reading list for radiation/chemo and recovery period

[Norm M]

I don't know if I'll get thru all of these in the 10 to 12 weeks it's going to take for treatments and recovery . If I can't fish , I can continue educating myself and have compiled this list for that purpose . Some of these are real heavy duty reading . 

From my personal library :

The Ecology of Running Waters by H.B.N. Hynes University of Toronto Press, a reread this is the book that brought worldwide research together and gave the whole movement of studying the ecology of running waters it's start . Heavy duty but a must read for those interested in the subject .

Wildstream-A Natural History of the Free Flowing Stream by T Waters a reread this book is a worthy follow up to Hynes . It covers everything that contributes to a river in that river's valley . 

How Fish Work- Fish Biology and Angling by Sholseth a reread this book,s title is a fairly accurate description of the content .

The First International Smallmouth Bass Symposium American Fisheries Society a reread a collection of scientific papers submitted for the symposium 

The Warmwater Streams Symposium American Fisheries Society same as above

Response of Fish to Habitat Structure in Standing Water American Fisheries Society same as above . If time runs short this is one that will be skipped until the river freezes .

IDNR pamphlet Aquatic Plants - Identification and Management a shorty but goody 

From the Kankakee Community College Library :

The Fishes of Illinois Illinois Natural History Survey by Smith 

Handbook of Freshwater Biology Vol 2 Life History of Centrarchid Fishes of USA and Canada by Carlander

Freshwater Ecology Principles and Applications by Jefferies and Mills

Exploring Ecosystems - Rivers and Streams by Martin 

The Rivers Handbook Vol 1 Hydrological and Ecological Principles by Catlow and Petts

Black Bass Biology and Management by Sport Fishing Institute Symposium collection of scientific papers submitted to the symposium 

From the Public Library system :

For the Love of Rivers - A Scientist"s Journey by Fausch

Elements of Physical Hydrology Vol 2 by Hornberger, Berg, Raffensperger and D'Odorico 

Aquatic Plants of Illinois- An Illustrated Manual Including Submersed, Floating and Some of Shallow and Muddy Shores by Winterrenger 

How to Know Aquatic Plants by Prescott

A Manual of Aquatic Plants by Ogden

A Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America by Voshell

Textbook of Limnology by Cole

Handbook of Common Methods in Limnology by Lind 

Likely more than I will get to in this time frame but I'll have the rest of my life to finish reading them and others I'll find . A lot of real heavy science but I believe that the more you learn about how rivers work the better you will understand how to fish them . 

Who knows maybe I'll be inspired and have the knowledge to write followups to Current- A River Primer that is available in various forums online that I wrote some time ago .

[jdmidwest]

Good luck with that list, pretty intensive.  Better than watching the Gunsmoke series from black and white to the last full color ones like I did.  The only thing I learned was I sure don't want to go thru this again.  Week 4 after the last radiation is better.  Able to get out and around again and feel like myself again.  Working some now from home bidding jobs.  Got the boat ready and going out in the morning for the first time 9 weeks.  Taking care of the garden and yard work.  Going to fight the bees next week for the honey crop.  Several trips planned before I go back to work full time in August after being out for 4 months.

[Norm M]

15 minutes ago, jdmidwest said:

Good luck with that list, pretty intensive.  Better than watching the Gunsmoke series from black and white to the last full color ones like I did.  The only thing I learned was I sure don't want to go thru this again.  Week 4 after the last radiation is better.  Able to get out and around again and feel like myself again.  Working some now from home bidding jobs.  Got the boat ready and going out in the morning for the first time 9 weeks.  Taking care of the garden and yard work.  Going to fight the bees next week for the honey crop.  Several trips planned before I go back to work full time in August after being out for 4 months.

Good to hear you are getting better . Hope you get into some fish . Fighting with bees for the honey , hope you win that by a KO .

Looks like my estimate of 11 to 12 weeks for the whole deal is not that far off .