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About the Prints

Four 12 × 18" prints featuring 30 illustrations of mayfly duns and spinners created by Ernest G. Schwiebert, Jr. All of the mayfly species that are important to anglers across the continent are included—from tiny blue-winged olive “psuedos” to chunky yellow drakes. The illustrations are grouped by time of emergence and life-stages and are labeled with common and up-to-date scientific names. Open edition.

About the Artist

Ernest G. Schwiebert, Jr. was a founding member of Trout Unlimited, the Federation of Flyfishers, and Theodore Gordon Flyfishers. He wrote and illustrated many influential  books about the sport of flyfishing, including Matching the Hatch (Macmillan, 1955), Trout (Dutton, 1978), Remembrance of Rivers Past (Macmillan, 1972), Death of a Riverkeeper (Dutton, 1980), and Nymphs Volumes I and II, Revised Edition (Lyons Press, 2007).

Schwiebert was a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers including Fly Fisherman, Field & Stream, Sports Afield, Esquire, and the New York Times. His work is featured in a poster, prints, and a revised edition of Matching the Hatch from Scott & Nix, Inc. He passed away at his home in Princeton, New Jersey in 2005. He was 74.