Anders Halverson provides an exhaustively researched and grippingly rendered account of the rainbow trout and why it has become the most commonly stocked and controversial freshwater fish in the United States. Discovered in the remote waters of northern California, rainbow trout have been artificially propagated and distributed for more than 130 years by government officials eager to present Americans with an opportunity to get back to nature by going...

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of trout.

Two highly respected outdoor journalists, Charlie Meyers of the Denver Post and Kirk Deeter of Field & Stream, have cracked open their notebooks and shared straight-shot advice on the sport of fly fishing, based on a range of new and old experiences?from interviews with the late Lee Wulff to travels with maverick guides in Tierra del Fuego. The mission of The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing is to demystify and un-complicate the tricks and tips that...