Dave Whitlock's Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods

by Dave Whitlock

Overview

This outstanding guide is filled with scores of practical observations on all of the trout foods of importance to fly fishers. The chapters include:

* Concepts of Imitation * Water * How Trout Feed * Mayflies * Stoneflies * Caddisflies * Midges and Crane Flies * Dragonflies and Damselflies * Crustaceans * Forage Fish * Leeches, Eels, and Similar Trout Foods

Superb black-and-white illustrations throughout reinforce the techniques outlined in this book. A central full-color section includes size and color charts for mayflies, stoneflies, dragonflies, caddisflies, damselflies, crustaceans, and forage fish.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781599210667
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/2007
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	232
Sales rank:	362,153
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Dave Whitlock, one of the most experienced and versatile anglers in the country, has honed his skills in fly-fishing, writing, and illustration over a forty-year career that has taken him fishing all across North America and overseas. He has published a number of books on his sport, and lives in Welling, Oklahoma.

Editorial Reviews

"The most down-to-earth, practical book ever written on angling entomology."
—Fly Fisherman

" ...a magnifiscent job of taking a difficult subject and treating it in a manner that the average reader can enjoy and learn from!" —Lefty Kreh

"...a superbly useful and important book—engaging and illuminating."
—Lamar Underwood

From the Publisher