BOSTON, MA, March 9, 2006 ---- The Massachusetts / Rhode Island Council of Trout Unlimited  released its new revised edition of its “Angler's Guide to Trout Fishing in Massachusetts” today, just in time for the spring fishing season.  The Guide, considered by most to be the bible of trout fishing in Massachusetts, has been off the market for five years, while revisions were in progress.

You can find the book for sale for $ 19.95 at local Massachusetts TU Chapter meeting, banquet or at fishing tackle supply stores – or you can order individual copies or cases (12 books) by contacting Tom Leahy (tomleahy@msn.com).  

“One-third of the revised edition is new material,” according to Bradford Voight, President of the Greater Boston Chapter and one of the book’s editors. “With the passage of time, some of the material in the old book, which was originally published in the early 1980s, became dated. We wanted to address that issue, and include new write-ups on certain streams and ponds. We are delighted with way the new book looks and with its content, and think it will be even more useful to fisherman.”

The Guide includes rivers, streams and ponds across the state. It includes maps with access points and techniques to be successful for fly fisherman and for those using bait and other artificial lures.  Most of the material has been contributed by local anglers who have experience on these local waters. The Guide also includes fly patterns, information on hatches at various times of the year, and tips specific to many of the individual pieces of water covered.
 
“One of the great things about this Guide is that for the most part, it has been written by people with experience fishing these waters. It’s the kind of local knowledge everyone hopes to find by talking to someone with experience on that river, stream or pond,” according to Mr.Voight.  

Noted Massachusetts artist Alan James Robinson contributed the cover art for the Guide, which features the state’s native brook trout on the front, and a beautiful brown trout on the back.  Funds raised through sales of this anglers guide will be used by the Council to fund its conservation projects throughout the two-state region.

View Alan James Robinson’s website here: http://www.wildlifegraphics.com/
 
Trout Unlimited is a national organization with chapters in every state. It is dedicated to the preservation and protection of coldwater fisheries.

To find out which TU Chapter addresses trout fishing waters that you like to fish, check out Links to Local Chapters >here or view our Trout Fishing Resources page >here

For more information, contact Council President Peter Schilling at pmacds@aol.com