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Freshwater Fish of the Northeast
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by David A. Patterson, Matt Patterson (Illustrator), Sy Mongomery (Foreword by)
David A. Patterson
Freshwater Fish of the Northeast
144
by David A. Patterson, Matt Patterson (Illustrator), Sy Mongomery (Foreword by)
David A. Patterson
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Overview
An award-winning guide, written and illustrated by a father-and-son duo, now available in a new paperback edition, with a new foreword by Sy Montgomery. Most anglers are well aware of the popular game fish that inhabit the Northeast, including the largemouth bass, the rainbow trout, and the yellow perch. But the region’s inland waters boast a much broader array of fish than first meets the eye (or hook). The father-and-son team of David and Matt Patterson have pursued both game fish and bait fish in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. In Freshwater Fish of the Northeast, they describe more than sixty different species, from the well-known to the obscure, including the redfin pickerel, the blueback trout, and the slimy sculpin. This colorful and helpful guide includes detailed information on habits, habitats, history, and more. To best capture the look and appeal of these fish in their native waters, most of the images are based on the authors’ own live catches. The pencil-and-acrylic illustrations render each species in lifelike detail, with close attention given to unique physical characteristics. Both art book and guidebook, this volume will stir some fond memories of fish caughtand a few of those that got away. This new edition features an introduction by Matt Patterson, whose career as a wildlife illustrator has flourished since the book has first published in 2010. Other updates include a practical flexicover, French flaps, and a foreword by naturalist and writer Sy Montgomery.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781684582167 |
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Publisher: | Brandeis University Press |
Publication date: | 04/19/2024 |
Edition description: | Second Edition |
Pages: | 144 |
Sales rank: | 1,037,410 |
Product dimensions: | 7.20(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.50(d) |
About the Author
Matt Patterson is a professional illustrator who trained at the Art Institute of Boston. He illustrated The Snake and the Salamander by Alvin R. Breisch and The Book of Turtles and Of Time and Turtles, both by Sy Montgomery.
David A. Patterson taught high school biology for thirty-four years in Billerica, Massachusetts.
David A. Patterson taught high school biology for thirty-four years in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
Introduction Family, Centrarchidae (Sunfish and Bass) Bluegill Pumpkinseed Longear Sunfish Redbreast SunfishBanded Sunfish Rock Bass Black Crappie White Crappie Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Family Percidae (Perch and Darters) Yellow Perch Walleye Johnny Darter Eastern Sand Darter Family Percichthyidae (Temperate Bass) White Perch, Family Sciaenidae (Drums) Freshwater Drum Family Salmonidae (Salmon, Trout, Char, and Whitefish) Brook Trout Brown Trout Rainbow Trout Lake Trout Blueback Trout Atlantic Salmon Coho Salmon Kokanee Salmon Lake Whitefish Round Whitefish Family Osmeridae (Smelt) American Smelt Family Ictaluridae (Bullheads and Catfish) Brown BullheadYellow BullheadChannel Catfish Tadpole Madtom, Family Cyprinidae (Carp and Minnows), Common Carp, Common Shiner, Blacknose Dace, Longnose Dace, Northern Redbelly Dace, Fallfish, Golden Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Creek Chub Family Catostomidae (Suckers) White Sucker Greater RedhorseCreek ChubsuckerQuillbackFamily Clupeidae (Herring) AlewifeBlueback HerringFamily Anguillidae (Eels)American EelFamily Hiodontidae (Mooneyes) MooneyeFamily Amiidae (Bowfins)BowfinFamily Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)Lake SturgeonFamily Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)Brook SticklebackFamily Cottidae (Sculpin)Slimy SculpinFamily Cyprinodontidae (Killifish)Banded KillifishFamily Gadidae (Cod and Burbot) BurbotFamily Percopsidae (Trout-Perch)Trout-PerchFamily Lepisosteidae (Gars) Longnose GarFamily Esocidae (Pike and Pickerel)Chain PickerelRedfin PickerelNorthern PikeMuskellungeFamily Petromyzontidae (Lampreys)Sea LampreyGlossary of Fish Terminology References and Recommended ReadingSuggested Web SitesWhat People are Saying About This
Todd McLeish
"Part field guide and part fish appreciation book, Freshwater Fish of the Northeast is an enjoyable way of getting to know the region's aquatic life. Naturalists will especially appreciate the beautiful illustrations that will captivate even those who prefer their fish to come only from the market."
Todd McLeish, author of Basking with Humpbacks: Tracking Threatened Marine Life in New England Waters
Joe Healy
“With complementary skill for lively text and lovely illustrations, David and Matt Patterson are an enviable father-and-son fishing team. They combine tones of language and color to make Freshwater Fish of the Northeast a keeper and a keepsake.”
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