature-induced feeding binges, beating the heat, dealing with dirty water, and targeting big, carnivorous trout. It will expand your repertoire and make you a more successful fly fisher.
Best-selling author George Daniel shares expert tactics and techniques for a new generation of nymph anglers. He covers specialized equipment, flies, and presentations, focusing on advanced lessons and tips for anglers with a solid grasp of fundamentals. Important technique sequences and fly patterns are photographed in detail.
This authoritative reference to imitating the important trout food forms in rivers and streams of the West includes 150 patterns to match the super hatches and 1,356 photographs including the undersides of insects to give the trout's eye view, ideal for matching what the trout sees.
Covers all major regions, including the Catskills and Adirondacks Follow-up to Pocketguide to Pennsylvania Hatches set in New York, featuring New York's most outstanding fly patterns Detailed hatch charts, color photos of each insect, and recipes and photos of the author's recommended fly patterns for each hatch Common and Latin names for each insect, size range (hook and natural), descriptions of all life stages of the insect, emergence time and date, and tactics for fishing Over 55 insects and 94 fly patterns
New England's streams, and the insects and fish that inhabit them, have their own unique qualities. Their flowing waters support an amazing diversity of insect species from all of the major orders -- in fact, at last count, Maine, alone, has 162 species of mayflies, the most of any state. Few, if any, books deal with the insects and life stages specific to New England, until now.Hatch Guide to New England Streams, by professional photographer and amateur entomology enthusiast Thomas Ames, explores the insects of New England. Ames covers: reading water; presentations for New England streams; tackle; night fishing; and more. The bulk of this book, however, deals with the insects and the best flies to imitate them. Similar in style to Jim Schollmeyer's successful Hatch Guide series, Ames discusses the natural and its behaviors on the left-hand page and the three best flies to imitate it on the right, including proper size and effective techniques. Tom's color photography of the naturals and their imitations is superb, making this book as beautiful as it is useful. A must for all New England fly-fishers!
This little pocket book arms the angler with all the information he needs about the insects hatching on the water so he can select the right fly from his flybox.
A illustrated resource on fly fishing east of the Mississippi River explains how anglers can identify different types of hatches and includes a complete guide on when and where major hatches occur, covering everything from the Hex hatch in Michigan to the Hendrickson hatch on Connecticut's Housatonic, as well as tips on the best flies to use while fishing the different hatches.
