Stillwaters not only provide fishing opportunities for some of the largest trout in the United States, but they often provide the
only
dependable fishing (save some tailwaters in Colorado and New Mexico) in the early season (from ice-out to after runoff) for anglers in New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, California, Oregon, and Washington. Many anglers prefer to continue to fish lakes after the rivers drop to experience epic hatches of midges,
Callibaetis
mayflies, and damselflies, which all provide exceptional fly fishing for large trout. This is the definitive guide to fly fishing lakes and reservoirs fishing (written by the author of the best-selling book,
Tactical Fly Fishing
) and the only book on the market that covers competition and loch-style techniques used around the world.