Nymphs Caddisflies, Stoneflies, and Other Important Species

"Many of us who began our trout fishing at a young age had our 'go to' books, essential texts that reinforced our stream-side lessons with dry flies. But later, after having given up garden hackle for fur and feathers, we began to explore what was under the surface. Then and there we discovered a treasure: Ernie Schwiebert's beautifully illustrated, studious and stylish Nymphs. This was a text and a reference for serious anglers of every age. And now Ernie's final project, one that he was truly excited about, this expansive, updated, two-volume edition, is a last gift from one of fly fishing's premier authors." --Peter Van Gytenbeek, President and CEO, The Federation of Fly Fishers "Did you ever wonder if you knew enough about nymphs? After you've read this revised and updated version of Ernest Schwiebert's masterpiece, you can move on to worrying about more pressing issues, for between the covers of these two volumes is literally everything you need to know about identifying the larvae that trout love to eat. Even better, Schwiebert's elegant prose and fascinating storytelling make for enjoyable, engaging reading. Nymphs is so detailed and comprehensive that the rest of us will be depending on Schwiebert's work for decades to come." --Philip Monahan, Editor, American Angler "Just as nymphs and other aquatic macroinvertebrates are the ecological foundation of our trout streams, Schwiebert's classic book is the foundation of any well-educated angler's understanding of those waters. No other angling treatise provides as comprehensive a view of what occurs beneath the stream's surface as his." --Charles Gauvin, President and CEO, TroutUnlimited "Knowledge, hungrily acquired and readily shared, was the key to Ernie's approach to life. In my opinion, he was the most important figure of the 20th century in the fly fishing world. He would have been the first to tell you that he stood on the shoulders of Skues, Halford, Gordon, LaBranche, Marinaro, and others dating back to Walton and Cotton, but Ernie's synthesis of all that inherited knowledge is the stuff of genius." --Howell Raines, author of The One That Got Away, My Soul Is Rested, and the novel, Whiskey Man. About the original, 1973 edition: "Few books in the entire history of fishing literature have constituted such a startling advance. Nymphs now seems to me to stand alone as the most accomplished solo writer-artist contribution to fly-fishing literature. With words and art, this book opened the eyes of the next two generations of fly fishers." --Paul Schullery, author of American Fly Fishing: A HistorySchwiebert, Ernest G. is the author of 'Nymphs Caddisflies, Stoneflies, and Other Important Species', published 2007 under ISBN 9781599210988 and ISBN 1599210983.