 Author Name: Thomas Ames, Jr.
Title: HATCH GUIDE TO NEW ENGLAND STREAMS
Type: BOOK
Publisher: FRANK AMATO PUBLISHING
ISBN Number: 1571882103 / 9781571882103
Seller ID: 1029274
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; 4x5 inches, 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 photograhpy 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!
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