TROUT FLY RECOGNITION. By John Goddard. With drawings by Cliff Henry and a list of over 150 artificial fly dressings by John Veniard.

1966 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 237mm). Pp202. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.

The most comprehensive guide to the identification of those river-bred insects of interest to the flyfisher. The book ran to many editions and has become a minor classic in its field. Chapters include: The four major groups; The upwinged flies (Ephemeroptera); Appendix to chapter II. The Baetidae; Two simple identification keys for the duns and spinners of the Ephemeroptera order (the upwinged flies); Detailed descrptions of the upwinged flies (Ephemeroptera); Fishing information on the upwinged flies and their distribution; The flat-winged flies (Diptera); The sedge-flies (Trichoptera); The stone flies (Plecoptera); Sundry insects and other fauna; Nymphs of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera; Collecting and photography; Artificials suggested to match the natural. Appendix "A" - Artificial flies by John Veniard. Appendix "B" - Body parts of flies.