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Ken Schultz (Author)
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December 29, 2003
The definitive field guide to North American saltwater fish-from the absolute authority on sportfishing

Before you head out to the open seas, listen up: Your tackle box is not complete without Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish! Written by one of the foremost experts in sportfishing, this colorful reference provides anglers and fish enthusiasts of all levels an easy-to-use, indispensable guide to help you identify and learn about the most common species found off the North American coastlines-from albacore to yellowtail.

Based on the award-winning reference book Ken Schultz's Fishing Encyclopedia, this handy field guide compresses the essence of its bestselling predecessor into a more manageable, compact size. Arranged alphabetically by species, each entry covers the identification, size/age, distribution, habitat, life history/behavior, and feeding habits of each fish. This fully illustrated, full-color guide makes it easy to identify what's at the end of your line. You'll learn how to distinguish an Atlantic mackerel from a Spanish mackerel, for instance; why you might mistake a cobia for a shark or a remora; how the red grouper's saddle spot will help you tell it apart from a Nassau grouper; and so much more.

Written for the 16 million people who enjoy saltwater fishing, Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish features:
* 227 of the most common saltwater fish
* Large, full-color illustrations to help you identify your catch
* Approachable organization in a compact, take-along size
* A comprehensive glossary that explains the terms used in the species profiles
* Overview and anatomy sections written in layman's terms


Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish is a must-have for any fan of America's favorite pastime: fishing!


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The definitive field guide to North American saltwater fish–from the absolute authority on sportfishing

Before you head out to the open seas, listen up: Your tackle box is not complete without Ken Schultz’s Field Guide to Saltwater Fish! Written by one of the foremost experts in sportfishing, this colorful reference provides anglers and fish enthusiasts of all levels an easy-to-use, indispensable guide to help you identify and learn about the most common species found off the North American coastlines–from albacore to yellowtail.

Based on the award-winning reference book Ken Schultz’s Fishing Encyclopedia, this handy field guide compresses the essence of its bestselling predecessor into a more manageable, compact size. Arranged alphabetically by species, each entry covers the identification, size/age, distribution, habitat, life history/behavior, and feeding habits of each fish. This fully illustrated, full-color guide makes it easy to identify what’s at the end of your line. You’ll learn how to distinguish an Atlantic mackerel from a Spanish mackerel, for instance; why you might mistake a cobia for a shark or a remora; how the red grouper’s saddle spot will help you tell it apart from a Nassau grouper; and so much more.

Written for the 16 million people who enjoy saltwater fishing, Ken Schultz’s Field Guide to Saltwater Fish features:

  • 227 of the most common saltwater fish
  • Large, full-color illustrations to help you identify your catch
  • Approachable organization in a compact, take-along size
  • A comprehensive glossary that explains the terms used in the species profiles
  • Overview and anatomy sections written in layman’s terms

Ken Schultz’s Field Guide to Saltwater Fish is a must-have for any fan of America’s favorite pastime: fishing!

About the Author

KEN SCHULTZ has been a staff fishing writer and editor for Field & Stream since 1973, where his feature articles and columns appear monthly. Schultz is a former frequent author of the "Outdoors" column in the New York Times. He has written sixteen books on sportfishing and angling travel topics, including the authoritative Ken Schultz’s Fishing Encyclopedia. A widely traveled angler, Schultz is a former holder of seven line-class world records and was inducted into the Fishing Hall of Fame in 1998.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 29, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471449954
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471449959
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #538,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book, September 4, 2008
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This book has great pictures with each fish description, making it easy to determine the fish based on sight. Gives you the perfect amount of basic information about each fish, which is all we really wanted. We love this book and we take it with us when we go fishing in Mexico so we can figure out exactly what we just caught! It's great!
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3.0 out of 5 stars decent book, August 14, 2009
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Didn't have some of the fish we'd been catching here off the coast, but helpful just the same as we are newbies at saltwater fishing!
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4.0 out of 5 stars ken schultz's field guide to saltwater fush, November 7, 2010
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It is a really good guide. However, after I purchased it, I saw several more at a greatly reduced price, I am wondering what the difference is.
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A member of the Scombridae family of tuna an mackerel, the albacore is an excellent light-tackle gamefish. Read the first page
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silver seatrout, excellent food fish, goliath grouper, longbill spearfish, cubera snapper, gulf flounder, cero mackerel, yellowfin croaker, grouper feed, first dorsal fin, good table fare, common snook, pompano dolphin, second dorsal fin, tackle world record, yelloweye rockfish, black skipjack, mackerel feed, sand seatrout, warsaw grouper, anal rays, spawning behavior, tooth patch, greater amberjack, lane snapper
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Gulf of Mexico, Baja California, North America, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, United States, Gulf of California, New Jersey, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod, Georges Bank, West Indies, New England, New York, British Columbia, Gulf of Maine, North Atlantic, South Carolina, Bering Sea, Costa Rica, Cape Hatteras, Florida Keys, South America, Aleutian Islands, Chesapeake Bay
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