CaddisfliesAverage Rating: 7.3
Retail Price: 40.00
ISBN: 0941130983
Author(s): Gary LaFontaine
Pages: 344
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer Description
Throughout fly-fishing history, says the author in his introduction to this important book, caddisflies have been treated as if they were less important than mayflies. They have been the drab sisters, disparaged or ignored, in the literature. On the stream they have been a puzzle that anglers have chosen to neglect...' But, as Caddisflies points out dramatically, this aquatic insect is of the highest importance to fly fishermen at various times - and the errors of the past have now been corrected. This book is a major study of this immensely important and often misunderstood trout-stream insect - and it was sorely needed. The book - which is the fruit of ten years of intensive study - introduces new, tested, and better patterns that impressionistically and effectively imitate the live insect. Then it presents detailed instructions on how best to fish larval, pupal, and adult flies - strategies, tactics, and proven techniques. There is careful study of the indicators that signal either emergence or egg-laying and there is instruction on the different ways fish feed on each stage. Finally, there is a truly comprehensive fly-fisherman's entomology - clear and thorough - of the important caddisfly species, with emergence tables and distribution charts for representative and major trout streams in various part of North America. Caddisflies thus fills a major gap in the fly-fishing literature. Its publication coincides with the great but scattered attention this insect has been receiving throughout the world - and the book promises to become the standard in its field and essential for all serious fly fishermen.
Reader Submitted ReviewsSubmitted by mhackney
Pros
This is the bible on Caddisflies! Gary LaFontaine brought science and actual underwater observation on how trout respond to naturals and fly patterns. He used this information to develop several new classes of Caddis imitations like the Deep Sparkle Emerger, Deep Sparkle Pupa, and Dancing Caddis. The book has great info on Caddisflies along with recipes for all of Gary's Caddis patterns.
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Submitted by Alex Cerveniak
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If you want to learn about Caddisflies, get this book and you will quickly see you'll never need another on the subject
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Submitted by Faith Foster
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