The Ultimate Guide to Freshwater Fishing

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Summary: disappointed
Review: I can't share the enthusiasm of my preceeding reviewers.
In my opinion, this is a book for advanced fishermen, who already know about fisheries ethics, or don't care about it. The book doesn't cover important aspects such as selective harvesting (how to keep damage on fish as low as possible so it can be released again) or treatment of fish, once it's caught (swift killing, keeping, cleaning).
Two thirds of the book are about baiting, with major chaptors on how to use life bait such as small fish, salamander, frogs. However, the author completely fails to address ethical concerns about this technique("replace your bait frequently. When a frog tires and stops kicking, it is much less effective"), a technique that is actually forbidden in some countries because of the cruelty involved.

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Summary: disappointed
Review: I've owned this book for months and I just logged onto Amazon to buy this book as a gift for a friend in Minneapolis who is convalesing. While the other reviews are all dated suspiciously close to one another, and almost sound like advertisements by family members of the author(s), I can independently attest to its excellence.

I live in the Chicago suburbs and have a fishing cabin in Red Lake, Ontario, so you'd think I'd know something about fishing. The truth is I have the rest of my lifetime to learn and this book is a tremendous resource to that end.

It does read like novel, and gives great explanation and rationale for why to use certain equipment for certain conditions and species of fish. And each pictures is worth a 1000 words.

If you were to purchase only one book for fishing North America, in my experience, this should be it.

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Summary: The Ultimate Guide to Freshwater Fishing
Review: I've owned this book for months and I just logged onto Amazon to buy this book as a gift for a friend in Minneapolis who is convalesing. While the other reviews are all dated suspiciously close to one another, and almost sound like advertisements by family members of the author(s), I can independently attest to its excellence.

I live in the Chicago suburbs and have a fishing cabin in Red Lake, Ontario, so you'd think I'd know something about fishing. The truth is I have the rest of my lifetime to learn and this book is a tremendous resource to that end.

It does read like novel, and gives great explanation and rationale for why to use certain equipment for certain conditions and species of fish. And each pictures is worth a 1000 words.

If you were to purchase only one book for fishing North America, in my experience, this should be it.

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Summary: It's a Keeper
Review: The "guide" utilizes a combination of expert information with colorful, descriptive pictures to separate the text from most other fishing resources.

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Summary: Everything about fishing in one book!
Review: This is a great book both technically and practically. It read like a novel and I had a difficult time putting it down!!! In adddition, it is beautiful - what a great gift for the angler you know!!!

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Summary: What Every Freshwater Fisherman Should Know
Review: This is an excellent guide for the freshwater fisherman. Not only is the content helpful, the pictures are beautiful. A great Christmas gift idea for any fisherman/woman.

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Summary: Everything about fishing in one book!
Review: We are new to the land of 10,000 lakes and I wanted to get my husband a gift to introduce him to the sport of fishing. After exhaustive checking, I found The Ultimate Guide to Freshwater Fishing to be the most complete. An added bonus, the photos are stunning. I may even wet a line!