Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides

Covers all you need for a productive trip on our Western streams: water types; successful fishing techniques; identifying major hatches, providing basic background info about these insects. Color photos of naturals & flies. Full-color; 4x5 inches, 196 pgs.

Only $19.99

Explores insects of New England. Covers: reading water; presentations for New England streams, tackle; night fishing; & more. Similar in style to Jim Schollmeyer's successful "Hatch Guide" series, Ames discusses the natural & its behaviors on the left-hand page & the three best flies to imitate it on the right, including proper size & effective techniques. Tom's color photography of the naturals & their imitations is superb. Full color, insect & fly plates; 4x5 inches, 272 pgs.

Only $19.99

Within this little booklet are all the important details about the insect hatches that stir trout to feed in Western streams. With it, you'll be prepared for the challenge & opportunity theses hatches offer. All the info is organized, clear, & easy to find. An invaluable aid that slips into your shirt pocket. Hole punched for peg-board display. 5x7 inches.

Only $4.99

Each insect is pictured with its imitations, both in full color. By carefully inspecting the lake for insects you can easily find an appropriate fly to use as shown in the book. All-color; 4x5 inches, 162 pgs.

Only $15.99

Covers all the basics from insect identification to fly patterns. Includes anatomy, id and life cycles of all the major aquatic insects with tips on identifying what insect and stage the trout are feeding on and how to best imitate it. Waterproof. B/w drawings; 3x4 inches, 28 pgs.

Only $12.99

A complete guide to all the foods that trout eat, written & illus in a clear & concise manner by one of the sport's greatest anglers. Color & B&W photos; 8x11 inches, 244 pgs.

Only $22.99

Explores insects of New England. Covers: reading water; presentations for New England streams, tackle; night fishing; & more. Similar in style to Jim Schollmeyer's successful "Hatch Guide" series, Ames discusses the natural & its behaviors on the left-hand page & the three best flies to imitate it on the right, including proper size & effective techniques. Tom's color photography of the naturals & their imitations is superb. Full color, insect & fly plates; 4x5 inches, 272 pgs.

Only $23.99

All new color edition. An introduction of aquatic insects at the simplest level. Omits the Latin and demystifies the classification of insects and selection of patterns to match them. 164 color photos; 5.5x8 inches, 288 pgs.

Only $21.99

A thorough examination of the foods trout eat, by a master of observation & adaptation whose curiosity has led to innovations in fly design & angling techniques. Covers specific trout foods such as blue-winged olives, caddis, damselfies, scuds, & ants. 53 color photos, 47 illus; 5.5x8 inches, 224 pgs.

Only $19.99

Each insect is pictured with its imitations, both in full color. By carefully inspecting the lake for insects you can easily find an appropriate fly to use as shown in the book. All-color; 4x5 inches, 162 pgs.

Only $19.99

Helps an angler land a fish quickly & control it safely during revival & release. Whether tailing large Steelhead or Bonefish or cradling smaller catches the soft mesh provides a better grip with less pressure, minimizing the loss of protective slime associated with traditional nets. Can substantially reduce lethal slips, multiple grabs, and the "hang time" of fish twisting away from forceps or pliers.

Only $18.99

Ten years' study produced this intense, in-depth look at one of the trout's major foods. LaFontaine introduces tested patterns and details strategies on how to best fish larvae, pupae and adult flies. Color & B/w photos; 8x11 inches, 336 pgs.

Only $40.99

Shares all that you need to know about the insect, & the fly patterns & techniques to match them, including: matching hatches, collecting & observing mayflies, recognizing species & stages, fly-tying techniques, presentations, & so much more. Full-color, 300 photos, 75 illus; 8.5x11 inches, 268 pgs.

Only $39.99

Covers the key features of order of insects important to anglers. Each major family is treated with useful tables of when and where the insects hatch, imitating patterns with tying instructions and much more. 365 photos, 41 illustrations, 24 color plates; 8x11 inches, 223 pgs.

Only $24.99

Everything on mayflies, from the most outstanding photographs of every stage (nymph, through the emergence, to dun, and spinner), to scientific descriptions & Latin names to pattern info. 300 color photos; 11x9 inches, 208 pgs.

Only $49.99

Written, illustrated and designed for every fly fishermen's vest, this is a thorough reference on hatches and the correct selection of flies by color, size and imitative strategy. Color & B/w photos, line drawings; 4x7 inches, 96 pgs.

Only $16.99

The singular authority on identifying the myriad species of mayfly larvae & tying imitations that will attract trout all across the country. Wholly revised & expanded, Schwiebert's work offers the reader exacting details of every major mayfly species for the sake of identification, along with recipes for dozens of fly patterns to imitate them. Color art t/out; 8.5x11 inches, 656 pgs.

Only $60.99

Covers types of nymphs and dries to use, the best ways to fish them, and allows you to instantly recognize the hatches you encounter. 4x5 inches, 112 pgs.

Only $19.99

Book of spectacular full-color photos of common eastern aquatic insects is a fly tyer's dream. This is macro photography on steroids! Full-color t/out; 11x10 inches, 144 pgs.

Only $45.99