A method of meeting and matching the super-hatches of the West by timing them to the flowering dates of wildflowers. 30 color photos; 5x6 inches, 65 pgs.

The Phenological Fly takes the mystery out of meeting and matching the fabled insect super-hatches with a proven and original approach to enhancing angling success. This guide links the appearance of the insect super-hatches (their phenology) to the blooming native streamside wildflowers, shrubs and trees. Illustrated with detailed, full-color photographs of insects with their corresponding blooms, The Phenological Fly also simplifies the process of insect identification.

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
“The first new and useful take on hatches I’ve seen in years.” –John Gierach, author of Dances with Trout and Death, Taxes and Leaky Waders

“Bob Scammell is a unique outdoor writer who is also a superb fisherman. If you want to improve your trout fishing skills, this book will be an invaluable aid.” –-Lefty Kreh, author of Advanced Fly-Fishing Techniques

REVIEWS
“The study of this small book may spell the difference between success and failure.” –-WNW News

“This detailed field guide . . . not only correlates insect and flower, but offers the reader emergence data, imitations, problems and tactics as well. Scammell brings vast experience to the forefront . . . yet gives the reader the sense of being next to him on the stream. The macro photography is superb.” –-Canadian Sportsman

“His color photos of the bloom and the insect hatch which each predicts are razor-sharp and brilliant.” –-Real Outdoors

“This book will be helpful to anyone . . . who truly wishes to make their best attempts at matching hatches and predicting when particular species of insects will be hatching on their favorite fishing waters.” –-About.com

“A must-have account detailing a method of matching the hatches of the American and Canadian West.” -–Calgary Herald

“Gorgeous color photographs of the various live insects on the appropriate plant raise the book to a rare artistic level. . . . This book will have a permanent place in my fly vest.” –-Edmonton Journal

From Book News, Inc.
Provides a complete series of field and laboratory protocols in stream ecology, for use in teaching or conducting research. Covers the areas of physical stream ecology, material storage and transport, stream biota, community interactions, and ecosystem processes. Includes detailed instructions, illustrations, formulae, and data sheets for conducting stream ecology, plus chapter exercises and questions, and taxonomic keys to common stream invertebrates and algae. For a beginning course in stream ecology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Methods in Stream Ecology provides a complete series of field and laboratory protocols in stream ecology that are ideal for teaching of conducting research. This unique book covers five important areas of stream ecology: physical stream ecology, material storage and transport, stream biota, community interactions, and ecosystem processes. Each chapter is specifically designed to be both cutting-edge and comprehensive to anyone beginning a study of stream ecology. Useful as a textbook for a course in stream ecology, this book is also a critical reference for those who are not trained as stream ecologists, but are required to evaluate the status of streams. Methods in Stream Ecology is far-reaching in scope and essential for anyone interested in stream ecology

MOOSE CREEK HATCHCARD: SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN TAILWATERS

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, August 1997
Warehouse Date: August 1, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Plastic Card
ISBN: 0-MCC-03047-0

Insect surveys and studies done by professional biologists and entomologists, along with the observations of numerous guides and flyfishermen have been organized into these detailed HatchCards. Each card describes both major and minor insects, detailing the insect sizes, hatch dates, daily hatch timing and hatch locations as well as giving the color and behavioral descriptions of all developmental stages. Water proof plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

Guide to selecting from a vast array of fly patterns & sizes. Remarkable macro-photos of the insect life helps anglers observe, identify & select the correct fly. 278 Color photos, 6 line drawings; 5.5x8.5 inches, 224 pgs.

BOOK REVIEW:
Destined to become a standard work for the ardent trout-fisher and fly-tyer!" --Caithness Courier

Provides the info you need to choose the right pattern. Using detailed drawings of the insects that form the trout's diet & offering suggestions for the most appropriate flies, he shows you what your pattern is trying to achieve & gives you advice as to how to go about it. Divided into sections covering each main insect group, & with a further section on the life cycles of the various insects. 6x9 inches, 144 pgs.

Illustrates which fly pattern to fish, where to use it in the stream, the time of day the fly should be most productive, and the size of the pattern to be fished, by identifying the foliage surrounding the stream. 50+ color paintings; 4x7 inches, 70 pgs.

All you need for a productive trip on our Western streams: water types; successful fishing techniques; id-ing major hatches, providing basic background info about these insects. Color photos of naturals & flies. Hole punched for peg-board display. Full-color; 4x5 inches, 196 pgs.

Great selling titles from Frank Amato Publications can now be hung on the gondola right next to the tackle or flies they explain.

Dramatically increase book sales with our pre-punched titles. Display books in the fishing tackle display area they refer to and sell more tackle because your customers will have useful information.

Your fishing customers need tackle-use information when purchasing tackle. Supply it to them with our peg-board punched books. By informing your customer, you will increase your sales. Hang our books strategically next to the tackle they explain.

Our sporting goods store field test demonstrated an astounding increase in book sales when punch-holed books were hung in the appropriate tackle section!

Successful fishing on Western streams requires preparation--you need to know what insects are emerging, when and where, and which patterns best match them. Now, thanks to Jim Schollmeyer, the guessing is over. Hatch Guide for Western Streams is the third in Jim's successful Hatch Guide series. Jim covers all you need for a productive trip on Western streams: water types you'll encounter; successful fishing techniques; identifying the major hatches, providing basic background information about these insects. Information is presented in a simple, clear manner. A full-color photograph of the natural is shown on the left-hand page, complete with its characteristics, habits and habitat; the right-hand page shows three flies to match the natural, including effective fishing techniques.

A complete reference for trout stream renovation with current, field-tested techniques on restoring trout stream ecology. 93 color photos, 5 B&W photos, illus; 8.5x11 inches, 96 pgs.

Trout Stream Therapy is a fully illustrated field guide to improving trout habitat in streams damaged by human activities associated with agriculture, forestry, and urbanization. Over the past four decades state and federal natural resource management agencies in the midwestern region have devised, tested, and refined a variety of techniques intended to restore healthy living conditions for trout. Leading the way in this regional effort has been the innovative and aggressive program of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Robert L. Hunt, during his thirty-three years as a research biologist with the Wisconsin DNR, has carried out many of the pioneering field evaluations of the techniques developed to reestablish healthy wild trout populations and improve the sport fisheries that depend on those populations.

Trout Stream Therapy provides twenty-one of the most up-to-date, successful, field-tested techniques applicable not only to midwestern streams, but also to physically similar streams elsewhere in the United States and in other countries. Professional fisheries biologists and administrators responsible for rehabilitating trout habitats will find this manual an invaluable reference in the field and in the office. The many sketches and color photographs illustrating these techniques will be particularly helpful to those who are interested in restoring trout streams but lack scientific training.

WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING
"Trout Stream Therapy offers projects for as few as one or two individuals working with half-logs, a Trout Unlimited Chapter's weekend streambank riprap crew, or large-scale stream renovation by a private angling club or public agency. The fact that it starts right out with stream bank fencing, instream cattle guard, and, to a lesser extent, riprap, emphasizes treating sources or causes of stream habitat degradation rather than the symptom (the stream). It provides the individual farmer with the means to become a better steward of a stream resource and minimize loss of valuable topsoil and cropland." —Richard A. Snyder, Chief, Division of Fisheries Management, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

"The work will be important to professional biologists who work in Wisconsin and on streams elsewhere that resemble those Hunt describes. It will also appeal to lay persons, such as stream property owners, anglers, and members of conservation groups, who want to do such projects. The books on this subject are few, and none that I know of accomplishes what this one does." —Ray J. White, Ph.D., Fish Habitat Consultant, Edmonds, Washington

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robert L. Hunt is a retired Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fisheries research biologist. He is a Certified Fisheries Scientist in the American Fisheries Society, serving as president of the Wisconsin chapter in 1973. He also served on the Scientific Advisory Board of Trout Unlimited and is a life member of that volunteer organization. He has won several awards, including the Trout Unlimited Conservation Professional Award in 1981, the Gulf Oil Conservation Professional Award in 1982, and a Special Award of Recognition from the American Fisheries Society in 1992. He has published numerous pamphlets and technical papers on trout stream ecology and trout fisheries management. Mr. Hunt, an avid trout angler, resides in Waupaca, Wisconsin where he continues to provide occasional professional consultation.

MOOSE CREEK HATCHCARD: TRINITY,

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, August 1997
Warehouse Date: August 1, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Plastic Card
ISBN: 0-MCC-03072-0

Insect surveys and studies done by professional biologists and entomologists, along with the observations of numerous guides and flyfishermen have been organized into these detailed HatchCards. Each card describes both major and minor insects, detailing the insect sizes, hatch dates, daily hatch timing and hatch locations as well as giving the color and behavioral descriptions of all developmental stages. Water proof plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

Combines a discussion of the ecology of streams & rivers, in layperson language, with an illus field guide of the plants & animals found in running waters of N. America. Abiotic factors, energy sources, food webs. Color photos, illus, & maps; 6x9 inches, 366 pgs. MAX DISCOUNT 30%.

Streams are important habitats and are complicated because so many different kinds of animals and plants live in or near them. This book, in four parts, explains stream ecology to the general reader. The first part describes the ecological processes and interactions that take place in streams and rivers. The dynamic aspects of streams, including the abiotic factors, energy sources, and food webs, are defined, described, and reviewed. The second part of the book is a simplified classification of streams and rivers that relies on the size of the river as well as on the geographic location of rivers. The third part of the book is a description of the animals and plants commonly in and along the streams and rivers mostly of North America. The last chapter of the book is devoted to the various threats to America's rivers and streams.
Streams is a handbook that combines a discussion of the ecology of streams and rivers, in layperson language, with an illustrated field guide of the plants and animals found in running waters of North America. Various illustrations and maps accompany the text. The authors are extremely well known--Cushing is the lead content provider for an America On-Line service provided through Trout Unlimited entitled "Ask Dr. Cushing." He is frequently asked the sorts of questions that are answered in this field guide.

REVIEWS

"This book is very well organized. It is a comprehensive volume that covers all the basics of stream ecology and would serve as a useful reference for both professional and lay audiences...This is the best available road map through the scientific complexities of a discipline that informs our understanding of environmental quality. —Charles F. Gauvin, President and CEO, TROUT UNLIMITED (May 2001)


"This informative volume is exactly what has long been needed - a book that tells us how rivers and their essential life systems work. Every reader's understanding of our watery lifelines will be enhanced by the superb knowledge and wisdom that these fine scientists impart. Streams: Their Ecology and Life will become a useful tool for better care of our waterways and an essential companion to river enthusiasts." —Tim Palmer, author of "Lifelines: The Case for River Conservation, America by Rivers", and "The Heart of America".


"When the president of a local watershed protection group asks me what book to read to lean about streams, I'll recommend this one. It is an engaging introduction to the ecology of rivers and streams. The authors' enthusiasm for the subject is contagious." —Judy Meyer, Director of Science, River Basin Science and Policy Center, University of Georgia


ABOUT THE AUTHOR
J. David Allan is the author of a well known textbook in Aquatic Ecology.

Doc Sneed’s “Dial-a-Hatch” Guides give fly anglers the information they need where they need it most--on the stream. All the info an angler needs to be more productive. "Dial-a-hatch" design makes it easy: just dial in the insect you observe on the stream, tie on the suggested pattern, and start fishing. If no insects are hatching, use the time of year or time of day info to determine the best fly to use. Waterproof guides are constructed of laminated plastic & rustproof grommets. Lightweight and pocket-sized, easily attached to a vest or simply carried in a pocket. Available for Eastern and Western U.S.

Explores insects of New England. Covers: reading water; presentations for New England streams, tackle; night fishing; & more. Similar in style to Jim Schollmeyer's successful "Hatch Guide" series, Ames discusses the natural & its behaviors on the left-hand page & the three best flies to imitate it on the right, including proper size & effective techniques. Tom's color photography of the naturals & their imitations is superb. Full color; insect & fly plates; 272 pgs.

New England's streams, and the insects and fish that inhabit them, have their own unique qualities. Their flowing waters support an amazing diversity of insect species from all of the major orders-in fact, at last count, Maine, alone, has 162 species of mayflies, the most of any state. Few, if any, books deal with the insects and life stages specific to New England, until now.

Professional photographer and 'amateur entomology enthusiast' Thomas Ames, explores the insects of New England. Ames covers: reading water; presentations for New England streams; tackle; night fishing; and more. The bulk of this book, however, deals with the insects and the best flies to imitate them. Similar in style to Jim Schollmeyer's successful Hatch Guide series, Ames discusses the natural and its behaviors on the left-hand page and the three best flies to imitate it on the right, including proper size and effective techniques. Tom's color photography of the naturals and their imitations is superb, making this book as beautiful as it is useful. A must for all New England fly-fishers!

MOOSE CREEK HATCHCARD: FRYING PAN , ROARING FORK, COLORADO

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, August 1997
Warehouse Date: August 1, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Plastic Card
ISBN: 0-MCC-03060-0

Insect surveys and studies done by professional biologists and entomologists, along with the observations of numerous guides and flyfishermen have been organized into these detailed Hatch Cards. Each card describes both major and minor insects, detailing the insect sizes, hatch dates, daily hatch timing and hatch locations as well as giving the color and behavioral descriptions of all developmental stages. Water proof plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

Insect surveys and studies done by professional biologists and entomologists, along with the observations of numerous guides and flyfishermen have been organized into these detailed HatchCards. Each card describes both major and minor insects, detailing the insect sizes, hatch dates, daily hatch timing and hatch locations as well as giving the color and behavioral descriptions of all developmental stages. Water proof plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

MOOSE CREEK HATCHCARD: CEDAR RUN/ SLATE RUN, PENNSYLVANIA

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, August 1997
Warehouse Date: August 1, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Plastic Card
ISBN: 0-MCC-03081-0

Insect surveys and studies done by professional biologists and entomologists, along with the observations of numerous guides and flyfishermen have been organized into these detailed HatchCards. Each card describes both major and minor insects, detailing the insect sizes, hatch dates, daily hatch timing and hatch locations as well as giving the color and behavioral descriptions of all developmental stages. Water proof plastic cards, 6x8 inches

MOOSE CREEK HATCHCARD: SOUTH PLATTE & FORKS

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, August 1997
Warehouse Date: August 1, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Plastic Card
ISBN: 0-MCC-03063-0

Insect surveys and studies done by professional biologists and entomologists, along with the observations of numerous guides and flyfishermen have been organized into these detailed HatchCards. Each card describes both major and minor insects, detailing the insect sizes, hatch dates, daily hatch timing and hatch locations as well as giving the color and behavioral descriptions of all developmental stages. Water proof plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

MOOSE CREEK HATCHCARD: LITTLE JUANITA RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, August 1997
Warehouse Date: August 1, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Plastic Card
ISBN: 0-MCC-03083-0

Insect surveys and studies done by professional biologists and entomologists, along with the observations of numerous guides and flyfishermen have been organized into these detailed HatchCards. Each card describes both major and minor insects, detailing the insect sizes, hatch dates, daily hatch timing and hatch locations as well as giving the color and behavioral descriptions of all developmental stages. Water proof plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

MOOSE CREEK HATCHCARD: GREEN RIVER, UTAH

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, November 1997
Warehouse Date: November 12, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Plastic Card
ISBN: 0-MCC-03020-0

Insect surveys and studies done by professional biologists and entomologists, along with the observations of numerous guides and flyfishermen have been organized into these detailed HatchCards. Each card describes both major and minor insects, detailing the insect sizes, hatch dates, daily hatch timing and hatch locations as well as giving the color and behavioral descriptions of all developmental stages. Water proof plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

John Cawthorne's detailed and accurate artwork depicts the full range of waterside plants and insects likely to be of interest to the fisherman, and shows the artificial flies required to imitate the naturals.

In this follow-up to The Fly Fisherman's Entomological Pattern Book and Flies, Flowers, Fur & Feather offers an invaluable reference book for all fly fishermen.

Divided into sections covering stoneflies, miscellaneous aquatic and terrestrial flies, and the life cycles of the trout's various food forms, John's meticulously detailed illustrations depict the insects, the flowers that form part of their environment, and the artificial flies required to imitate them. Using this book, the fisherman can clearly identify the bankside wildlife and plan his fishing tactics accordingly.

With more than 50 plates, most of them in full color, and scores of fly dressings, More Flies, Flowers, Fur & Feather will be essential reading for all fly fishermen.

Insect surveys and studies done by professional biologists and entomologists, along with the observations of numerous guides and flyfishermen have been organized into these detailed HatchCards. Each card describes both major and minor insects, detailing the insect sizes, hatch dates, daily hatch timing and hatch locations as well as giving the color and behavioral descriptions of all developmental stages. Water proof plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

MOOSE CREEK HATCHCARD: SPRUCE CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, August 1997
Warehouse Date: August 1, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Plastic Card
ISBN: 0-MCC-03084-0

Insect surveys and studies done by professional biologists and entomologists, along with the observations of numerous guides and flyfishermen have been organized into these detailed HatchCards. Each card describes both major and minor insects, detailing the insect sizes, hatch dates, daily hatch timing and hatch locations as well as giving the color and behavioral descriptions of all developmental stages. Water proof plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

MOOSE CREEK HATCHBOOK: NORTHWEST MONTANA

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, November 1997
Warehouse Date: November 12, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Spiral-Plastic Cards
ISBN: 0-MCC-01023-0

Includes explanations of basic entomology, flyfishing knots and fishing techniques and insect hatch charts for the best waters. Big Blackfoot, Bitterroot, Clark Fork, Kootenai, Missouri, Rock Creek, Smith. Spiral bound plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

MOOSE CREEK HATCHBOOK: YELLOWSTONE PARK, MONTANA

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, November 1997
Warehouse Date: November 12, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Spiral-Plastic Cards
ISBN: 0-MCC-01020-0

Firehole, Gallatin, Gardner, Gibbon, Lamar, Madison, Slough Creek, Soda Butte, Yellowstone, Grebe Lake, Trout Lake, Yellowstone Lake. Water proof plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

MOOSE CREEK HATCHBOOK: SOUTHWEST MONTANA

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, November 1997
Warehouse Date: November 12, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Spiral-Plastic Cards
ISBN: 0-MCC-01024-0

Basic entomology, insects, knots, fishing techniques, Beaverhead, Big Hole, Gallatin, Jefferson, Madison, Ruby, Hebgen Lake, Cliff & Wade Lakes. Spiral bound plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

Divided into sections covering upwinged flies, burrowing nymphs, darters, emergers, spinners and sedges, John's meticulously detailed illus depict the insects, the flowers that form part of their environment, & the artificial flies required to imitate them. Clearly ID the bankside wildlife & plan your fishing tactics accordingly. 70 color plates; 7x9 inches, 208 pgs.

In this book, John Cawthorne uses his artistic skills to depict the flowers, plants and insects that are of interest to the fly fisherman.

Divided into sections covering upwinged flies, burrowing nymphs, darters, emergers, spinners and sedges, John's meticulously detailed illustrations depict the insects, the flowers that form part of their environment, and the artificial flies required to imitate them. Using this book, the fisherman can clearly identify the bankside wildlife and plan his fishing tactics accordingly.

With some 70 color plates, a guide to insect identification and scores of fly dressings, Flies, Flowers, Fur, and Feather will be essential reading for all fly fishermen. John Cawthorne's detailed and accurate artwork depicts the full range of waterside plants and insects likely to be of interest to the fisherman, and shows the artificial flies required to imitate the naturals. This original and comprehensive work offers an invaluable reference book for all fly fishermen.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
John Cawthorne, has a background in art, with a particular interest in nature and wildlife. A keen fisherman, he has held season rods on a number of rivers of varying types throughout the British Isles. In this follow-up volume to his acclaimed title, The Fly Fisherman's Entomological Pattern Book, he has been able to combine his fishing and artistic skills.

Definitive reference work for cracking the code on fly fishing east of the Mississippi River. Detailed section on identifying hatches; when & where the major hatches occur; the famous Hex hatch in Michigan to the Hendrickson hatch on the Housatonic. Also has a guide to the flies to use in fishing these hatches -traditional imitations, regional variations, & advice on designing unique new flies. 40 B&W photos, 8 color pgs. & 10 maps; 7x10 inches, 240 pgs.

Comprehensive chart:
Which bugs
Will be where
WHEN.

The book begins with a detailed section on identifying hatches that will enable anglers to know what they're looking at when they see those bugs on the water. Part II of the book is a complete guide on when & where the major hatches occur. You'll learn about everything from the famous Hex hatch in Michigan to the Hendrickson hatch on the Housatonic. Fuller conveys this detail in charts and in discussion. Finally, Part III is a guide to the flies to use in fishing these hatches--traditional imitations, regional variations, & advice on designing unique new flies.

Never before has anyone offered a guide of this magnitude. Every fly fisherman will benefit from this addition to his arsenal.

* First book to fully address this important & vast fishing subject
* Essential information that all fly anglers use
* Combines bug characteristic into with timing and where-to info

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Tom Fuller is the author of Underwater Flies for Trout and Fly Fishing Southern New England as well as numerous articles for all the major fishing magazines. He is a regional columnist for Outdoor Life. Fuller lives in Belchertown, Massachusetts.

Using a stonefly and mayfly as examples, this 24-minute video clearly shows how to use and proceed 'step-by-step' through a set of aquatic insect keys to Order, Family, and Generic level identification. It also demonstrates how to sample riffle areas, use correct labeling procedures for vials, and find additional information on the taxonomy of a specific group. VHS, 24 min. 

How to Use a Dichotomous Key in Identifying Aquatic Insects--stemmed from teaching courses in aquatic insect identification and stream ecology for the past 20 years, and realizing that many students taking the classes did not have previous experience using dichotomous keys. Using a stonefly and mayfly as examples, this 24-minute video clearly shows how to use and proceed 'step-by-step' through a set of aquatic insect keys to Order, Family, and Generic level identification. It also demonstrates how to sample riffle areas, use correct labeling procedures for vials, and find additional information on the taxonomy of a specific group.

Contains explicit photographs and drawings of different aquatic invertebrates and their morphological structures. Shows how to collect, preserve, and label aquatic insects. Shows how to retrace steps, using keys forward and backward to check and verify work. Demonstrates obtaining qualitative and quantitative samples in streams. This video can be used to explain how to key other invertebrates as well.

WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING
"After showing the video (How to Use a Dichotomous Key in Identifying Aquatic Insects) my students made their first attempt at identification (mayflies) and what a difference. None of the usual questions associated with use of the keys, but rather more substantive morphological ones. And the students identified many more specimens in one class than they have in the past. This is a great instructional aid!"

Martin B. Berg, Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Loyola University Chicago

Book of spectacular full-color photos of common eastern aquatic insects is a fly tyer's dream. This is macro photography on steroids! Full-color t/out; 11x10 inches, 144 pgs.

For centuries anglers have struggled with their peculiar dependency on the aquatic insects that put the word "fly" in fly fishing, discoursing obsessively on how to replicate them with fur & feathers, and even about what to call them. Volumes have been written on the subject, but until now, there has never been a book like Fishbugs.

Following the success of his first book, hailed as "the most useful book for eastern fly fishers since Art Flick's Streamside Guide, author Thomas Ames Jr. lets his photographic skills take center stage. His bigger-then life studies of mayflies, caddis flies, and other waterborne insects, captured in extraordinary detail, allow you see them as never before. Fly tIers will appreciate them as models for their imitations, while naturalists & other lovers of nature photography admire them for their intrinsic beauty. His thoughtful prose examines the special characteristics that keep these fascinating insects at the heart of the angler's gentle art & underscores their value as indicators of the health of our inland waters.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Thomas Ames Jr. is a commercial photographer who fled the glamour of the big city more than 20 years ago to embrace the seasonal extremes of life in rural New England. He shares a home with his wife, three teenage children and a variable parade of domestic animals in Norwich, Vermont.

Portable guide; invaluable to novice & experts alike. 80+ flies, includes what trout eat, life on & in the water, & reference charts for all 4 seasons. Color photos; 4x7 inches, 64 pgs. 

Collective wisdom of many anglers, presented in an intelligent format that really simplifies fly selection.

“My fly box soon contained many famous patterns, but when opening it by the river, I often couldn’t remember which fly was which, let alone which fly to use.”

Laurence Christie didn’t become a trout angler in his formative years, and as the above quote indicates, was soon struggling with the complexities of the sport.

Using skills developed in Research and Development departments of industry, he began by applying the same techniques to researching fly fishing. From the early notes and practical experience, he has produced this unique little book.

We’re sure it’ll be invaluable to novice and experts alike, because it contains the collective wisdom of many anglers, presented in an intelligent format that really simplifies fly selection.

MOOSE CREEK HATCHBOOK: CENTRAL MONTANA

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, November 1997
Warehouse Date: November 12, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Spiral-Plastic Cards
ISBN: 0-MCC-01025-0

Includes explanations of basic entomology, flyfishing knots and techniques and insect hatch charts for the best waters. Armstrong's Spring Creek, Bighorn, Boulder, Depuy's Spring Creek, Nelson's Spring Creek, Shields, Yellowstone. Spiral bound plastic cards, 6x8 inches.

A thorough examination of the foods trout eat, by a master of observation & adaptation whose curiosity has led to innovations in fly design & angling techniques. Covers specific trout foods such as blue-winged olives, caddis, damsel flys, scuds, & ants. 53 color photos, 47 illus; 5.5x8 inches, 224 pgs.

Covers specific trout foods such as blue-winged olives, caddis, damselfies, scuds, and ants, and general information, including insect life cycles and taxonomy. Rather than accepting point-blank the traditional views of insect hatches, the author has donned his snorkeling gear and studied species underwater, adapting his fishing to reflect his findings.

WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING:
“Ralph Cutter is a fly fisher’s fly fisher: an expert at handling a fly rod, certainly, but also inquisitive and, just as important, iconoclastic. As you’ll learn from this book, he takes nothing for granted. And the knowledge you’ll gain from Ralph’s hard work will surely improve your ability to tempt trout to your fly.” -- Richard Anderson, Publisher and Editor, California Fly Fisher

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Ralph Cutter, who lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains with his wife Lisa and daughters Teal and Haley, is the author of Sierra Trout Guide (1-878175-02-5). He has contributed to over a dozen books and writes for several magazines. Ralph and Lisa run the California School of Flyfishing.

MOOSE CREEK HATCHBOOK: SOUTHERN IDAHO

MOOSE CREEK COMPANY, November 1997
Warehouse Date: November 12, 1997
Subject Category: Angler's Entomology & Hatch Guides
Binding Type: Spiral-Plastic Cards
ISBN: 0-MCC-01026-0

Includes explanations of basic entomology, flyfishing knots and techniques and insect hatch charts for the best waters. Big Lost, Big Wood, Henry's Fork, Silver Creek, South Fork-Boise, South Fork-Snake. Spiral bound plastic cards, 6x8 inches.