I was wondering if there is a book in print that has a relatively complete list of mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies, their habits, and patterns to match them all in one. For instance on one page there would be a specific bug, how it acts and where it lives and then some patterns to imitate it’s various life stages. Does anybody know of one?
fishin fool -
Dave Whitlock’s “Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods” ( Second Edition ) would be a good place to start. My copy has a “sticker price” of $22.95, but you might do better shopping around. It isn’t exactly what you describe, but it is relatively close.
John
fishn’ fool;
I have a copy of “The Anglers Fly Identifier” by Dr. Stephen J. Simpson & Dr. George C. McGavin which may be close. The first part of each chapter shows and discribes the insect and the last part shows fly’s and receipies.
I don’t know about an all-in-one book, but “Mayflies” by Ted Fauceglia is excellent in my opinion. It has tons of large color photographs of all the major bugs through their various life stages, as well as pattern suggestions for each and a general synopsis of the bugs’ behavior. Worth buying for the pictures and text alone.
I believe this will give you what you want…
[b][i]Hatch Guide for Western Streams[/i][/b]
by Jim Schollmeyer
I agree on Daves book showing life cycles and patterns BILL
I have to agree with ducksterman, I have the hatch guide by Schollmeyer and it’s an excellent book.
Art Flick’s Streamside Guide
The original Bible is “Selective Trout” by Swisher and Richards. I buy one for every new fly angler I intorduce to the sport. Available in hard and soft cover. Unparallelled but often copied in my opinion.
Godspeed,
Bob Bolton
Thanks gusy, I appreciate it. I’ll some of these titles a look over.
Jeff
It doesn’t cover the caddis or stoneflies but Hatches by Al Caucci and Bob Nastasi is my bible for mayflies.
everybody forget about ernest schwiebert???
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Ernest%20Schwiebert&page=1