Outdoors in Maine: Fishermen Don't Mind Being Bugged

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The Bug Men

Let's face it. If you are going to become an accomplished fly fisher of trout or salmon, you must accumulate some knowledge about the insects that these remarkable fish feed on. After all, it is the only way that you can complete the seduction: fool the fish into hitting your artificial fly, right? Gray's Sporting Journal Editor, James Babb, said it well: "The occasionally successful fly fisher wonders what fly to use. The consistently successful angler knows which fly, based on firsthand observations and accumulated knowledge."

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Outdoors in Maine: Fishermen Don't Mind Being Bugged

To be candid, I've never been one to spend much time studying bugs. Still, I'm fascinated by, and drawn, to the bug men, those armchair entomologists. They seem to know so much about trout-water insects.

Reading books such as Hatch Guide For New En...

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