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24 books recommended for fans of The Founding Fish by John McPhee, tied together by themes of Fishing, Fish, Nature, and Sports & Recreation.

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A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

Trout Eyes True Tales of Adventure, Travel, and Fly Fishing — William G. Tapply

Trout Eyes True Tales of Adventure, Travel, and Fly Fishing

William G. Tapply

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

South Carolina Freshwater Fishes — Matthew Morris

South Carolina Freshwater Fishes

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Fishing with the Fly – Sketches by Lovers of the Art — Various

Fishing with the Fly – Sketches by Lovers of the Art

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

A River Seen Right A Fly Fisherman’s North Umpqua — Michael Baughman

A River Seen Right A Fly Fisherman’s North Umpqua

Michael Baughman

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Saltwater Fly Fishing For Pacific Salmon — Barry Thornton

Saltwater Fly Fishing For Pacific Salmon

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Pro TacticsTM: Fishing Bass Tournaments Use The Secrets Of The Pros To Compete Successfully — David Dirks

Pro TacticsTM: Fishing Bass Tournaments Use The Secrets Of The Pros To Compete Successfully

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Pretty & Practical Salmon Flies — Dick Talleur

Pretty & Practical Salmon Flies

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

How We Fish: the Love, Life and Joy of the Riverbank — Paul Whitehouse

How We Fish: the Love, Life and Joy of the Riverbank

Paul Whitehouse

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass A Flyrodder’s Odyssey — Peter Kaminsky

The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass A Flyrodder’s Odyssey

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

A Handbook of Angling – Teaching Fly-Fishing, Trolling, Bottom-Fishing and Salmon-Fishing — Ephemera

A Handbook of Angling – Teaching Fly-Fishing, Trolling, Bottom-Fishing and Salmon-Fishing

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Hardcore Catfishing Beyond the Basics — Keith Sutton

Hardcore Catfishing Beyond the Basics

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Searching for Home Waters A Brook Trout Pilgrimage — Michael K. Steinberg

Searching for Home Waters A Brook Trout Pilgrimage

Michael K. Steinberg

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

The American Fisherman How Our Nation’s Anglers Founded, Fed, Financed, and Forever Shaped the U.S.A. — Willie Robertson

The American Fisherman How Our Nation’s Anglers Founded, Fed, Financed, and Forever Shaped the U.S.A.

Willie Robertson

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

The Doryman’s Reflection A Fisherman’s Life — Paul Molyneaux

The Doryman’s Reflection A Fisherman’s Life

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Bill Dance’s Fishing Wisdom 101 Secrets to Catching More and Bigger Fish — Bill Dance

Bill Dance’s Fishing Wisdom 101 Secrets to Catching More and Bigger Fish

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Fishing For Dummies — Greg Schwipps

Fishing For Dummies

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Tying 101 Tips for the Absolute Beginner — David Klausmeyer

The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Tying 101 Tips for the Absolute Beginner

David Klausmeyer

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Bass & Freshwater Game Fish of North America, 2nd Ed — Waterford Press

Bass & Freshwater Game Fish of North America, 2nd Ed

Waterford Press

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Trout Tips More than 250 fly-fishing tips from the members of Trout Unlimited — Kirk Deeter

Trout Tips More than 250 fly-fishing tips from the members of Trout Unlimited

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Custom Rod Thread Art — Dale P. Clemens

Custom Rod Thread Art

Dale P. Clemens

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

All the Time in the World — John Gierach

All the Time in the World

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing — Kirk Deeter

The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Fly Fishing Tips, Lessons, and Techniques for Tying Knots, Reading the Water, Casting, and Catching More Fish—50 Proven Tactics from an Expert — John Symonds

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Fly Fishing Tips, Lessons, and Techniques for Tying Knots, Reading the Water, Casting, and Catching More Fish—50 Proven Tactics from an Expert

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

Tenkara e Bambù Il Pescatore e la Tenkara – L’Arte del Pescare con l’Antica Tecnica di Pesca a Mosca Giapponese — Lelio Zeloni

Tenkara e Bambù Il Pescatore e la Tenkara – L’Arte del Pescare con l’Antica Tecnica di Pesca a Mosca Giapponese

Themes: Fishing • Fish • Nature

If The Founding Fish by John McPhee is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Fishing, Fish, Nature and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by William G. Tapply, Matthew Morris, Various, Michael Baughman, and others.

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