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    When thinking about reading and writing, I am also drawn to the home of the book: the library. This institution has been a constant throughout my life. Carnegie on Pittsburgh ’s north side was my babysitter and tutor during grade school days. Pattee at Penn State offered me my first job as well as full exposure to the art and craft of poetry, which has informed my writing now for over two decades. Van Pelt and Scott Memorial in Philadelphia have been the foundation of my career in library services. Given this ongoing presence of the library in my life, it seems fitting to end this book with a little list of titles for further reading; an online library of fishing books that touch on some of the themes found within Small Fry: The Lure of the Little.

Books

Druke, Allen, Fly & Bubble Fishing Techniques, Frank Amato Publications, 2000.
ISBN: 1571882049
This book investigates an interesting fly-fishing technique and includes an excellent chapter on taking kids fishing.

Drury, Clyde E., The Autobiography of Dr. James Alexander Henshall: The Father of Bass Fishing in America, The Whitefish Press, 2007.
A contemporary authority on the black bass edited this volume of Dr. James Alexander Henshall; the Nineteenth Century gentleman who first brought sport fishing for black bass to the American audience.

Ellis, Jack, The Sunfishes, The Lyons Press, 1995.
ISBN: 1558213562
This is a comprehensive guide to sport angling for the sunfish family.

Engle, Ed, Fishing Small Flies, Stackpole Books, 2005.
ISBN: 0811701247
A master fly tier and guide describes how to effectively fish diminutive fly patterns.

Engle, Ed, Tying Small Flies, Stackpole Books, 2004.
ISBN: 0811700828
A book that clearly explains the value of small flies and the challenges encountered when tying these patterns.

Fichter, George S. and Francis, Phil, Fishing, Golden Books Publishing Company, 1987.
This little book is a classic primer for all sport angling.

Genova, Phil, First Cast: Teaching Kids to Fly-Fish, Stackpole Books, 1998.
ISBN: 0811727610
This book, at 300 + pages, may be the most thorough treatment on the subject.

Gierach, John, Fly-Fishing Small Streams, Stackpole Books, 1989.
ISBN: 0811722902
This book is full of small stream wisdom and wit from one of America’s master fly fishers and storytellers.

Gifford, John, Small Stream Bass, The Countryman Press, 2002.
ISBN: 0881505250
This is a good general guide to all small stream bass fishing.

Hughes, David, Trout from Small Streams, Stackpole Books, 2003.
ISBN: 0811700313
Practical stories about the trout that call small streams home.

Larson, Todd E.A., The History of the Fish Hook in America: An Illustrated Overview of the Origins, Development, and Manufacture of the American Fish Hook, The Whitefish Press, 2007.
An authoritative investigation and exploration of the American fish hook.

Meck, Charles, Fishing Small Streams with a Fly Rod, The Countryman Press, 1991.
ISBN: 0881502022
A Pennsylvania legend of the long rod shares his method of fly-fishing small streams.

Morgan, Jeff, Small-Stream Fly Fishing, Frank Amato Publications, 2005.
ISBN: 1571883460
A full-color primer on the big advantages of small streams.

Murray, Harry W., Fly-fishing for Smallmouth Bass, The Lyons Press, 1996.
ISBN: 1558215344
This guide remains the definitive word on all aspects of smallmouth bass angling on the fly.

Murray, Harry W., Trout Stream Fly-Fishing, Frank Amato Publications, 2003.
ISBN: 1571882812
This handy little book is full of advice on reading the water, fly selection, and fly presentation that will be useful to any angler who plans to fish for brook trout in small streams.

Stearns, Richard, My River: A Memoir, BookSurge Publishing, 2008.
ISBN: 1419689401
An engaging memoir about the role fishing has played within one angler’s wide-ranging life.

Tertuliani, John, Smallmouth Bass and Streams: Thoughts on Fly-Fishing, Lotic Books, 2004.
ISBN: 0976115905
This book includes a great chapter on thinking small.

Walton, Izaak, The Compleat Angler, Collier Books, 1962.
Walton’s advice on the trout and the chub is still useful to all anglers.

Wilson, Roxanne and Terry, Bluegill Fishing & Flies, Frank Amato Publications, 1999.
ISBN: 157188176X
This is the definitive guide to more and larger bluegills.

Articles

Ames, Thomas Jr., "A Fly for All Seasons: The Partridge and Orange," Fly Fishing & Tying Journal, Autumn 2005.
An article about the origin and development of the Partridge and Orange soft-hackled fly.

Ames, Thomas Jr., "Tales of the Great Pumpkin," Fly Fishing & Tying Journal, Autumn 2005.
An article about the Great Brown Autumn Sedge and its imitations.

Foster, David C., "When the Honeysuckle Breathes," Gray’s Sporting Journal, May/June 2005.
A photo essay on fly-fishing for redbreast sunfish.

Purser, Phillip A., "The Sunfish of Summer," Fly Fishing & Tying Journal, Summer 2005.
An article on fly-fishing strategies for sunfish, especially those residing in southern U.S. waters.

Whitlock, Dave, "Discovery," Fly Fishing & Tying Journal, Spring 2004.
An inspiring essay on the joys and merits of branching out to other, sometimes smaller, fish species.

Whitlock, Dave, "Shrinking Waters: Options and Alternatives," Fly Fishing & Tying Journal, Summer 2002.
An essay that includes thoughts on the pursuit of understudied fish species.

Acknowledgements

ron P. swegman would like to thank -- for moral, technical, and piscatorial support -- the following fine folks: Maryann Amici, Chris Braster, Patrick Eisenhauer, Samantha Kavky, Kimberly Maxwell, John Mutone, Oliver C. Shell, James A. Stewart, Chamyang "Wojo" Unkow, Leonard Reuter & Janet (Follmeyer) Reuter, Greg Smith & Yui Murai-Smith.

    And to my immediate and extended family, who all appear as characters throughout this book: Thank you all for allowing me to share our family’s fishing mythology.

    Finally, to Martin Joergensen, editor and master of Global FlyFisher, who believed in this project from my initial proposal to this final, fitting phrase:

The End.