Full Description
Marine researcher Aaron Adams shares his knowledge about sea grass, mangroves, salt marshes, oyster bars, shorelines, beaches, sand flats, and coral reefs from the Caribbean to the Carolinas, the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida coast, to give reader swhat they need to know to fish for tropical, subtropical, and warm-water species. Behavior, life cycles, and fishing tips for 25 marine gamefish and their prey are included. Species include red drum, spotted seatrout, permit, bonefish, snook, tarpon, barracuda, snapper, ladyfish, weakfish, bluefish, striped bass, cobia, cero mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and jacks.The updated and revised new edition contains new chapters as well as an all-new art program.
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I. LAYING THE FOUNDATION Chapter 1 Life Cycles of Marine Gamefish and Their Prey Chapter 2 Tides Chapter 3 Sight and Sound SECTION II: HABITATS Chapter 4 Seagrass Chapter 5 Mangroves Chapter 6 Oyster Bars Chapter 7 Salt Marshes Chapter 8 Beaches Chapter 9 Rubble and Sand Flats of the Tropics Chapter 10 Stewardship References and Further Reading Appendix A - Table of Common Gamefish Appendix B - Table of Major Prey
