Trout Reflections: A Natural History of the Trout and Its World

by David M. Carroll

Book Overview

Naturalist David Carroll leads readers through the yearly cycle of the trout and introduces them to the flora and fauna that inhabit its watery world. The reader sees what takes place beneath a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312094647
• ISBN13: 9780312094645
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A beautiful book and well written as well

This is for people that truly value a book for its art. This is an almost magical work with scenes of trout, insects, and natural history. The illustrations in this book are some of the best I have ever seen. I was surprised to find the illustrator and writer are the same. A great book for your coffee table, library, or classroom. The only problem I have is that I did not find it sooner. ¸

A primer in natural history

I found this book in the library and kept reading it so long I paid twice the cost of the book in fines. Now, I've ordered my own copy because I cannot be without it.Written in the style of Aldo Leopold's _Sand County Almanac_, this is a focused study of stream ecology, But it is not a dry book of science. It is a story of a stream through four seasons. The author writes of a place he knows well through a lifetime of hiking and fishing, but where he can still experience childlike wonder. Through his narrative, the reader learns about the fish, the water, plants and insects, birds and beasts, and the relationships that sustain the cycles of life and death along a stream. The author offers perspectives that develops a sense of ecological responsibility.

NOT ONLY FOR FISHERMEN!

This book is a delight for anyone interested in the outdoors & nature. The title sounds like the book would be for undergraduates in Fish Culture; however, it is a happy surprise to find that David M. Carroll has written a wonderful, lyrical account of the life of trout including the environment and all the living creatures, critters, and flora that enter the facinating world in the life cycle of the fish. His lovely drawings add to the naturalists' delight! His account of fishing for these elusive fish should catch the fishermen among his readers, too!