Completely updated guide to all of the hatches in trout streams and still waters in the Upper Midwest. Exquisite macro images of all the insects as well as the most popular fly patterns and their recipes are included in this handy, pocket-sized guide designed to accompany anglers on the water and at the vise.

Ann Miller combines art and science in this great addition to your fly fishing library. She discusses the naturals and their behaviors then provides matching fly patterns and fishing techniques on the opposite page.

Streams mentioned in the text include: Bloody Run and Spring Branch in Iowa; Ontonagon River, Escanaba River, Pigeon River, Au Sable River, Pere Marquette River, and Muskegon River in Michigan ; Whitewater River, Root River, and South Branch Root River in Minnesota; Brule River, White River, Namekagon River, Oconto, South Branch, Oconto River, Willow River, Kinnickinnic River, Wolf River, Tomorrow/Waupaca River, Timber Coulee, West Fork, Kicapoo River, Big and Little Green River, Castle Rock, Pine River, Willow River, White River, Mecan River, and Black Earth Creek in Wisconsin.

This new entry in the Stackpole Favorite Flies series covers flies for the Upper Midwest—Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. This area has fishing that is very different than the rest of the Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois), and Jerry Darkes leads anglers through it. The Favorite Flies series pulls together fifty important (either from a historical or fishing or both standpoint) flies from a particular region, tied by anglers with close ties and local knowledge of the place. Each fly featured in a spread that includes large, easy to see image, recipe, tying notes, and a supplemental image or possibly a few tying steps if a technique needs to be illustrated. This book, though not a tying manual, showcases important flies that work well on the water for a given area and a fishing/tying resource and tribute to the region.

A profile of twenty of Wisconsin's finest streams. The authors share their fishing experiences, offering detailed maps and descriptions of the stream's location and natural setting, and conservation history.

In this completely updated and expanded second edition, veteran anglers Jim Humphrey and Bill Shogren have added information on dozens of new streams. The authors describe their native trout waters with an evocative sense of place and anecdotes that convey not only the details but also the experience an angler can expect.

Written by a technical expert who has fired many of the guns featured, this book includes wide and varied assemblage of weapons from each of the world’s major manufacturing countries. The Illustrated Directory series provide readers with a fully illustrated, comprehensive reference book packed with timelines, historical facts, and images designed to inform and excite. At 512 pages packed with information and photographs, this book is a necessary addition to any enthusiast's library. Complete with full specification table with each entry including type, origin, caliber, and size, The Illustrated Directory of Guns is the most ambitious and lavishly illustrated history of guns for the collector and enthusiast. It shows in clear, detailed photographs and text over 1500 guns with separate sections on Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles, Shotguns (military and sporting), Machine Guns, and Submachine guns. A few featured include: Remington Smith & Wesson Winchester Glock Vickers Mauser Browning Colt Beretta And more Organized A-Z by country and gunmaker's name, the book clearly shows the different types of gun which the world has used to hunt, wage war, break and defend its laws, hone its sharpshooting skills, and fire purely for the fun of it. The book also features an introduction on each section, which gives a brief history of the development of that particular kind of firearm.