Striper Wars: An American Fish Story

by Dick Russell

Book Overview

When populations of striped bass began plummeting in the early 1980s, author and fisherman Dick Russell was there to lead an Atlantic coast conservation campaign that resulted in one of the most remarkable wildlife comebacks in the history of fisheries. As any avid fisherman will tell you, the striped bass has long been a favorite at the American dinner table; in fact, we've been feasting on the fish from the time of the Pilgrims. By 1980 that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597260908
• ISBN13: 9781597260909
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Game Fish or Not? Read it and You Decide!

Excellent, comprehensive history of the fight to save this magnificent fish. If your a die hard striper fisherman, you should read this book. Also speaks to the present challenges facing the striper.

Stars & Stripes Forever

Combine well honed invesigative skills with the passion borne of a life long love affair with the sport of pursuing, catching, releasing, nurturing and learning from the noble Linesider and you have a read, courtesy of Mr. Russell, that anyone who cares about the continued health of the Striped Bass, its habitat and the continued reclamation of our coastal waters will tear through then pick up and read once again. Bravo!

Could not put it down

I want to thank, Capt.Jim White, Bob pond, Dick Russell and a host of others for there tireless efforts to keep the greatest fish in the world around for all of us to catch! The book is fantastic..Read it! Bill "eelman" Nolan Jr

Striper Wars-Awesome

Dick Russell has captured one of the most acurate, historical accounts of what took place in the early 1980's to save the striped bass from near extinction. His recall of details is nothing short of amazing. Striper Wars is extremely well written, entertaining, informative and above all a message that what happened 25 years ago could happen again. If you are a striped bass angler you owe it to yourself to read Striper Wars- oen of the best historical accounts ever written about this amazing gamefish. Capt Jim White

An important book.

"Striper Wars" is well written, comprehensive and insightful...as much a celebration of the striped bass as a story about its recovery. The book is a must-read for any angler who understands the allure of stripers and striper fishing, and it's also a call to arms for a grassroots push for effective ecosystem-wide management.