Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera

by Malcolm Knopp

Book Overview

This really is the new Bible on mayflies. It's more than a step forward in fly-fishing knowledge. It leaps over the old reliable compendia on mayflies to include all the latest information from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158574736X
• ISBN13: 9781585747368
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.1" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Extremely comprehensive book

This is an excellent book. It is extremely comprehensive and will give you all the written details. I only wish it would have had actual photographs to compare what you encounter against. They may have avoided this on purpose since there can be so many variations for any given bug, but I still like to compare photos against what I've seen. But on the whole - great, unbelievably comprehensive book.

A classic in the making

This book, as noted by another reviewer, is first cousin in spirit to LaFontaine's classic Caddisflies. The material is well researched and takes the reader through the science, ultimately tying this information in with how to productively fish mayfly patterns. Having this volume on your shelf along with Caddisflies is a great start to building a serious angler's scientific library.

Fly fishing & Entomology

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.

Should become the definitive book on fishing Mayflies!

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!