Pocketguide to Western Hatches

This handy overview of the most important Western hatches highlights common trout foods, including mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, midges and terrestrials. Color photos of each insect are accompanied by lists of key identifying features, and the book also has pictures and recipes of recommended fly patterns from Dave Hughes, arguably the West's best-known writer on all things fly fishing.

* 90 hatches including mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, midges and terrestrials
* Both stillwater and creek, stream and river hatches
* Color photos, key features, habitat, and hatch times for each insect
* Essential fishing techniques and tips along with 169 fly patterns
* Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, British Columbia and Alberta

Dave Hughes is the author or more than 25 books, including "Reading Trout Water" and "Essential Trout Flies", and writes the "Practical and Useful" column for Fly Rod and Reel. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and daughter.

"Pocketguide to Western Hatches"- Dave Hughes- Hardcover- 314 pages