THE CADDIS AND THE ANGLER. By Larry Solomon and Eric Leiser. Foreword by Leonard M. Wright, Jr.

(1977) 1979 reprint. 4to. Pp224. Colour plates of flies on end-papers, photographs, b/w line illustrations. Foreword by Leonard M Wright, Jr. Two tone boards, with gilt titles to spine and fly motif to upper board.

"Most fly fishermen recognise caddis flies by their bouncing, erratic flight over trout streams. But fly fishing's traditional emphasis on the mayflies has obscured the importance of this insect to the trout, and to trout fishing. ...Here is the first comprehensive guide to caddis entomology, new fishing techniques, and caddis patterns - over fifty flies with proper dressings and full tying instructions." Chapters include; foreword by Leonard M. Wright, Jr. ; caddis - an informal introduction; the caddis and the angler; the time of the larva; pupa - a dangerous age; adult caddis - imitation and presentation; ovipositing - the final curtain; caddis cousins - an observance of caddis activity throughout the United States, wing silhouette and antennae length chart; favorite local patterns.