"""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."
By:
Dave Hughes Imprint: Stackpole Books Country of Publication: United States Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions:
Height: 212mm,
Width: 142mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 463g ISBN:9780811731829 ISBN 10: 0811731820 Pages: 288 Publication Date:10 December 2004 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
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.