Handbook of Hatches: A Basic Guide to Recognizing Trout Foods and Selecting Flies to Match Them

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"Excellent ... invaluable." -- The New York Times, on Dave HughesPopular reference work updated with full-color photos of the insectsAn understandable approach and useful guide to fishing hatchesCovers mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, midges, dragonflies, boatmen, alderflies, and hellgrammites Fishing success comes from making wise observations on stream and acting on them right away. In Handbook of Hatches, Hughes teaches how to match the hatch and not worry about identifying the insect until later, if at all, and to fish better, focus on shape, size, and color to choose the best fly for the situation.

Dave Hughes is a highly respected fly-fishing writer with more than two dozen books in print, including "Trout from Small Streams: 2nd Edition," "Handbook of Hatches: 2nd Edition," and "Trout Flies." He lives in Portland, Oregon.