Trout Flies & Flowers [Hardcover]

Ivan L. Mahoney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1998

For those of us searching for the answer to the most asked question in fly fishing. Which fly should I use? This book will offer you the simplest answer. Flowers bloom, and insects hatch in a trout stream, in the same specific order year after year. Just as Daffodils bloom before Tulips, Hendricksons hatch before the Green Drakes. The illustrated plants are the indicators of which fly to use. The hatching insects and the blooming plants are directly influenced by the same factors, light and temperature. The flowers illustrated were selected for their ease of recognition, and more importantly, because the blooming period coincides with the hatch of trout stream insects. As flowers are much more recognizable than insects for most of us, why not use the method that makes fly selection easy, and fly fishing more fun. (51/4 X 73/4, 92 pages, color & b&w illustrations, charts)

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Amazon.com Review

This field guide to the associations between plants and insects gets to the heart of what fly-fishing is all about. There may be more effective ways to catch fish, but none requires the awareness, guile, and knowledge of the natural world that is paramount to successful angling with a flyrod. With detailed color drawings and field tips, Trout Flies & Flowers identifies a host of plant species in North America and the insects that frequent them. It's a simple concept that has received relatively little investigation. "This book has been put together for one specific purpose," the author explains in the preface, "to help you choose the fly that best represents the insects hatching on the stream." In other word, to help you catch fish on a fly--which is always a learning experience. Trout Flies & Flowers takes that learning in a new, fruitful direction.

From the Back Cover

For those of us searching for the answer to the most asked question in fly fishing. Which fly should I use? This book will offer you the simplest answer. Flowers bloom, and insects hatch in a trout stream, in the same specific order year after year. Just as Daffodils bloom before Tulips, Hendricksons hatch before the Green Drakes. The illustrated plants are the indicators of which fly to use. The hatching insects and the blooming plants are directly influenced by the same factors, light and temperature. The flowers illustrated were selected for their ease of recognition, and more importantly, because the blooming period coincides with the hatch of trout stream insects. As flowers are much more recognizable than insects for most of us, why not use the method that makes fly selection easy, and fly fishing more fun. (51/4 X 73/4, 92 pages, color & b&w illustrations, charts)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 92 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155821724X
• ISBN-13: 978-1558217249
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,861,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Despite its failings, a great book, August 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Trout Flies & Flowers (Hardcover)

I purchased a copy of this book when I first noticed it being carried by the Orvis Company. I personally, being what i consider to be an intermediate flyfisherman, felt this book would not be of great service to me. However, i gave it to my son who was just beggining to learn how to fly fish, and he found it to be great help and a nice read. As too what a previous viewer said, I challenge you to find a book printed today that does not have mispellings or mispunctuations. I also would like to point out that you are obviously hostile, judging by your tirade, toward flyfishermen. I wonder if you even know how to use a fly. Lastly, I would like to say that this book was produced, in part I believe, with the Lyons Press. The Lyons Press, a publisher of note in the fishing genre, would not have affixed its name to this book had this book not been of good quality.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very helpful for the begginer and the expert, February 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Trout Flies & Flowers (Hardcover)

Being one of the people mentioned in the book, I must say that I enjoyed it immensly. The author and illustrator ent to great lengths to create a book that is beautiful to look at and is functional as well. Beggining fisherman will love it because it is easy to use. Expert fishermen will find that it is good for organizing their trips and their equipment in order to save space. The recipe in the back of the book is really delicious as well!

5.0 out of 5 stars Flies and Flowers, March 5, 2010

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This review is from: Trout Flies & Flowers (Hardcover)

I've given this book to a dozen people I've taught to flyfish for trout. They have all enjoyed the book. I've used the book stream side all over New England, NY, and Pennsylvania. It's a great book.