NATURALS: A GUIDE TO FOOD ORGANISMS OF THE TROUT. By Gary A. Borger. Drawings by Robert H. Pils.

1980 1st edition. 8vo (154 x 235mm). Pp224. B/w illustrations by Robert H. Pils, bibliography. Brown boards, upper board and spine titled in cream.

Gary Borger's book "equips the modern angler to make his own accurate identifications of all species of trout foods: mayflies, terrestrials, caddis, stoneflies, midges, damselflies, and dragonflies - as well as forage fish, crustaceans, and mammals that are occasionally taken by trout. It is the first truly comprehensive guide to the trout's world for the angler. Drawing on his training as a biologist, author Gary Borger carefully describes the life histories of all the organisms ...that are important in the trout's diet. The features that trigger the trout's feeding instinct - motion, silhouette, colour, and size of the natural - defined for each stage of the life cycles and related to the feeding habits of trout. And to tying life-like imitations: nymphs, wets, streamers, dries, and bugs. Over 50 dressings with notes on presentations and fishing technique make [this] a practical book, built on practical entomology." Chapters include: From organism to imitation; The angler as entomologist; Mayflies; Stoneflies; Caddisflies; Dipterans; The stillwater insects; Wooly worm larvae; The ant and the grasshopper; The non-insects.