Fishing for Buffalo: A Guide to the Pursuit and Cuisine of Carp, Suckers, Eelpout, Gar, and Other Rough Fish
By (Author) Rob Buffler
By (author) Tom Dickson
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st June 2009
United States
General
Non Fiction
799.17
Paperback
224
Width 213mm, Height 248mm, Spine 15mm
Is a carpsucker a carp or a sucker Where can you find the largest eelpout in the United States Can you catch creek chubs and fry them for supper
These questions and more are answered within the pages of Fishing for Buffalo. Rob Buffler and Tom Dickson dispel myths and rumors about rough fish with credible biological information while also demonstrating the joy of angling for nontraditional fish. The wealth of information within qualifies this book as a fishing bible for the growing number of rough fishing enthusiasts in the United States and makes it easy to identify the rough fish you may catch. It even includes a sampling of Dickson and Bufflers favorite recipes, such as Burbot Boulangre and Deviled Grilled Cisco.
Rough fish may be a lot of thingsugly, unruly, or elusivebut they are definitely not boring.
Rob Buffler is the executive director of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative based in Canmore, Alberta.