THE FLY-FISHER'S HANDBOOK: THE NATURAL FOODS OF TROUT AND GRAYLING AND THEIR ARTIFICIAL IMITATIONS. By Malcolm Greenhalgh. Illustrated by Denys Ovenden.

(1998) 2004 2nd edition. 4to (189 x 269mm). Pp288. Colour illustrations by Denys Ovenden throughout, bibliography. Pictorial laminated boards in matching dust-wrapper.

A Coch-y-Bonddu Books edition of Greenhalgh's "Complete Fly-fisher's Handbook." Matching the trout's natural foods in European waters to artificial flies that imitate them - the secret of successful fly-fishing. A fully illustrated account of the trout's natural prey, grouped by insect families, with all the information the angler needs as to their identification, life-cycles, habitats and behaviour, and with a comprehensive guide to the artificial imitations for each natural group, the materials for tying them, and hints on their use.