TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CHAPTER 1:
Going Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CHAPTER 2:
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CHAPTER 3:
Knot Tying and Casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CHAPTER 4:
Fishing Tips and Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CHAPTER 5:
Fish Identifi cation and Life History . . . . . . . . . 25
CHAPTER 6:
Fish Anatomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
CHAPTER 7:
Fish Cleaning and Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
CHAPTER 8:
Regulations and Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CHAPTER 9:
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Let's Go Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Acknowledgments
Authors: Larry Pape, Lindsey Chizinski
Review: Daryl Bauer
Design/Illustration: Tim Reigert
References:
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Fishing in the Schools
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, MinnAqua
Missouri Department of Conservation, Angler Skills Series Missouri Department of Conservation, Angler Skills Series
COVER PHOTO BY LARRY PAPE
BACK COVER PHOTO BY JENNY NGUYEN
PHOTO OPPOSITE PAGE BY ERIC FOWLER