For the last thirty-six years, Dave Hughes has made a study of trout streams and lakes, the natural foods on which trout feed, and the flies that take trout in the widest variety of circumstances. Dave is founding president of Oregon Trout, and a life member of the Federation of Fly Fishers. He writes regularly for Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, Flyfishing, American Angler, Field & Stream, and Gray's Sporting Journal and is a respected author with over 20 books to his credit.

Far more than a mere fishing or pattern manual. It is a comprehensive yet economical strategy for tying, selecting, and presenting imitations of the subsurface creatures favored by freshwater fish.

For the last thirty-six years, Dave Hughes has made a study of trout streams and lakes, the natural foods on which trout feed, and the flies that take trout in the widest variety of circumstances. Dave is founding president of Oregon Trout, and a life member of the Federation of Fly Fishers. He writes regularly for Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, Flyfishing, American Angler, Field & Stream, and Gray's Sporting Journal and is a respected author with over 20 books to his credit.

Far more than a mere fishing or pattern manual. It is a comprehensive yet economical strategy for tying, selecting, and presenting imitations of the subsurface creatures favored by freshwater fish.

For the last thirty-six years, Dave Hughes has made a study of trout streams and lakes, the natural foods on which trout feed, and the flies that take trout in the widest variety of circumstances. Dave is founding president of Oregon Trout, and a life member of the Federation of Fly Fishers. He writes regularly for Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, Flyfishing, American Angler, Field & Stream, and Gray's Sporting Journal and is a respected author with over 20 books to his credit.

Far more than a mere fishing or pattern manual. It is a comprehensive yet economical strategy for tying, selecting, and presenting imitations of the subsurface creatures favored by freshwater fish.