Fishermans Coast: An Angler's Guide to Marine Warm-Water Gamefish and Their Habitats (Paperback)

by Aaron J. Adams (Author) "Coastal habitats are essential to the survival of many gamefish and the species they depend on for food..." (more)
Key Phrases: gamefish prey, red drum feeding, juvenile gamefish, Gulf of Mexico, North Carolina, Clouser Minnow (more...)

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Product Description
Marine researcher Aaron Adams shares his knowledge about sea grass, mangroves, salt marshes, oyster bars, shorelines, beaches, sand flats, and coral reefs from the Caribbean to the Carolinas, the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida coast, to give you what you need to know to fish for tropical, subtropical, and warm-water species. Behavior, life cycles, and fishing tips for 25 marine gamefish and their prey are included. Species include red drum, spotted seatrout, permit, bonefish, snook, tarpon, barracuda, snapper, ladyfish, weakfish, bluefish, striped bass, cobia, cero mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and jacks.

About the Author
Aaron Adams works for Mote Marine Laboratory at the Charlotte Harbor Field Station in southern Florida.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811731057
• ISBN-13: 978-0811731058
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #70,188 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Fishermans' Coast" a fresh approach to an angling book, January 23, 2004

By A Customer

"Fisherman's Coast... an anglers guide to Marine warm water gamefish and their habitats" is a real solid volume of knowledge, which if read in earnest, will be sure to improve the field abilities of any saltwater fisherman.

Dr. Aaron Adams, (for those who haven't had the pleasure of meeting him), for me, is the much envied combination of marine biologist/ecologist and avid fisherman. His quest for knowledge and understanding of the subject matter has brought him through a life path of experience, research and education, recently earning a PH.D in marine ecology.
His enthusiasm for marine fisheries and their environments, along with an insatiable excitement for fly fishing, has proved to be more than a single individual could contain. His willingness and ability to share his knowledge and experience with anyone showing similar interest has been a gift to many of us.

And now, he has succeeded in committing much of what he is about to print. The book is based on a recent series of articles published in the Saltwater Fly Fishing magazine, entitled: " The Science of Saltwater Fly fishing- Examining the Warmwater World". "Fisherman's Coast" is a gem in that it is not a collection of anecdotes, nor is it a "kiss and tell" series of revelations. It is base of real ecological information about gamefish and how they exist, relate and participate within the fabric of their surroundings and their dependencies and interactions with both their environment, and their fellow denizens of the salt water.

Reading this book to a point of understanding would surely arm the angler with the tools needed to make educated assessments and logical deductions about many saltwater fishing situations. You can take what you need from the volume...... specific information, or a more comprehensive breadth of knowledge. It is sure to become a reference book of great value on your bookshelf.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not an easy read but well worth the effort., April 10, 2007

By	R. Schoeneman (Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is not an easy read but it is well worth the effort. If you are looking for a "go here and do this" study guide this book is probably not for you.

If you want to understand the habits and habitats of fish you'd like to catch so you can figure out the how-when-where for yourself you will find this book extremely helpful. I have only fished Florida's inshore a couple of times on my own and while I enjoyed the experience I had no clue as to what to look for. When I go back now I will be much better prepared because of this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love fishing, read this book., December 19, 2004

By	Robert Miller - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't know how many times I've read that the angler should know his quarry, study their habits, etcetera, only to find that there wasn't any actual information about such habits in the book! The reason for this is that it is difficult for anglers to amass such knowledge in anything shorter than a full lifetime, and even then he's only aware of a tiny fraction of the fish's ecology. That's an indispensible part of the experience of fishing, of course. For those of us who like it to take place within a wider breadth of real knowledge about fish, however, there are books like this one. Dr. Adams has compiled a wealth of interesting information from the scientific literature on the ecology of the fish we love to pursue, and presents it engagingly and in a well-organized way in this book. Much of it is applicable worldwide, not just to the areas covered. You will start thinking about fish and fishing in a deeper way after reading this book.