TROUT AND TERRESTRIALS. By Lou Stevens.

1993 1st edition. 8vo paperback (152 x 215mm). Pp108. Colour and b/w photographs, explanatory line illustrations.

"Terrestrial insects form such a large part of the trout's daily diet during midsummer that their imitations are of paramount importance if good fishing is to be enjoyed throughout the season. The author looks at the insects which are most suited to imitation and provides background information on them and explains fly-tying techniques to imitate them". Chapters include: The food of trout; Beetles; Tying the beetles; The hopper family; Tying the hoppers; The wasp family; Tying the wasp family; Ants; Tying the ant; Moths; Tying the moths; Crane flies; Tying the 'Daddy Longlegs'; The minutiae; Tying the minutiae; Caterpillars; Tying the caterpillars; Minor terrestrials; Tying minor terrestrials.