The Right Fly: An Angler's Guide to Identifying and Matching Natural Insects - Hardcover

McGavin, George C.; Simpson, Stephen J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1854103989 ISBN 13: 9781854103987

Publisher: Aurum Press, 1996

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Stephen J. Simpson is Lecturer in Entomolgy at Oxford University and Curator of the Hope Entomologival Collections at Oxford University Museum, one of the world's largest insect collections. He not only has an international reputation for his research on insect behaviour and neurophysiology, but is also a very keen fly fisherman. Dr George C. McGavin is Lecturer in Zoology at Trinity college, Oxford, and Assistant Curator of the Hope Entomologival Collections at Oxford University Museum.

Synopsis:

An angler's handbook on insects and their artificial imitations, which examines the prey of trout throughout the world. Identifies insect groups in different stages of their life cycles, offering suggestions for artificial flies to try.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aurum Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1854103989
• ISBN 13: 9781854103987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192