"Willi" wrote


What made me bring it up is that on the San Juan discussion group, the
book is highly praised.


That doesn't surprise me, the San Juan came to mind as I read the book. It
mentions a "white on white" pattern for black fly larva and I remembered
seeing a lot of "small white wigglies" in my seine the one time I fished the
Juan

I found the book "thought provoking" ... but much of that thought was
devoted to just how obsessive fly fishers can get G. Not all of it though,
there is information that will help catch fish ...even if you already have a
box of thread midge patterns ...

The more specialized the topic the less the majority of people will find of
benefit, from any FF book. I, personally, don't know anyone that fishes
midges enough to take all the very slight color variations listed in this
book, seriously ... I don't

But, by the same token, I do believe in the value of observation and the
resulting power of confidence that comes from believing you are fishing an
"exact match" I'd bet the author DOES catch lots more fish with patterns
he thinks are right, than ones he finds less perfect ..... don't we all? ...
I know I do .... and I know that seeking that "perfect match" is most of the
fun in the game ( yes the perfect presentation is part of the perfect match,
a big part :- )