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fish book questions

Started by Guest_FirstChAoS_* , Aug 15 2012 12:47 PM

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#1 Guest_FirstChAoS_*

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Posted 15 August 2012 - 12:47 PM

I have a few questions of fish books.

1. First. Can anyone recommend any good fish books with lots of info on native species? When I was a kid I got alot of bird books and you could find books on almost any native bird (owls, hawks, waterfowl, etc.) When it comes to native fish, books on the different groupings are fairly rare.

2. Why are so many fish books expensive. Yes I assume part of it has to deal with how long they were out of print and how much info they have. But still I am shocked that Fishing in New Hampshire: A History (A book I reference alot, as it is one of the best info sources on the hazards that impacted fish populations in new england), a book I bought for cover price, goes for 184.32 on Amazon.

Many other books on native aquarium fish, specific fish groups, or fish of certain states, range from 40-100 dollars.

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#2 Michael Wolfe

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Posted 15 August 2012 - 01:17 PM

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#3 Guest_EricaWieser_*

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Posted 15 August 2012 - 05:59 PM

2. Why are so many fish books expensive. Yes I assume part of it has to deal with how long they were out of print and how much info they have. But still I am shocked that Fishing in New Hampshire: A History (A book I reference alot, as it is one of the best info sources on the hazards that impacted fish populations in new england), a book I bought for cover price, goes for 184.32 on Amazon.

Many other books on native aquarium fish, specific fish groups, or fish of certain states, range from 40-100 dollars.

Yeah. That's why I support and publicize when states take the initiative to put information online. I've lived in Ohio and North Carolina recently and am very happy that both states have such wonderful websites as:

Ohio DNR A-Z Fish Species Guide, complete with beautiful photos and detailed descriptions: http://www.dnr.state...13/Default.aspx
North Carolina Division of Water Quality list of freshwater species by river basin: http://portal.ncdenr.../bau/nativefish (if you click it you can download the excel spreadsheet).

Both are extremely useful and extremely free.

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#4 Guest_jeffreyconte_*

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Posted 15 August 2012 - 08:34 PM

I've recently purchased the "Fishes of Wyoming" from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department's website and the "Fishes of Missouri" from the Missouri Department of Conservation. Both were relatively inexpensive and high quality. While Erica makes a good point about the information available online, an old guy like me still prefers the old fashioned book.

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