So many fish, So little time (Book review)

A while back I was asked to do a book review for the writer of the book So many fish, So little time.

I received the book a few months ago and was very excited to read it. This book is very large, and for a fishing book is massive. I don’t think I have ever seen a book on fishing this large (860 Pages).

The cover grabs you attention right away and I have to say it is wonderful. The author  Mark D Williams is an extraordinary fisherman and the knowledge that he pours into his book in second to none.

In the book he goes most states in the USA, all of the provinces of Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, South america, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the south pacific. He covers many different aspects of fishing in each place in the world, and goes through the different styles of fishing in each of these unique spots around the world.

As you can see from the list of the coverage of fishing around the world he covers everything from FlyFishing to Gear fishing, Salt water to fresh water. The information in this book is endless. I was so happy when this book showed up at my door, I couldn’t wait to read it.

I thumbed through it at first to read about the areas that I know well, these include Western Canada and North western USA. I have also done some fishing in Hawaii so these are the sections that I went to first.

I was impressed at his writing style, but when it came to the areas that I was very familiar with, I was a little disappointed.

We have some of the Best lake fishing for Rainbow Trout in the world here in BC and the coverage he had on the freshwater lakes of BC was very limited and the lakes he did cover would NOT be my choice of the Best in BC. He also spoke about a few of the river systems we have here and once again I was a little disappointed in selections. There are so many GREAT systems in BC that it would be hard to just chose 2-3, but the ones he did chose to review are good, but Great, I disagree.

Now to get to the good stuff, the book is a GREAT read if you are planning any sort of trip. It will allow you to at the very least get familiar with the area and type of fishing there is in that area. For most, if not all the places he talks about he gives web sites to guides and other local Info, and for this I have to say GREAT JOB. This kind of information is priceless to the reader.

All in all, a good read. I would (As I am a Author myself) have made 2 books from this as the book in my opinion is WAY to large. I would have done Canada, and the USA in on book and the rest in another. The size of the book may scare off some readers even though it is worth picking up. As for price $19.95US and $24.95 Canada is a good price for the info in it.

In my Opinion this book is not a must have for the average fisherman, but for the traveling fisherman it is a valuable information source.

Rick Passek ” The Flyfish Fanatic”