"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.
- ISBN10 0811743055
- ISBN13 9780811743051
- Publish Date 10 December 2004
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Stackpole Books
- Edition 2nd Revised ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 288
- Language English