Hatches II : A Complete Guide to the Hatches of North American Trout Streams (Hatches II)
- Book Review,
by Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi
Review
"...if you want a book on hatches, this has got to be it."
--Steve Bodio, Gray''s Sporting Journal
"Since its original publication in 1975, HATCHES has been a popular and important part of the entomological angling literature. Its major contribution has been the incredibly complete survey of trout stream mayflies. Certainly, no angling entomology had ever covered so many species from across the country; and no other book had ever provided so many important details about specific hatches. It represented a clear jump, not just an evolutionary shuffle, in mayfly knowledge for fly fishermen."
--Gary LaFontaine
"This classic guide to fishing the hatches of North American trout streams is truly a treasure for fly fishermen of all skills."
--The International Angler
Review
"...if you want a book on hatches, this has got to be it."
--Steve Bodio, Gray's Sporting Journal
"Since its original publication in 1975, HATCHES has been a popular and important part of the entomological angling literature. Its major contribution has been the incredibly complete survey of trout stream mayflies. Certainly, no angling entomology had ever covered so many species from across the country; and no other book had ever provided so many important details about specific hatches. It represented a clear jump, not just an evolutionary shuffle, in mayfly knowledge for fly fishermen."
--Gary LaFontaine
"This classic guide to fishing the hatches of North American trout streams is truly a treasure for fly fishermen of all skills."
--The International Angler
Book Description
The twentieth-anniversary edition of Hatches II celebrates the enduring value of this complete guide to fishing the hatches of North American trout streams. Chosen by Trout Unlimited as one of the most important fly-fishing books of the past thrity-five years, Hatches II remains the most complete book on the subject of mayflies and their identification. Hundreds of photographs depict the genera and species of the mayfly in all stages of its development, and the authors provide critical information on mayfly biology, tactics, presentation, and imitation. In fact, the Comparadun style of tying, with variations, remains one of the most important innovations of our time.
Special features of Hatches II include Quick Reference Charts for the East/Midwest and western United States hatches; discussions of the mayfly-trout relationship; stream and lab research; photomacrography; tying instructions; emergence calendars; identification charts; and a valuable phonetic table.
From the Back Cover
This updated edition of Hatches celebrates the enduring value of a complete guide to fishing the hatches of North American trout streams. Chosen by Trout Unlimited as one of the most important fly-fishing books of the past thirty-five years, Hatches II remains the most complete book on the subject of mayflies and their identification. Hundreds of photographs depict the genre and species of the mayfly in all stages of its development, and the authors provide critical information on mayfly biology, tactics, presentation, and imitation. In fact, their Comparadun style of tying, with variations, remains one of the most important innovations of our time.
Special features of Hatches II include quick reference charts for the East, Midwest, and western United States hatches; discussions of the mayfly-trout relationship; stream and lab research; photomicrography; tying instructions; emergence calendars; identification charts; and a valuable phonetic table.
About the Author
Al Caucci and Bob Nastasi are coauthors of three other fly-fishing books: Comparahatch, Fly-Tyer''s Color Guide, and Instant Mayfly Identification Guide. They also contributed to The Masters on the Nymph and other books, and have written articles for most of the top fly-fishing magazines. They developed an entire fly-tying system that revolutionized the way trout flies are tied and fished today.
Al Caucci, author, teacher, and fly tyer, is the owner/director of the nationally known Al Caucci Flyfishing School, which teaches a unique system of fly fishing for trout. Al is also co-owner of the Delaware River Club Fly Fishing Resort on the West Branch of the Delaware. His home river is the Upper Delaware and he has an old farmhouse on one of its most beautiful pools.
Bob Nastasi has worked in advertising as a designer, artist, and art director. He lives in Wayne, New Jersey, but considers the hallowed Catskill rivers and streams his home, especially the Delaware watershed.
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