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.

90 hatches including mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, midges, and terrestrials are included.

Authoritative reference to imitating the important trout food forms in rivers and streams of the West.

This authoritative reference to imitating the important trout food forms in rivers and streams of the West includes 150 patterns to match the super hatches and 1,356 photographs including the undersides of insects to give the trout's eye view, ideal for matching what the trout sees.

A guide to fishing the hatches of North American trout streams.

Best-selling author George Daniel shares expert tactics and techniques for a new generation of nymph anglers. He covers specialized equipment, flies, and presentations, focusing on advanced lessons and tips for anglers with a solid grasp of fundamentals. Important technique sequences and fly patterns are photographed in detail.

A comprehensive, detailed guide examines the state's trout waters impacted in recent years by floods, drought, and forest fires, such as Canyon and Cibecue creeks, the lower portion of the Salt River, and the Colorado and Upper Verde rivers. Original.