This, from the identifier series, is a pocket guide for game fishermen and women. The introduction outlines the steps to making the choice of fly effective and straightforward, exploring the main insects of interest to anglers, and describing fly fishing techniques using dry and wet patterns. An illustrated directory describes more than 110 imitative patterns, providing in each case, details of the dressing, and advice on how best to fish the artificial fly to behave like a real insect. At-a-glance symbols offer a simple reference and concluding glossary unravels fishing and entomological jargon. It includes more than 110 colour photographs of artificial fishing flies.