Spring Creeks

A complete look at fly-fishing creeks and tailwaters utilizing a lifetime of on-the-stream experience through 315 brilliant photographs and 86 illustrations. First-hand knowledge of waters he's fished throughout the United States and around the world.

The most effective patterns to imitate mayflies, caddis flies, midge, crane flies, and terrestrials based upon personal observation and tying experience and the best ways to fish them. Packed with solid information for fishing spring creeks from Mike Lawson's years of fly-fishing experience. Important chapters cover mayflies, caddis, midges, terrestrials, and aquatic insects. Plus, practical and proven advice on locating, stalking, playing, and landing trout and tactics for fishing dry flies, streamers, wet flies, and nymphs, from one of the best fly fishermen in the business.

Mike Lawson grew up fishing the Henry's Fork and Idaho's trout streams, and he has stayed close to his home water all his life. One of the most revered fly fishermen in the business, Lawson in this book reveals what he has learned and experienced fishing the spring creeks and tailwaters of the West and beyond, throughout the Midwest and East, from Alaska to Mexico and the Florida Keys, and around the world. Fishing spring creeks is difficult, as challenging and demanding as any fishing can be, but Lawson has figured it out, and he shares in his inimitable, forthright way what he has learned about finding trout, tempting them by matching hatches or not, stalking, playing, and landing them, and then letting them go. Lawson has much to teach about mayflies, caddis, midges, terrestrials, and aquatic insects, and these chapters provide entomological background for Lawson's proven tactics for fishing dry flies, streamers, wet flies, and nymphs. The chapters on casting and presentation are filled with the solid know-how of one who has refined the techniques over a lifetime. The on-stream knowledge Lawson has acquired over the years and the delight he finds each time he's on the water fill the pages of Spring Creeks. Lawson's practical, straightforward instruction on every aspect of spring-creek fishing teamed with hundreds of full-color photographs of waters, hatches, and trout from around the world and Dave Hall's instructive illustrations make this the definitive and long-awaited book on the subject.

Renowned fly fisherman, guide, fly tier, and founder of the Henry's Fork Anglers fly shop, Mike Lawson, is a contributing editor for Fly Fisherman magazine. He has also been featured in fly-fishing and fly-tying videos and often does presentations at clubs and shops throughout the country. A former school teacher, Mike writes articles, and his photography often appears in national magazines. Mike also enjoys upland game and turkey hunting. He resides in St. Anthony, Idaho, with his family.

Dave Hall is a nature and fly-fishing illustrator in Glide, Oregon.