FISHING THE MIDGE: A NEW AND REVISED EDITION OF AN ANGLING CLASSIC. By Ed Koch. Drawings by Rich Shires. Photographs by Norm Shires.

(1972) 2002 1st paperback edition. 8vo (152 x 230mm). Pp137 + 1pp ad. Colour photographs by Norm Shires, b/w line illustrations by Rich Shires.

In 1972 "a diminutive book was published about a then little-known aspect of fly fishing - midge fishing, or catching trout on light tackle and very small flies. Since [this book's] initial publication, it has attracted a large and still growing readership. Here, in the revised paperback edition of the original classic, is all you need need to know about fishing the imitations of those tiny, nearly invisible flies, including tools and techniqes, tackle selection, and fishing tactics. This small treasure for serious fly fishermen contains detailed tying illustrations for twenty-four midge patterns." Chapters include: Tools and techniques; The herl midge; The wet black ant; Grizzly hackle yellow; Black and brown midges; A pair of mavericks; Midge nymphs; Midge caddis nymphs; Dun and black spinner; The white midge; The little olive; Caenis (Tricorythodes); Notes on tackle.