Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera [Hardcover]

Malcolm Knopp (Author), Robert Cormier (Author), Gary LaFontaine (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2001

The new Bible on mayflies explains everything about the major species and is enhanced by numerous drawings, photos, charts, graphs, and an attractive layout.

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Any fly-fisher worth his or her waders knows that, like most things in life, successful angling often stems from simple observation; if you pay attention to what's around you--plants, animals, weather, and especially insects--you'll catch more fish and have a better time doing it. This big book on such a very narrowly defined subject is all about providing the angler with a vast amount of information on a single order of insect: Ephemeroptera, the mayflies. Who will benefit from Mayflies? In the authors' own words, it is "written for the novice and expert fly fishers who wish to understand the fundamentals of mayfly entomology and how to effectively fish mayfly species inhabiting the trout waters of North America." To this end, there are chapters on the mayfly's life cycle (with in-depth discussions of each phase, from nymph to emerger to dun to spinner), detailed sections on many common species, and instructions for the fly tier. Drawings, photos, charts, graphs, and an attractive layout enhance the considerable descriptive and scientific text. In all, this is an exhaustive study that should provide serious anglers with useful and fascinating information for those difficult hours spent off the water. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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"The fly-fishing world has a new bible on mayflies."--Graham Marsh

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 388 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585744379
• ISBN-13: 978-1585744374
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,558,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fly fishing & Entomology, January 23, 2000

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Andrew J. Stouppe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera (Hardcover)

This book by Malcolm Knopp and Robert Cormier is destined to be a fishing classic. The pair has provided research and usable information on maylfy identification, insect behavior during their life stages, imitative patterns and fishing technique pointers.

I have modified my fishing techniques to match the behaviours noted in the book.

I have also found it very useful in making flies that work on hard fished eastern waters.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should become the definitive book on fishing Mayflies!, January 4, 1999

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This review is from: Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera (Hardcover)

The first book I know of that combines practical entemology (geared specifically to the angler) with up-to-date patterns, and methods of fishing them. The nearest thing to it in spirit is "Caddisflies". Should be in every serious flyfisher's collection!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Info for the Fly fishermam who want to be a better angler, June 12, 2010

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Jack E. Sipes III (Central PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera (Paperback)

Excellent descriptions on evey popular of mayfly from nymph to spinner stage. Authour tells where to find the nymph in the water, when they and how they hatch, if you want to tie your imitaition he even provideds receipies for every stage of the Mayflies life cycle you want to fish. As a novice angler and fly tier i found this book very helpful. I have surely became a better angler as a result.