The Definitive Guide to Fishing Central California - Softcover

Chris Shaffer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971281416 ISBN 13: 9780971281417

Publisher: Shafdog Pubnsinc, 2002

Synopsis

Central California fishing will never be the same! This exhaustively researched fishing guide on Central California, spanning from Santa Barbara to San Jose, Bakersfield to Stockton and Mojave to Sonora Pass will help even the most hard-core anglers learn new tricks. The book details more than 380 lakes, rivers and streams. The full color guide has more than 500 color photos.

About this title

About the Author

The founder of the "Definitive Guides" to California outdoors, Chris Shaffer has spent the last seven years of his life exploring, investigating and documenting more than 1,075 lakes, rivers, streams, ponds and waterfalls throughout California. The California native is a graduate of Cal State Northridge and Crespi High in Encino. Chris Shaffer has taken an active role reporting on California outdoors. Currently in print, The Definitive Guide to Fishing in Southern California and The Definitive Guide to Fishing Central California will be followed by The Definitive Guide to the Waterfalls of Southern and Central California this spring. A former LA Times sportswriter, Shaffer is also working on two more books. The Definitive Guide to the Waterfalls of Northern California and The Definitive Guide to Fishing Northern California are poised for a winter 2004 release. Shaffer's work extends far beyond the book business. Aside from running a publishing company and writing books he is a regular guest on California Sportsmen radio with Sep Hendrickson and other local radio shows. Shaffer also is a columnist and contributor for Fishing and Hunting News, a freelance consultant for the California Department of Fish and Game and performs seminars at several International Sportsmen's Exposition. A member of the Outdoor Writers Association of California and Outdoor Writer Association of America Shaffer also contributes to several newspapers and magazines, including the Los Angeles Daily News, Ojai Valley news, California Game and Fish and Outdoor California magazine.

Review

"The book is one of the most comprehensive fishing guides ever written about the region." -- Gary Voet, Sacramento Bee, October 2002

Chris Shaffer has transformed himself into one of the country's best outdoors writers. -- LA Daily News, August, 2002

Without a doubt, the book is a handy reference guide. The glossy book is well researched and informative guide. --Pete Thomas, LA Times, September 2002

Edition details

• Publisher: Shafdog Pubnsinc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0971281416
• ISBN 13: 9780971281417
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 528