Native Trout Book List
I think it would be nice to keep a list of good books on native trout. I know I am always on the lookout for new books and I'm sure the folks here will have good suggestions. I'll start the list below with some of the more obvious titles. After people add suggestions, I'll update the post to expand the list.
**updated list 9/1/09**
Native Trout Book List Trout and Salmon of North America by Robert J. Behnke About Trout by Robert J. Behnke and Ted Williams Native Trout of North America by Robert H. Smith Many Rivers to Cross: Of Good Running Water, Native Trout, and the Remains Of Wilderness by M.r. Montgomery The Quiet Mountains: A Ten-Year Search for the Last Wild Trout of Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental by Rex Johnson Jr., David Burckhalter, and Joseph C. Wilder Cutthroat: Native Trout of the West by Patrick Trotter Trout: An Illustrated History by James Prosek Trout of the World by James Prosek Brook Trout by Nick Karas Trout: The Wildlife Series by Judith Stolz and Judith Schnell (Editors) The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik (birding, but for perspective..)
Don't forget these
Don't forget these books:
Cutthroat: Native Trout of the West by Patrick Trotter - one of the best books out there.
About Trout by Robert J. Behnke and Ted Williams
They are rather basic in some respects, but both of James Prosek's books are great.
Trout: An Illustrated History
Trout of the World
"Brook Trout" By Nick Karas
"Brook Trout" By Nick Karas
Another one
Trout: The Wildlife Series by Judith Stolz and Judith Schnell (Editors)
has lots of contributions from Behnke and others
The Big Year
It's not about trout, it's about birds. But if you're worried about your own sanity, chasing trout all over the place, you ought to give it a read. The bird nerds put us all to shame. And Mark Obmascik is a very entertaining writer.
The Trout and Salmon Handbook
The Trout and Salmon Handbook by: Robin Ade is an decent book as well.
Fly Fishing for Coastal
Fly Fishing for Coastal Cutthroat by Les Johnson and Fly Fishing for Pacific Salmon II by Les Johnson, Bruce Ferguson and Patrick Trotter are amazing resources as well.