Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera
Any fly-fisher worth his or her waders knows that, like most things in life, successful angling  often stems from simple observation; if you pay attention to what's around you--plants, animals, weather, and especially insects--you'll catch  more fish and have a better time doing it. This big  book on such a very narrowly defined subject is all  about providing the angler with a vast amount of information on a single order of insect: Ephemeroptera, the mayflies. Who will benefit fromMayflies? In the authors' own  words, it is "written for the novice and expert fly fishers who wish to understand the fundamentals of  mayfly entomology and how to effectively fish mayfly species inhabiting the trout waters of North  America." To this end, there are chapters on the mayfly's life cycle (with in-depth discussions of  each phase, from nymph to emerger to dun to spinner), detailed sections on many common species, and  instructions for the fly tier. Drawings, photos, charts, graphs, and an attractive layout enhance the considerable descriptive and scientific text. In all, this is an exhaustive  study that should provide serious anglers with useful and fascinating information for those difficult hours  spent off the water.