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The Great Minnesota Fish Book Tom Dickson Illustrated by Joseph R. Tomelleri Table of Contents PRESS: International Falls Daily Journal interview Minnesota Public Radio interview		$34.95 cloth/jacket ISBN: 978-0-8166-5135-1
From walleye to bowfin to stickleback—vivid and entertaining profiles of Minnesota’s many different fishes. Fishing is one of Minnesota’s consummate pastimes. The North Star state boasts the highest number of anglers per capita in the nation and the most fishing lakes. Minnesota is abundant in knowledge about how to catch game fish, but there is little information on the lore and natural history of such prized species as the walleye and largemouth bass, not to mention lesser-known varieties such as the brook stickleback and pirate perch. From trophies to bait, The Great Minnesota Fish Book tells stories of these aquatic species in rich, colorful detail. The Great Minnesota Fish Book pairs engaging and revealing stories about the history, habitat, and culture of more than one hundred species with strikingly lifelike depictions by world-renowned fish illustrator Joseph R. Tomelleri. Providing defining features for easy identification, descriptions of habitat, growth patterns, and behavior, as well as historical anecdotes, Dickson makes a convincing case for the appreciation of all fish and their important place within Minnesota’s aquatic ecosystems. Where else can you learn about the American eel, a fish that lives throughout southern Minnesota yet spawns in the Caribbean Sea? Or the Johnny darter, which reproduces upside down? Or the monstrous lake sturgeon that can reach more than 300 pounds and swims in waters from Lake of the Woods to the Mississippi River? Nowhere, until now. Tom Dickson takes us on a lively tour of Minnesota fish—the good, the bad, and the ugly. An elegant full-color work for everyone from the passionate angler to the up-north cabin dweller, The Great Minnesota Fish Book conveys the love and fascination—and in the case of eelpout, the disdain—that people have for the fishes of our home state. “Like a well-stocked tackle box, The Great Minnesota Fish Book is a tribute to the diverse fish life that roams the state’s lakes, rivers, and streams. If you’ve ever wondered what’s on the end of the line or swimming under the dock, rock, or country creek bank, Tom Dickson has written about the finned creatures—ranging from famous to infamous to unheard of—to tell you. Complete with illustrations by Joseph R. Tomelleri, the best fish artist above water, this book is a real keeper.” —Ron Schara “The Great Minnesota Fish Book is fascinating. Dickson profiles the habits and history, natural and human-influenced, of each fish, and mixes in a little advice to anglers... The book is gorgeous. So gorgeous, in fact, that I suspect a majority of copies will live on coffee tables in lavish northern Minnesota Cabins. Each fish is illustrated by Joseph R. Tomelleri, a Kansas City biologist and artist who is to fish what Audubon is to birds.” —MinnPost “The Great Minnesota Fish Book belongs on every Minnesota cabin’s coffee table. No matter your age or experience, you’ll learn something new on every page.” —Twin Cities Daily Planet “Dickson’s breezy style and encyclopedic knowledge take us about as deep into this stream as anyone—angler or not—would want to go, and Tomelleri’s spectacular paintings of these finned creatures keep us wanting to come back for more.” —Minneapolis Observer Quarterly “An elegant full-color work for everyone from the passionate angler to the up-north cabin dweller, The Great Minnesota Fish Book conveys the love and fascination—and in the case of eelpout, the disdain—that people have for the fishes of our home state.” —East Side Review “Beautifully written by Tom Dickson and illustrated by Joe Tomelleri, the book is an exercise in Dickson’s passion not only for primary sportfish species, but for his long love affair with ‘those other fish,’ from the stickleback to suckers, gar, and sturgeon—and many more.” —In-Fisherman Tom Dickson grew up fishing in Minnesota, is a freelance writer and cartoonist, and is the editor of Montana Outdoors. He is the coauthor of Fishing for Buffalo and has contributed articles to National Wildlife, Sporting Classics, and Fly Fisherman and is a frequent contributor to the Minnesota Conservation Volunteer. He lives in Montana. 176 pages | 106 color illustrations | 12 x 9 | 2008   TABLE OF CONTENTS The Opener Game Fish             Smallmouth Bass             Largemouth Bass             Rock Bass             Bluegill             Pumpkin Seed             Green Sunfish             Warmouth             Orangespotted Sunfish             Longear Sunfish             Black Crappie             White Crappie             Northern Pike             Muskellunge             Walleye             Sauger             Yellow Perch             White Bass             Rainbow Trout             Brown Trout             Brook Trout             Lake Trout             Lake Whitefish             Cisco             Pink Salmon             Coho (Silver) Salmon             Chinook (King) Salmon             Steelhead Rough Fish             Common Carp             Longnose Gar             Shortnose Gar             Flathead Catfish             Channel Catfish             Brown Bullhead             Yellow Bullhead             Black Bullhead             Lake Sturgeon             Shovelnose Sturgeon             Freshwater Drum             Burbot             American Eel             Bowfin             Mooneye             Goldeye             Highfin Carpsucker             Quillback             River Carpsucker             Smallmouth Buffalo             Bigmouth Buffalo             Black Buffalo             Shorthead Redhorse             Silver Redhorse             River Redhorse             Black Redhorse             Greater Redhorse             Blue Sucker             Longnose Sucker             White Sucker             Northern Hogsucker             Spotted Sucker Little-Known Fish             Fathead Minnow             Suckermouth Minnow             Central Stoneroller             Creek Chub             Hornyhead Chub             Lake Chub             Northern Redbelly Dace             Finescale Dace             Pearl Dace             Longnose Dace             Blacknose Dace             Common Shiner             Golden Shiner             Spottail Shiner             Spotfin Shiner             Red Shiner             Topeka Shiner             Emerald Shiner             Rainbow Darter             Iowa Darter             Least Darter             Johnny Darter             Banded Darter             Fantail Darter             Bluntnose Darter             Gilt Darter             Logperch             Slenderhead Darter             Crystal Darter             Trout Perch             Pirate Perch             American Brook Lamprey             Chestnut Lamprey             Sea Lamprey             Rainbow Smelt             Paddlefish             Brook Silverside             Banded Killifish             Brook Stickleback             Tadpole Madtom             Central Mudminnow             Skipjack Herring             Gizzard Shad             Alewife             Mottled Sculpin             Deepwater Sculpin Artist’s Note Bibliography

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