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Entomology Books
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Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera by Malcolm Knopp and Robert Cormier - This really is the new Bible on mayflies. It's more than a step forward in fly-fishing knowledge. It leaps over the old reliable compendia on mayflies to include all the latest information from anglers and professional entomologists alike. This book will be the fly fisher's key to success with all the great mayfly hatches on North American trout waters. |
Caddisflies by Gary LaFontaine - Hailed as a classic almost as soon as it came out in the early 1980s, this combination of entomology and fly-fishing instruction puts a small insect--the caddis fly--under the microscope to help anglers get big results on the water. In-depth and anecdote-punctuated discussions of the insect's biology and life cycle |
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Aquatic Entomology: The Fishermen's Guide and Ecologists' Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives by W. Patrick McCafferty - good book to teach the CONCEPTS of taxonomy to students. The keys have nice flow charts that teach students to make the kinds of decisions that they need identify insects. |
An Angler's Guide to Aquatic Insects and Their Imitations for All North America by Rick Hafele, Scott Roederer - Helps you identify the insects that trout and other fish feed on in streams and lakes across the country. This fully illustrated guide leads you step by step through the identification process. |
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Mayflies: "Top to Bottom" by Shane Stalcup - Shane Stalcup is a tier who approaches fly-tying with the heart and mind of both a scientist and an artist. For the first time, Shane has unveiled what many in the West consider a secret weapon--his systematic approach to imitating the mayfly. From the nymph to the spinner, every aspect of the mayfly's life cycle is explored. |
A Modern Dry-Fly Code by Vincent C. Marinaro - Insights into the behavior patterns of insects and feeding trout, its development of new and highly effective fly-fishing techniques, and its dramatic innovations in dry-fly dressing will remain valid and highly effective. |
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The Hatches Made Simple by Charles R. Meck - A new guide to understanding hatches across the United States by a noted fly fishing authority. The essence of trout fishing with a fly is understanding hatches. |
Hatches II : A Complete Guide to the Hatches of North American Trout Streams by Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi -Chosen by Trout Unlimited as one of the most important fly-fishing books of the past thrity-five years, Hatches II remains the most complete book on the subject of mayflies and their identification. |
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Trout Stream Insects: An Orvis Streamside Guide by Dick Pobst - This compact little book, with more than 120 full-color photographs of the most important trout-stream insects, is a must for all fly fishermen, nationwide. |
The Caddisfly Handbook: An Orvis Streamside Guide |
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Dave Whitlock's Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods by Dave Whitlock - This superb guide is filled with scores of practical observations on all of the important aquatic trout foods of importance to fly fishermen. |
Imitating and Fishing Natural Fish Foods by Dave Whitlock - In this compact and extraordinary book, one of the most famous artist-authors in fly fishing writes about nearly anything that a trout will eat, and the important stages at which a trout will find them most appealing. |
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The Orvis Streamside Guide to Trout Foods and Their Imitations by Tom Rosenbauer - There are pocket guides to specific types of insects and complicated, detailed volumes on all aquatic insects. This book fills a void-a pocket guide to all types of common trout foods and how to imitate them. |
Handbook of Hatches: An Introductory Guide to the Foods Trout Eat, and the Most Effective Flies to Match Them by Dave Hughes - Hughes successfully establishes the primary aquatic insects of a trout's diet (stoneflies, mayflies, and caddis flies) then skillfully and simply explains each species specific life cycle. |
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