The Pocket Guide to Matching the Hatch

This compact, little pocket book – the first ever to feature the natural insect next to its matching artificial fly – arms the angler with all the information he needs to select the right fly from his flybox. • Superb photographs of aquatic insects (larvae, pupae, adults) with the artificial flies positioned alongside them • Times of hatching • The geographical distribution • Whether it is a river fly or a lake fly, or both • Life cycles of the insects • Clues from the river and from the trout’s behaviour Peter Lapsley contributes regularly to Flyfishing & Flytying and is author of several fishing books. He is a qualified national game angling instructor. Dr Cyril Bennett is one of the UK’s leading entomologists, specialising in river insects. His photographs of insects – some never before captured on camera – add a unique element to this book.