Aquatic insects
New England Fly Hatches
… and Their Imitations
Follow the insects from beneath the surface to the hatch, with seasonal calendars and the patterns that bring observation to the fly box.
New England fly fishing / Terrasporta
The water
has a story.
Learn to read it.
Illustrated books for the tying bench.
Match the Hatch for your time on the water.
Two ways to look closer.
From naturalto imitation.Explore New England Fly Hatches
NEW ENGLAND WATERS · A NATURALIST’S PERSPECTIVEFollow your curiosity
Observe closely.Understand the natural.Choose the imitation.
The digital field companion / Match the Hatch
Your curiosity.
In your pocket.
Explore the hatch before your first cast. Browse insects by region and month, look into their seasonal windows, and keep a record of what you find on the water.
Hatch charts · Insect profiles · Field notes
Explore Match the Hatch
The field library / Terrasporta Press
More knowledge.
More to notice.
Four illustrated fly-fishing books by Dr. Steven Wilson for New England waters and the tying bench. Insects, forage, seasonal activity, and fly dressings—brought together to help fellow anglers.
All four ebooks are available on Amazon. Printed editions are under review.
Forage & streamers
New England Baitfish
… and Their Imitations
Explore the smelt, dace, shiners, and other forage fish behind traditional streamers and bucktails, with illustrated plates and fly dressings.
Bank & shoreline
New England Terrestrials
… and Their Imitations
Connect ants, beetles, hoppers, and other land-born food sources with their seasonal activity and the flies used to imitate them.
The Maine reference
Maine Aquatic Insects & Imitations
Mayflies, Caddisflies & Stoneflies
Study mayflies, caddisflies, and stoneflies through species accounts, life stages, and the fly patterns used to represent them.
Three books. One connected reference.
The New England collection
From the riverbed
to the riverbank.
Aquatic insects. Baitfish. Terrestrials. The three New England books bring the major food sources together in one collection for anglers and fly tiers.
Fly Hatches · Baitfish · Terrestrials
Explore the three-book setBehind the books
A lifetime outside.
A library to share.
Fifty years of fly fishing. Maine roots. A practical purpose: help fellow anglers understand more of what they see on the water.
