TROUT STREAM INSECTS OF NEW ZEALAND: HOW TO IMITATE AND USE THEM. By Norman Marsh.

(1983) 2004 anniversary edition. Large 4to (222 x 287mm). Pp224. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Olive boards, spine titled in gilt.

This detailed examination of New Zealand's streamside insects "is a volume long overdue in New Zealand angling literature". Chapters include: The trout's larder; What fly is that?; The inside story; New Zealand mayflies; New Zealand caddisflies; New Zealand stoneflies; Other trout food insects; Collecting nymphs; Feathers, furs and tinsel; Imitating the naturals; Practical fly tying; Trout flies past and present; Popular trout fly patterns; General trout fly patterns; New Zealand trout fly patterns; Selective trout. The book concludes with four chapters of essays on trout fishing in New Zealand.