ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2014). 2015 1st edition. 4to ring-bound hardback (280 x 216mm). Pp256. Colour photographs of flies by Mark Yamauchi & Mark Tracy, b/w line illustrations. Laminated boards. Damage to bottom edge, lacks title-page but a very good copy. A "thoroughly comprehensive book of contemporary terrestrial patterns. Terrestrials, a broad category of potential fish food ranging from land-dwelling insects to mice, are one of the most important food sources for trout around the world. Whether one ties or buys one's flies, this collection of cutting-edge advice from experts around the world will help one catch more fish. 'Modern Midges greatest achievement is that it includes hundreds of fly patterns that twist, tweak, bend, and broaden our ideas about how to use fly-tying materials to trigger strikes.' Ed Engle." Chapters include: Designing fly patterns; Terrestrial trout foods, Robert Younghanz; Periodical cicadas, Methuselahs of the insect world, Gregory A. Hoover; Common materials; Tying ants; Ant patterns; Tying beetles; Beetle patterns; Tying hoppers and crickets; Grasshopper patterns; Cricket patterns; Tying cicadas; Cicada patterns; Tying mice, moths, caterpillars, and more; Attractor patterns; Bee and wasp patterns; Caterpillar patterns; Fly and moth patterns; Inchworm patterns; Leafhopper patterns; Mice patterns; Spider patterns; Fishing terrestrial flies, Dennis Collier; Hunting trout, Tim Jacobs; Feeding ground; Surface strategies; Waking hoppers, Landon Mayer; Dry dropper tips, Jake Ruthven; Dog day droppers, Duane Redford; The cycle of submergence, Eric Ishiwata; Subsurface techniques; Submerger patterns, Eric Pettine; Fishing terrestrials in the High Country, Steven B. Schweitzer; Fishing high mountain lakes, Scott Kemp; After the Fall; And sometimes, flying ants, Skip Morris; Beyond dusk - to catch a natural born killer, Kevan Evans; Mousing basics, Ken Morrish. .

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Title: MODERN TERRESTRIALS: TYING AND FISHING THE WORLD'S MOST EFFECTIVE PATTERNS. By Rick Takahashi and Jerry Hubka.
Publisher: Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Language: English
ISBN 10: 193475322X
ISBN 13: 9781934753224
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition

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Terrestrials, a broad category of potential fish food ranging from land-dwelling insects to mice, are one of the most important food sources for trout around the world. Whether you tie or buy your flies, this collection of cutting-edge advice from experts around the world will help you catch more fish.

First comprehensive book of contemporary terrestrial patterns--grasshoppers, crickets, ants, beetles, and more

Over 600 patterns and recipes from around the world

Tying steps for 15 essential pattern styles plus fishing techniques, tips, and tricks from experts on rivers and stillwaters

Stunning photos and detailed illustrations

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Rick Takahashi is a frequent contributor to Fly Fisherman magazine and designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants. He is coauthor of Modern Midges. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Jerry Hubka is a commercial artist and coauthor of Modern Midges. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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