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Fly Fishing the Tahoe Region
By: Haggard , Stephen Rider 
Pub Date: 2002
Publisher: Aguabonita Books
Illustrated: B & W photos
Binding: Quality Paper
Pages: 206

ISBN: 0965256626
List Price: $18.95

An informative look at prime fly-fishing spots in the Tahoe/Sierra region. This comprehensive guide covers the Lake Tahoe Region and the Truckee, Yuba, American, and Carson River drainages. 
California Recreational Lakes & Rivers, 2nd Edition
By: Stienstra, Tom
Pub Date:  2000
Publisher: Foghorn Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 525
List Price: $22.95
This book is intended to be a complete guide to every lake, river, bay and coastal port in California, as well as the water sports popular at each location. It has an introduction listing the author’s top choices in several categories such as Best Houseboating and Best Fishing. There is a map for each location, a description of the place, and details of access, facilities and fees. There is also a section on boating laws and safety.
THE TAHOE SIERRA: A Natural History Guide to 112 Hikes in the Northern
Sierra

By Schaffer, Jeffrey P.
Pub Date: 1998
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Binding: Trade paper
Pages: 402
ISBN: 0899972209
List Price: $19.95
Recently updated, this natural history guide to the trails around the Lake Tahoe Basin and in the Sierra Nevada, is our bestselling regional hiking guide.  Each of the more than 100 hikes described here includes mileages,
elevations, degree of difficulty, campsites, sources of drinking water, and even rock-climbing areas along the trails.  Over 150 wildflower species are illustrated with separate chapters on geology, zoology, botany and even
trout fishing.

Hot Springs of Northern California By: Williams, George III
Pub Date: August 1997
Publisher: Tree by the River
Illustrated: Maps & Photos
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 83
List Price: $12.95
This is an informative listing of hot springs from Bishop to Alturas. The author is intimately familiar with the locations, fees, rules, and expectations of these springs. Included are hand drawn locations and directions to springs as well as numerous photos of the springs themselves. The author offers his own unique brand of observation.
Touring California
Nevada Hot Springs
By: Bischoff, Matt C. 
Pub Date: August 1997
Publisher: Falcon Publications
Illustrated: Maps
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 226
List Price: $16.95
Looking for a unique weekend experience? Why not try a few of the numerous hot springs, commercial and undeveloped, which are listed in this book? Detailed descriptions, easy-to-read maps, and the author’s experiences make this book a good companion for your next hot springs trip. Also included in the book are historical stories which tell of the area’s past. While sitting in the hot water, one can think of the history…or nothing at all.
Hot Springs of the Eastern Sierra
By:  Williams, George III
Pub Date: September 1996
Publisher: Tree by the River
Illustrated: Photos & Maps
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 79
List Price: $10.95
The predecessor to Hot Springs of Northern California, this guide includes springs form Death Valley north to Gerlach, Nevada. Hand- drawn maps, photos, and personal commentary accompany this book, which will keep you in "hot water" for quite some time.
ENJOYING FISHING LAKE TAHOE, THE TRUCKEE RIVER, & PYRAMID LAKE
By Roush, Jr., John H.
Pub Date: 1987
Publisher: Adams Press
Binding: Trade paper
Pages: 375
List Price: $9.95
The successor to Successfully Fishing Lake Tahoe, this present volume has been completely rewritten and greatly expanded to include a wealth of new material.  If you are planning a fishing trip on one of these bodies of water in the near future, you will want to purchase this book.
Recreation Lakes
of California:
25th Anniversary Edition
By: Dirksen, Diane
Pub Date: 2004
Pub: Recreation Sales Pub.
Binding: Paper
Pages: 207
ISBN: 0943798205
List Price: $19.95
Spiral-bound listings of California's recreation lakes. Sectioned by northern, central, and southern parts of the state, this book references lakes by number from an approximate location on a general map. Each lake shows campground locations, launching facilities, recreation, and various pertinent facilities near the lake.

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