Exploring Wisconsin Trout Streams: The Angler's Guide
Autor Steve Born, Jeff Mayers, Andy Morton, Bill Sonzogni Cuvânt înainte de Gary A. Borgeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 mai 2014
Drawing on years of conservation and angling experience, Steve Born and Jeff Mayers tell you about great fishing opportunities unique to Wisconsin—1,000 miles of spring creeks, the amazing nocturnal Hex hatch, and big salmonids in the Great Lakes tributaries. They profile twenty of Wisconsin’s finest streams—from the bucolic Green River in the southwest to the historic and wild Bois Brule in the north.
This new edition includes updates throughout, new photos, and a new chapter detailing improvements in fishing opportunities since the mid-1990s but warning of the looming threats to coldwater fisheries.
Key Features:
• Profiles of the state’s twenty finest trout streams and maps to find them
• “Don’t miss” fishing opportunities
• Sound advice for anglers—from beginner to expert
• Tactics you can use to catch more trout
• Conservation projects that have helped trout survive
• A history of Wisconsin’s trout-fishing and conservation heritage
• A guide to trout foods
• Suggestions of helpful organizations, tourism and conservation offices, books, magazines, videos, and websites
This new edition includes updates throughout, new photos, and a new chapter detailing improvements in fishing opportunities since the mid-1990s but warning of the looming threats to coldwater fisheries.
Key Features:
• Profiles of the state’s twenty finest trout streams and maps to find them
• “Don’t miss” fishing opportunities
• Sound advice for anglers—from beginner to expert
• Tactics you can use to catch more trout
• Conservation projects that have helped trout survive
• A history of Wisconsin’s trout-fishing and conservation heritage
• A guide to trout foods
• Suggestions of helpful organizations, tourism and conservation offices, books, magazines, videos, and websites
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780299300043
ISBN-10: 0299300048
Pagini: 316
Ilustrații: 33 b-w photos, 29 b-w illus., 22 maps, 2 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-10: 0299300048
Pagini: 316
Ilustrații: 33 b-w photos, 29 b-w illus., 22 maps, 2 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
Recenzii
“There is no need for anyone to even attempt to come up with a better, more complete introduction to Wisconsin trout fishing.”—Midwest Fly Fishing
“A wonderful pick for seasoned trout stalkers and budding fishers who aspire to become well-rounded anglers. The authors recognize that quality fishing blends many dimensions, and they help the reader appreciate the whole experience.”—Wisconsin Natural Resources
“Just the kind of work fishing enthusiasts should love.”—Wisconsin State Journal
“Prove[s] that the best guides to natural areas, which in this case are places to pursue trout, stand alone as absorbing texts because they include geology, history, firsthand experience, and essential facts.”—American Reference Books Annual
Notă biografică
Steve Born is professor emeritus of planning and environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He previously served as chair of the national resources board of Trout Unlimited. Jeff Mayers, who assisted in the writing of Catching Big Fish on Light Fly Tackle, is president of the Madison-based news services WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com. Andy Morton has worked in natural resource management all his life and is currently a supervisor in the Water Division in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. In addition to tying flies for his grandsons and traveling the world with his wife, William Sonzogni is professor emeritus in environmental chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Cuprins
Illustrations
Foreword by Gary A. Borger
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. Before You Go Fishing
1 Wisconsin’s Trout-Fishing Heritage
2 Wisconsin’s Environmental Management Legacy
3 Getting Started
4 Insects and Crustaceans of Wisconsin Trout Streams: A Quick Survey
5 “Don’t Miss” Wisconsin Fishing Opportunities
6 Looking to the Future
Part 2. Pursuing the Trout
7 A Regional Guide to Wisconsin Trout Fishing
8 Trout Fishing in Northern Wisconsin
Bois Brule River
Namekagon River
White River
Prairie River
Peshtigo River
Oconto River
Wolf River
Pike River
East Branch of the Eau Claire River
Kinninkinnic River
9 Trout Fishing in Southern Wisconsin
Tomorrow-Waupaca River
Mecan River
Lawrence Creek
Black Earth Creek
Mt. Vernon Creek
Castle Rock Creek and the Blue River
Big Green River
Timber Coulee Creek
Willow Creek
Kickapoo River
Appendix 1. Record Fish
Appendix 2. Selected Trout-Fishing and Related Conservation Organizations
Appendix 3. Fishing the Net
Appendix 4. A Wisconsin Angler’s Directory
Selected Bibliography
Index
Foreword by Gary A. Borger
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. Before You Go Fishing
1 Wisconsin’s Trout-Fishing Heritage
2 Wisconsin’s Environmental Management Legacy
3 Getting Started
4 Insects and Crustaceans of Wisconsin Trout Streams: A Quick Survey
5 “Don’t Miss” Wisconsin Fishing Opportunities
6 Looking to the Future
Part 2. Pursuing the Trout
7 A Regional Guide to Wisconsin Trout Fishing
8 Trout Fishing in Northern Wisconsin
Bois Brule River
Namekagon River
White River
Prairie River
Peshtigo River
Oconto River
Wolf River
Pike River
East Branch of the Eau Claire River
Kinninkinnic River
9 Trout Fishing in Southern Wisconsin
Tomorrow-Waupaca River
Mecan River
Lawrence Creek
Black Earth Creek
Mt. Vernon Creek
Castle Rock Creek and the Blue River
Big Green River
Timber Coulee Creek
Willow Creek
Kickapoo River
Appendix 1. Record Fish
Appendix 2. Selected Trout-Fishing and Related Conservation Organizations
Appendix 3. Fishing the Net
Appendix 4. A Wisconsin Angler’s Directory
Selected Bibliography
Index
Descriere
A profile of twenty of Wisconsin’s finest streams. The authors share their fishing experiences, offering detailed maps and descriptions of the stream’s location and natural setting, and conservation history.