It's More Than Fishing

The Art of Texas Trout and Redfish Angling

By: Patrick Murray

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Paperback | 18 August 2020

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The only constant in fishing is that the fish are still trying to avoid being caught as hard today as they were 100 or 1,000 years ago. To improve as anglers, we must be willing to change and evolve."

It's More Than Fishing is a how-to guide for Texas coastal fishing that addresses a number of key aspects of coastal angling, including the basics of patterning, fishing the Texas surf, choosing lures and baits, and what to keep in mind when hiring a fishing guide. In addition to these how-to elements, It's More Than Fishing also includes insight and information from marine biologist anglers about coastal and marine conservation. Author Patrick D. Murray has spent more than two decades as a marine conservation professional, and he emphasizes the critical role of recreational anglers in protecting marine resources. Each chapter begins with a handy summary to guide readers through the information, making it easy to jump around.

Throughout the book, Murray reminds the reader that angling is part science, but it's also part art. Similar to yoga, culinary pursuits, and martial arts, angling is an evolving skill that has been in practice for centuries. Successful fishing requires a mixture of knowledge, practice, patience, and skill. Murray believes that if anglers view their pursuit as an art, they will only invest in developing their skills, but their passion for fishing and ocean resources will increase along with their catches.

Industry Reviews

"Pat Murray is my favorite fishing writer. This book brings my appreciation of his writing to a new level because we get to see the man who passionately loves fishing and who even more passionately loves conserving fish and their habitat in his element. This book will not only give you deep insight into catching specks and reds, it will inspire you truly appreciate the God-given gift that is coastal fishing."- Chester Moore, wildlife journalist and editor in chief, Texas Fish & Game

"If you want to catch more fish out of the Gulf, proceed to checkout right now. Murray's simple yet cerebral conversation delicately balances focused details with broad concepts that make you want to set the book down and proceed immediately to the boat ramp, but you can't because the writing is so damn good. Witty, insightful, experience-driven and somehow loaded with fresh new perspectives on one of mankind's oldest pursuits, this book is the 1/4 oz. gold spoon of fishing literature."- Jesse Griffiths, author of Afield, A Chef's Guide to Preparing & Cooking Wild Game & Fish

"Pat Murray's latest book is an articulate and ordered brain dump that will have any avid saltwater angler nodding in agreement. A pleasant and easy read that is a combination of how to and what to do with a valuable dose of conservation philosophy thrown in for good measure."- Larry McKinney, senior executive director, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

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