Certainly More Than You Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast

If you are a Spearfisher, Line Fisherman, or anyone else looking to up your fish brain, this is the source. Literally everything you want to know about Pacific Coast Fish, and then some.

As someone else said, if you like this sort of thing, you will like this. I do like this but I wish I knew any other person who did, so I could share it.

Mr. Love has an enormous wealth of knowledge about the marine life in CA, and an even bigger sense of humor about it.Can't miss with this one; hub bought it first, and I ordered another and gave it to a neighbor whose niece is starting her studies in the field of Marine Biology.Neighbor has a wicked sense of humor as well, and I am almost positive that book will have to be reordered for the niece.

There is a new version out by the author and it remains a great read

This book is right up his alley. He’s finding it to be interesting, engaging and, sometimes funny.

My husband lived this compilation. It’s brilliant. So I bought another one for my nephew.

I really liked it, but the target audience is very small. The overlap between people interested in the life history of thirty different species of rock bass but are not ichthyologists and those who enjoy sarcasm in their biology are few and far between. If you're attracted to the title, you're probably going to enjoy it. If you think the title is ridiculous, save your money. I learned quite a bit and enjoyed reading it.I want him to do a sequel for the Atlantic coast, but I think that's a little out of his realm.

I am still reading this book but my enthusiasm for it can be seen in the fact that I have purchased two more copies to give to friends. The price is shockingly low given the size of the book (5 pounds and 648 pages -see page 645 to findout why it's so long) and quality of the color photographs. Make no mistake, this is a scientific treatise but unlike the handbooks I have for insects, reptiles, flowers, birds, etc., this one is entertaining and holds your attention; you don't just want to pick it up to help identify a particular fish you have seen, you pick it up to also enjoy the humor, the stories, and the insight the author puts on virtually every page.