THE CADDIS AND THE ANGLER. By Larry Solomon and Eric Leiser. Foreword by Leonard M. Wright, Jr.

1977 1st edition. 4to (194 x 241mm). Pp224. Colour plates of flies on end-papers, b/w photographs and illustrations. Dark green paper-covered boards with white cloth spine, blue-gilt fly motif to upper board, spine titled in blue-gilt and black.

"Most fly fishermen recognise caddis flies by their bouncing, erratic flight over trout streams. But fly fishing's traditional emphasis on the mayflies has obscured the importance of this insect to the trout, and to trout fishing. ...Here is the first comprehensive guide to caddis entomology, new fishing techniques, and caddis patterns - over fifty flies with proper dressings and full tying instructions." Chapters include; foreword by Leonard M. Wright, Jr. ; caddis - an informal introduction; the caddis and the angler; the time of the larva; pupa - a dangerous age; adult caddis - imitation and presentation; ovipositing - the final curtain; caddis cousins - an observance of caddis activity throughout the United States, wing silhouette and antennae length chart; favorite local patterns.