Hatch Guide for New England Streams

by Ames, Thomas, Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781571882202
• ISBN10: 1571882200
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Frank Amato Pubns

Summary

New England's streams, and the insects and fish that inhabit them, have their own unique qualities. Their flowing waters support an amazing diversity of insect species from all of the major orders -- in fact, at last count, Maine, alone, has 162 species of mayflies, the most of any state. Few, if any, books deal with the insects and life stages specific to New England, until now.

Hatch Guide to New England Streams, by professional photographer and "amateur entomology enthusiast" Thomas Ames, explores the insects of New England. Ames covers: reading water; presentations for New England streams; tackle; night fishing; and more. The bulk of this book, however, deals with the insects and the best flies to imitate them. Similar in style to Jim Schollmeyer's successful "Hatch Guide" series, Ames discusses the natural and its behaviors on the left-hand page and the three best flies to imitate it on the right, including proper size and effective techniques. Tom's color photography of the naturals and their imitations is superb, making this book as beautiful as it is

Author Biography

Thomas Ames, Jr. is a commercial photographer whose work appears in books, magazines and catalogs throughout the U.S. and Canada. He lives with his wife and three children in Vermont within casting range of the Connecticut, White, Mascoma, Ottaquechee and Ompompanoosuc rivers

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	8	(10)
Introduction: The Madness Behind the Method	10	(8)
The Life of a New England Freestone Stream	18	(8)
Presentation on New England Streams	26	(18)
Presenting a Wet Fly	32	(4)
Presenting a Nymph	36	(2)
Presenting a Dry Fly	38	(2)
Tackling Tackle	40	(2)
Night Fishing	42	(2)
A Short Primer on Aquatic Insect Structure	44	(4)
Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)	48	(94)
Tiny Fork-Gilled Nymphs (Genus Paraleptophlebia)	54	(2)
Slate Winged Mahogany Dun (Genus Paraleptophlebia)	56	(2)
Two Tailed Clinger - Nymph (Genus Epeorus)	58	(2)
Quill Gordon - Dun (Epeorus pleuralis)	60	(2)
Quill Gordon - Spinner (Epeorus pleuralis)	62	(2)
Gray Winged Yellow Quill - Dun (Epeorus vitreus)	64	(2)
Salmon Spinner (Epeorus vitreus)	66	(2)
Crawlers - Nymphs (Genus Ephemerella)	68	(2)
Hendrickson / Red Quill - Dun (Ephemerella subvaria)	70	(2)
Red Quill Spinner (Ephemerella subvaria)	72	(2)
Pale Evening Dun (Ephemerella invaria, rotunda)	74	(2)
Pale Evening Spinner (Ephemerella invaria, rotunda)	76	(2)
Sulphur - Dun (Ephemerella dorothea)	78	(2)
Sulphur - Spinner (Ephemerella dorothea)	80	(2)
Common Clingers, Nymphs (Genera Stenonema, Stenacron)	82	(2)
American March Brown - Dun (Stenonema vicarium)	84	(2)
American March Brown - Spinner (Stenonema vicarium)	86	(2)
Cream Cahill - Dun (Stenonema mediopunctatum, modestum, others)	88	(2)
Cream Cahill - Spinner (Stenonema mediopunctatum, modestum, others)	90	(2)
Light Cahill - Dun (Genus Stenacron)	92	(2)
Leadwing Coachman - Nymph (Genus Isonychia)	94	(2)
Leading Coachman - Dun (Genus Isonychia)	96	(2)
White Gloved Howdy - Spinner (Genus Isonychia)	98	(2)
Gray Drake - Spinner (Genus Siphlonurus)	100	(2)
Common Burrowers - Nymphs (Family Ephemeridae)	102	(2)
Green Drake - Dun (Ephemera guttulata)	104	(2)
Coffin Fly - Spinner (Ephemera guttulata)	106	(2)
Brown Drake - Spinner (Ephemera simulans)	108	(2)
Yellow Drake - Spinner (Ephemera varia)	110	(2)
Great Leadwinged Drake - Dun (Genus Hexagenia)	112	(2)
Fringe Gilled Nymph (Anthopotamus distinctus)	114	(2)
Golden Drake - Dun (Anthopotamus distinctus)	116	(2)
Blue Winged Olives - Nymphs (Genus Drunella)	118	(2)
Blue Winged Olives - Duns (Genus Drunella)	120	(2)
Blue Winged Olives - Spinners (Genus Drunella)	122	(2)
Dark Clingers - Nymphs (Genus Leucrocuta)	124	(2)
Little Yellow Quill - Spinner (Genus Leucrocuta)	126	(2)
White Fly - Nymph (Ephoron leukon, album)	128	(2)
White Fly - Dun/Spinner (Ephoron leukon, album)	130	(2)
Tiny Swimming Nymphs (Family Baetidae)	132	(2)
Tiny Blue Winged Sulphurs, Rusts & Olives - Duns (Family Baetidae)	134	(2)
Tiny Blue Winged Sulphurs, Rusts & Olives - Spinners (Family Baetidae)	136	(2)
Trico - Duns (Genus Tricorythodes)	138	(2)
Trico - Spinners (Genus Tricorythodes)	140	(2)
Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera)	142	(48)
American Grannom - Larva (Genus Brachycentrus)	148	(2)
American Grannom - Pupa (Genus Brachycentrus)	150	(2)
American Grannom - Adult (Genus Brachycentrus)	152	(2)
Saddle Case Maker - Larva (Family Glossosomatidae)	154	(2)
Saddle Case Maker - Pupa (Family Glossosomatidae)	156	(2)
Saddle Case Maker - Adult (Family Glossosomatidae)	158	(2)
Common Net Spinner Larvae (Family Hydropsychidae)	160	(2)
Common Net Spinners - Pupae (Genera Hydropsyche, Ceratopsyche, Cheumatopsyche)	162	(2)
Cinnamon / Spotted Caddises - Adults (Genera Hydropsyche, Ceratopsyche)	164
Little Sister Caddis - Adult (Genus Cheumatopsyche)	162	(6)
Dark Blue Sedge - Larva (Psilotreta labida, frontalis)	168	(2)
Dark Blue Sedge - Pupa (Psilotreta labida, frontalis)	170	(2)
Dark Blue Sedge - Adult (Psilotreta labida, frontalis)	172	(2)
Green Caddis - Larva (Family Rhyacophilidae)	174	(2)
Green Caddis - Adult (Family Rhyacophilidae)	176	(2)
``Alder Fly'' - Larva (Macrostemum zebratum)	178	(2)
``Alder Fly'' - Pupa (Macrostemum zebratum)	180	(2)
``Alder Fly'' - Adult (Macrostemum zebratum)	182	(2)
Northern Casemakers - Larvae (Family Limnephilidae)	184	(2)
Northern Casemakers - Pupae (Family Limnephilidae)	186	(2)
Northern Casemakers - Adults (Family Limnephilidae)	188	(2)
Stoneflies (Order Plecoptera)	190	(20)
Early Dark Stonefly Creepers (Family Taeniopterygidae)	194	(2)
Early Dark Stonefly Adults (Family Taeniopterygidae)	196	(2)
Little Green Stonefly Adults (Family Chloroperlidae)	198	(2)
Giant Stoneflies - Creepers (Family Pteronarcyidae)	200	(2)
Golden Stoneflies - Creepers (Family Perlidae)	202	(2)
Golden Stoneflies - Adults (Family Perlidae)	204	(2)
Little Yellow Stoneflies - Creepers (Family Perlodidae)	206	(2)
Little Yellow Stoneflies - Adults (Family Perlodidae)	208	(2)
Otheroptera: Damsels and Dragons and Other Mystical Creatures	210	(16)
Dragonfly Larvae (Order Odonata; Suborder Anisoptera)	212	(2)
Damselfly Larvae (Order Odonata; Suborder Zygoptera)	214	(2)
True Flies - Larvae (Order Diptera)	216	(2)
Midges - Adults (Order Diptera; Families Dixae, Chironomidae, others)	218	(2)
Hellgrammites and Fishflies (Order Megaloptera; Family Corydalidae)	220	(2)
Ants and Diving Wasps - Adults (Order Hymenoptera)	222	(2)
Grasshoppers - Adults (Order Orthoptera)	224	(2)
Fly Patterns	226	(39)
Mayflies	227	(20)
Caddisflies	247	(10)
Stoneflies	257	(4)
Other Orders	261	(4)
Resources	265	(1)
Bibliography	266	(2)
Index	268