Brook Trout

Author : Nick Karas
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781510700871

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Brook Trout by Nick Karas Pdf

North America has had a 400-year love affair with the brook trout - Salvelinus fontinalis- its great native trout. In this newly revised and updated volume, Nick Karas offers the only major profile of this most beautiful gamefish. Brook Trout is a thorough look at the history, biology, and angling possibilities of the fish most anglers affectionately call the brookie. Through the eyes of a trained ichthyologist, Karas explores the brook trout's biology and the events that led to its evolution and distribution. He unravels the controversies surrounding the two largest brook trout ever taken. But the core of this book is the fishery: its past status, current condition, and future. And because the history of brook trout fishing is inseparable from the history of American fishing, Karas follows the development of the rods, reels, lines, lures and flies that evolved as anglers pursued their fascination with this great game fish. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Kevin Callan
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Algonquin Provincial Park (Ont.)
ISBN : 1550462113

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Brook Trout and Blackflies by Kevin Callan Pdf

A guide to 20 trips in Algonquin Park -- Ontario's foremost canoeing destination and a paddler's paradise of spectacular lakes and rivers. Includes routes for all skill levels.

Author : Bob Mallard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780811766142

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Squaretail by Bob Mallard Pdf

Brook trout are native in the Eastern United States and were the most important fly rod gamefish for early anglers, until they were supplanted by nonnative brown and rainbow trout. Today, brook trout are indicators of cold, clean water and healthy ecosystems, and in almost every place they are found, anglers will also find wild country and relative solitude. They have been introduced throughout the Rocky Mountains, where they grow large and abundant. This is the most complete guide to brook trout ever written and not only includes information on tackle and techniques but important conservation information and an in-depth section on top brook trout destinations, from Maine to Argentina. With a foreword by Ted Williams.

Author : Craig Nova
Publisher : Eno Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780982077184

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Brook Trout and the Writing Life by Craig Nova Pdf

In this memoir, novelist Craig Nova explores the interconnections between his work as a writer, his personal life, and his passion for fly-fishing. Nova leads the reader into his courtship, marriage, the birth of his children, and his life as a father, husband, writer, friend, citizen, and angler. Just as the author observes the life of the elusive and beautiful brook trout in the tea-colored streams, he finds interconnections to his daily lifehe teaches his daughter to build an igloo; he deals with the disappointment of a very public mean-spirited review of his much-anticipated novel; he gazes at his wife-to-be in her hammock by a stream; he finds himself the victim of a random blackmailer. Unpredictable and keenly observed, Nova leads us through the terrain of the life of an artist. The one constant is the stream and the brook trout which offer both respite from the demands of his life and a wellspring of inspiration and strength. It is a paean to nature and the beauty of the brook trout.

Author : John Gierach
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781439128589

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Even Brook Trout Get The Blues by John Gierach Pdf

Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers. “Once an angler has become serious about the sport (and ‘serious’ is the word that’s used), he’ll never again have enough tackle or enough time to use it. And his nonangling friends and family may never again entirely recognize him, either.” In other words, he (or she) will have entered Gierach territory. And fishermen who choose to brave the crowds at the big hold, commune with the buddies at the “family pool,” or even wade into questionable waters in the dark of night are sure to recognize themselves in Even Brook Trout Get the Blues. Whether debating bamboo versus graphite rods, describing the pleasure of fishing in pocket waters or during a spring snow in the mountains, or recounting a trip in pursuit of the “fascinatingly ugly” longnose gar, Gierach understands that fly-fishing is more than a sport. It’s a way of life in which patience is (mostly) rewarded, the rhythms of the natural world are appreciated, and the search for the perfect rod or ideal stream is never ending. It is not a life without risks, for as Gierach warns: “This perspective on things can change you irreparably. If it comes to you early enough in life, it can save you from ever becoming what they call ‘normal.’” Even Brook Trout Get the Blues will convince you that “normal” is greatly overrated.

Author : Lou Zambello
Publisher : Wilderness Adventures Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781940239248

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In Pursuit of Trophy Brook Trout by Lou Zambello Pdf

The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) has captured the fascination of anglers for centuries, and some flyfishers devote lifetimes in pursuit of wild or native trophies. Yet 90 percent never catch a brook trout over 14 inches. Why? Simple: the average angler doesn’t know how to find them and rarely employs the specialized tactics required for hooking a large brook trout. Which is why well-known author of New England flyfishing, Lou Zambello, has written this new book, In Pursuit of Trophy Brook Trout: Techniques, Timing, and Territories. Zambello has fished for and guided anglers after wild trophy brook trout for decades. He has spent years deciphering seasonal migration patterns, aquatic life cycles, and weather events impacting brookie behavior. He’s tested different flies and tactics, both on the surface and down deep. This book explains where big brookies can be found, when they are catchable, how to fool them, and how to land them, all while recounting illuminating trophy trout experiences. The beauty of a male trophy brook trout in spawning colors rivals any of nature’s canvases – broad greenish flanks decorated with blue halos and the deep orange or burgundy of its underside highlighted by white-tipped fins that looked like an underwater baker had dipped them in vanilla frosting. Landing a wild or native brook trout that measure in pounds instead of inches should be at the top of everyone’s bucket list. Read and reread this insightful new book and become one of the lucky few who can boast of landing a trophy wild brook trout.

Author : Louis Rhead
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781564161253

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Speckled Brook Trout by Louis Rhead Pdf

Covering everything from the evolutin of the brook trout species to recipes for cooking them, The Speckled Book Trout is a loving compendium of literature about one of the most beautiful and beloved of all fish.

Author : Charles Bradford
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752384703

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The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout by Charles Bradford Pdf

Reproduction of the original: The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout by Charles Bradford

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Brook trout fishing
ISBN : 158574039X

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Early Love and Brook Trout by Anonim Pdf

"When I dream," begins James Prosek in this wonderful book, "sometimes I can smell the resin on my pillow as if I were in the tent again . . .. I think of first kisses with a freckled girl, of abandoned New England farms, and limestone Civil War Homes on Pennsylvania spring creeks, and bright brook trout."The more than 200,000 readers who have bought Prosek's previous books will find in Early Love and Brook Trout his most poignant and revealing work. His memoir includes images of his first love, a girl named Whitney; his rowing days at Yale; his relationship to an old game warden named Joe Haines; and a night spent trapped in a cabin during a flood at the foot of the Smoky Mountains. Always, as is proper for the superb painter he is, his eye catches everything: the way a tree splits when struck by lightning, the way people interact at a salmon camp, the way wood smoke rises from a cabin on Lac St. Jean, and especially the colors of a spawning brook trout. Brook trout are at the center of his memories: They are his home fish, and he follows their range from Quebec to Georgia, fishing, painting specimens from various localities, documenting the immense diversity of this species.Graced with more than forty stunning watercolors by the author, Early Love and Brook Trout is a book no angler will want to miss. (8 1/4 X 8 1/4, 164 pages, watercolors)

Author : Cormac McCarthy
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307267450

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The Road by Cormac McCarthy Pdf

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful" (San Francisco Chronicle). • From the bestselling author of The Passenger A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other. The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.

Author : Kevin Callan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0228102456

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A Paddler's Guide to Algonquin Park by Kevin Callan Pdf

New in this edition: Ten new routes, 64 added pages, updated text -- an essential purchase of a revised classic. Review of previous edition: The book is much more than a trip guide. Callan weaves in anecdotes from his own trips, so there's all the nuts and bolts info but with some good stories thrown in. -- The Journal of Canadian Wilderness Canoeing Ontario's Algonquin Park is one of North America's foremost canoeing destinations. Only a day's journey from the Great Lakes and much of the Eastern Seaboard, and 200 miles from Toronto, it's a paddler's paradise of spectacular lakes, rivers and marshes surrounded by maple hills and rocky ridges. The only way to explore the interior of the park is by canoe or on foot, where you will be rewarded with a chorus of wolves howling and the echoing call of loons. You may also see more of the abundant wildlife that call it home: moose, white-tailed deer, beaver, black bears, and more than 300 bird and 30 reptile species. This revised and updated edition of A Paddler's Guide to Algonquin Park has 64 more pages, 10 new canoe routes for a total of 35, new photographs by Callan, and detailed redesigned maps showing portages and permitted campsites. Callan has chosen routes of varying difficulty and experience, from easy to deep backcountry. Along with updates of information according to changes in park conditions, regulations, closed routes and so on, the book includes this essential information: Route difficulty Portages Campsite locations Put-in and take-out recommendations Alternative access points Updated list of local outfitters and guides Updated web sites and more. Kevin Callan has paddled Algonquin Park for three decades. His practical advice and lively descriptions are like having him sitting in the lead canoe -- and that would be an adventure.

Author : Darryl J. Calkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Atlantic salmon
ISBN : UFL:31262045988234

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Winter Habitats of Atlantic Salmon, Brook Trout, Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout by Darryl J. Calkins Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Fisheries
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : UCAL:$B652557

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Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries for the Fiscal Year ... with Appendixes by United States. Bureau of Fisheries Pdf

Author : New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UOM:39015068139834

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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York by New York (State). Legislature. Senate Pdf

Author : New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1426 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Government publications
ISBN : CORNELL:31924106019882

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Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York by New York (State). Legislature. Assembly Pdf