Fishing Michigan

by Eric Sharp

Michigan, the Great Lakes state, is a great state for anglers. It has more than 11,000 inland lakes, 36,000 miles of streams and more shoreline than any other state other than Alaska. More than one million Michiganders buy licenses every year to fish for a wide variety of species. In Fishing Michigan, Detroit Free Press outdoors writer Eric Sharp describes the state's major game fish and where and how to catch them. He also writes about some of his adventures -- and misadventures -- in pursuit of a quarry we never can quite figure out.

202 pages, Paperback

First published October 9, 2002

Reviews

[Henry DeForest · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very informative, and I deeply enjoyed how Sharp presented everything. He managed to teach fishing while demonstrating a robust knowledge of both the biology of fish and the ecology of Michigan waters. I may not have agreed with every philosophical point Sharp arrived at, but there is no denying his intelligence in the field, and I would readily recommend this book to anyone interested in Michigan angling.


**Revisited: Just reread this book as I've gotten further along in my fishing experience. Really useful, I've forgotten how much of the information I've been rattling off to anyone who will listen came from this book!

[Jason Hawley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most fishing books focus on bass or the glamorous trout. Sharp includes the less talked about species as well as their more famous brothren. The stories, techniques, history and accessible scientific knowledge is presented in a fashion that could only be achieved by someone who has fished every nook and cranny of the state for decades. Sharp's love for fishing and the various environs they can be found shines through in every page. A must read for the fisherman and the ichthologist.