A 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 their flybox.

The Pocket Guide to Matching the Hatch contains 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.

The Pocket Guide to Matching the Hatch contains:
• 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
• Illustrations: 178 Colour photographs, 40 Black & white illustrations
• Pages: 96
• Published: Apr 14, 2010