Dave Whitlock's Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods

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-colour section includes size and colour charts for mayflies, stoneflies, dragonflies, caddisflies, damselflies, crustaceans, and forage fish.

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.