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The Quest for the Golden Trout Environmental Loss and America's Iconic Fish

By: Douglas M Thompson(Author)
324 pages, illustrations
The Quest for the Golden Trout
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  • The Quest for the Golden Trout ISBN: 9781611683196 Hardback Oct 2013 Out of stock with supplier: order now to get this when available
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About this book

A river advocate and environmentalist questions some of the unsound methods of conservation and restoration imposed on North American rivers and streams

The angler's dream of fishing pristine waters in unspoiled country for sleek, healthy trout has turned fishing into a form of theater. It is a manufactured experience – much to the detriment of our rivers and streams. Americans' love of trout has reached a level of fervor that borders on the religious. Federal and state agencies, as well as nongovernmental lobbying groups, invest billions of dollars on river restoration projects and fish-stocking programs.

Yet, their decisions are based on faulty logic and risk destroying species they are tasked with protecting. River ecosystems are modified with engineered structures to improve fishing, native species that compete with trout are eradicated, and nonnative invasive game fish are indiscriminately introduced, genetically modified, and selectively bred to produce more appealing targets for anglers – including the freakishly contrived "golden trout."

The Quest for the Golden Trout is about looking at our nation's rivers with a more critical eye – and asking more questions about both historic and current practices in fisheries management.

Contents

- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: In Search of Gold
- Controversy over the Salmon’s Migration
- First-Class Entertainment
- Fish Factories Feed Lots
- Educating the Masses
- The Lucky Charm
- To Serve a Higher Soul
- Building a Dream Home
- Stream Improvement Plows Ahead
- Structural Failures in the System
- The Economy of Scales
- Reel Retreats Restored to Real Places
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Illustrations
- Index

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By: Douglas M Thompson(Author)
324 pages, illustrations
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