SPRING CREEKS. By Mike Lawson. Paperback edition.

2003 paperback edition. Large 4to (215 x 280mm). Ppxiv,290. Colour photographs and b/w illustrations, colour plates of flies, bibliography.

Spring creeks are the American equivalent of the English chalkstreams - spring-fed, constant in flow and temperature, and rich in trout food. Examples are the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho, the Letort and many other streams in Pennsylvania, and numerous other limestone rivers from Long Island to California. "Fishing spring creeks is difficult, ...challenging and demanding ...but Lawson has figured it out, and he shares in his inimitable, forthright way what he has learned about finding trout, tempting them ...stalking, playing and landing them, and then letting them go." Chapters include: About spring creeks; Trout; Matching the hatch; Mayflies; Caddisflies; Midges and craneflies; Terrestrials; Unmatching the hatch; Presentation; Strategies; Responsibilities. Appendices give further information on flies and equipment. The foreword is by Thomas McGuane. A comprehensive and highly recommended book.