Books And Internet Resources For Stream Fishing

[TSmith]

As an angler I am constantly learning or trying to learn more and more about fishing. I started this topic for people to list off anything book or internet resource that they believe is a must for stream fishing in the Ozarks. Anything from atlases to specific species to just simply tricks of the trade. So what are your resources.
Mine are as follows... (there arnt very many and thats why im throwing this out here.)

Missouri Department of Conservation (

http://mdc.mo.gov/fishing

Google Earth (Small streams are sometimes a pain to find on some maps)

http://www.google.com/earth/index.html

[fishinwrench]

http://www.nationalrivers.org/states/mo-law.htm

http://www.mostreamteam.org/

http://www.lmvp.org/kayakswarm/PaddlersGuide/index.html

http://www.missouricanoe.org/map.html

[Gavin]

Float/Hike Distance Calculator

http://www.usatf.org/routes/map/

Free Topo Maps

http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs/maplocator/(ctype=areaDetails&xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd&carea=%24ROOT&layout=6_1_61_48&uiarea=2)/.do

Real Time Stream Guages for Missouri

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=flow

Historical Stream Flow Information (Trip Planning Location of Guages)

http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/adrgmap/index.html

MODOT County Road Maps

http://www.modot.org/newsandinfo/CountyMaps.htm

[Mitch f]

All the links from Gavin and Wrench are good. I would also recommend fishing with an experienced floater and attending some MSA or Bass club meetings. People learn in many different ways. I've always been the type who learned by watching an experienced angler in action. You might pick up the suttle differences that separates them form everyone else. Maybe their method of controlling the boat or canoe, maybe their casting technique, or maybe the way they work a bait. It's hard for me to get those things from a book or article. But that's just me...others might prefer the book.

[exiledguide]

You have a ton of information on this website go fish. I'm serious I learned to catch smallmouth by fishing . Years ago i found a new outdoor paper called the Travler,I think, that later became the River Hills traveler at a gas staition next to the Dog N Suds in Cherokee Pass on hwy 67 and every month I'd read about the Castor, St Francisetc rivers and try to find the places written about by the writers. when I did I'd fish and most of the time they produced. Some of the places didn't because low water or too deep to wade safely. It took a while before I became somewhat compatent but once I figured it out I now believe smallmouth in streams are one of the easyest fish to catch. But the first few years when I was first learning may have been themost fun I ever had fishing. No the most fun is taking someone who wants to learn fishing and traching them what little bit I know about smallmouth.I wish I could have had all the information that is available today and also if you want to learn how to catch smallmouth fish only for smallmouth if you spend time fishing for trout or walleye you will pass up the chance to learn about the fish. Sorry I tend to ramble

I second everything Mitch posted above and I still use most of the resources mentioned above

[Guest]

I'm a book & magazine reader, myself.

The infisherman published a series of books in the 80's and 90's.

"An In-Fisherman Handbook of startegies" Smallmouth Bass

I usually buy them from half.com or amazon and find the cheapest "like new" book.

Also, the "Freshwater Angler" is hardback book that has color illustrations.

Advanced Bass Fishing is a good one.

I had an entire colection of BASS, In-Fisherman, Arkansas Sportsman, & Outdoor Life magazines ruined by a major flood.

There was somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 magazines lost.

So, Im just starting to collect fishing magazines again.

Good luck fishing

[RSBreth]

One of the best tools for scouting around while driving is the Delorme Atlas and Gazetteer for MO. I don't care if you have turn-by-turn GPS on your phone or whatever - it can't beat a big printed map. I have them for every state I do outdoor stuff in - some of the best money you can spend.

http://www.amazon.com/Missouri-Atlas-Gazetteer-DeLorme/dp/0899333532/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1358602425&sr=8-2&keywords=gazetteer+delorme+missouri

[Al Agnew]

Here is my list of essential books for those who love Ozark streams and smallmouth fishing:

A Paddler's Guide to Missouri--MDC

200 Missouri Smallmouth Adventures--Tryon

Flyfisher's Guide to Missouri and Arkansas--Limbaugh and Kinder

A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to the Ozarks--Kennon

Buffalo River Handbook--Smith

The Buffalo River Country--Smith

Rivers to Run--Dablemont

Two Ozark Rivers--Schuchard and Kohler

Stream Smallmouth Fishing--Holschlag

Smallmouth Fly Fishing--Holschlag

Stars Upstream--Hall

Delorme Atlas for Missouri and for Arkansas

MDC's Conservation Atlas of Missouri

I've got a whole library full of other books about Ozark streams, and about smallmouth fishing, but those are the ones that I've found the most useful. A lot of the generic smallmouth fishing books aren't geared to fishing the kind of streams found in the Ozarks.

[Outside Bend]

www.cares.missouri.edu

Free online GIS mapping- you can add layers for aerial photos, roads, rivers & streams, as well as a bunch of other features. I've found it helpful for figuring out public property boundaries for Forest Service and other agencies.

[Greasy B]

www.cares.missouri.edu

Free online GIS mapping- you can add layers for aerial photos, roads, rivers & streams, as well as a bunch of other features. I've found it helpful for figuring out public property boundaries for Forest Service and other agencies.

This is a new one for me. Looks great, Thanks.