Here are a few of the comments we’ve received so far …
“Depending on the body of water, many fishing techniques can be applied to achieve the biggest and most fish. “River Smallmouth Fishing: The Best Techniques & Best Rivers” is a guide to river fishing and how to get the best results. From the best lures, strategies to get bigger fish, options for one’s boots, fly fishing, water conditions, and much more. With also a guide to the top 102 rivers for fishing throughout the United States and Canada, “River Smallmouth Fishing” is filled with graphs and black and white photographs, proving to be a very educated pick for river fishing enthusiasts.”
— Small Press Bookwatch, December 2011, The Fishing Shelf
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“River Smallmouth Fishing is an excellent book. Without a doubt, anyone who purchases it will find it highly informative in all aspects, and easy to read and understand. You’ve covered this wonderful part of our sport from top to bottom, and I commend you for it.”
— Bill Dance – Fishing celebrity, TV fishing show host, and book author
“Want to know… why, where, when and how to catch big and battling smallmouth bass all across America? Then get a copy of Tim Holschlag’s River Smallmouth Fishing. What a super compilation !!!”
— Homer Circle – Fishing celebrity and author
“This new book is a whopper! River Smallmouth Fishing is the most complete book about smallmouth I’ve ever seen. It’s a terrific book about two of my favorite things — smallmouth fishing and rivers. What could be better than that?”
— Al Lindner – TV and radio fishing celebrity, tounament champion, tackle company owner
“I spent $88.75 buying 3 books and a DVD by Tim Holschlag. Your staff suggested I would like all Tim’s work, for both conventional and fly fishing. You were 100{4949d78bf26901de2145710e4b5e82a77550ed1d68d9d981ba639bc0a3e30953} right! The material is worth every penny! Kudos to Tim Holschlag for making this his life’s work– bringing accurate smallmouth knowledge to the lay person”
— Dan Transue, Batavia IL
“Wow! Thanks for putting together something uniquely suited for the smallmouth river fisherman. Your book is a wealth of knowledge. It is both easy to read for those just starting out and comprehensive enough for the season smallmouth river fisherman. Keep up the good work you’ve done for the sport of smallmouth fishing. Your contribution to its education and conservation is much appreciated.”
— Jonathan Schaefer –Englewood, OH
“The last few years I have shifted my fishing focus from big boats on big water to small rivers. I shortened my learning curve by using tactics and techniques that have been finely tuned by one of the finest river anglers I know, Tim Holschlag. His new book River Smallmouth Fishing provides all the pieces to the puzzle of fishing rivers and will ensure you have a productive time your first trip out and every time thereafter. I highly recommend River Smallmouth Fishing.”
— Timothy Lesmeister — Outdoor Talk Radio host, KTLK — www.timlesmeister.com
“Tim Holschlag’s latest book on smallmouth bass belongs in every serious angler’s collection. River Smallmouth Fishing is brand-new and red-hot. Everyone who is serious about smallmouth or any kind of river fishing needs this book. Holschlag has put together what amounts to a complete course in fishing for Micropterus dolomieui, his favorite game fish.”
— Brenda Layman– Suite 101.com
“Thanks for your Great book and 45+ years of expertise packed into it. You are a definitely an icon in the smallmouth world and greatly admired by myself. I look forward to the opportunity to someday taking you out on my home river, the beautiful Gasconade!”
— Tommy Bench, Smallmouth Guide
“I like books. I have hundreds of outdoor-related books in my library. And each year I review many new books, and purchase others to read and enjoy. This year Tim Holschlag’s River Smallmouth Fishing, published by Smallmouth Angler Press, tops my list. Tim is one of the true expects in the field and his newest work is a must-read for any smallmouth or stream angler.”
— Spencer Turner — Missouri outdoor writer
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“River Smallmouth Fishing” is the latest by Holschlag, a bronzeback guru who also wrote “Stream Smallmouth Fishing” and “Smallmouth Fly Fishing.” This latest book is Holschlag’s best. The 358-page tome is packed with how-to tips and tactics from a guy who has spent 45 years in basically a single-minded pursuit of one species of fish. There’s also a great section on top river smallie destinations.”
— Prairie State Outdoors
“The book looks great! Well put together and full of valuable information. Keep up the great work.”
— Warren Witkowski — Bronzeback.com
“Tim Holschlag has done it again. His has produced another definitive guide to pursuing the “gamest fish that swims.”
— Ohio Smallmouth Alliance
“Experts from around the country agree that no one knows smallmouth bass like Tim Holschlag. That’s why he is known as Mr. Smallmouth on the sports show trail. He shares all his secrets in his great new book!”
— Hunt the North.com
“You’ve really hit a home run with this book! Great information and presented in a very logical manner. My congrats also for the excellent layout and design.”
— Les Booth — O’FieldStream
“When it comes to river smallies, few, if any, no more about them than famed smallmouth guide and author Tim Holschlag.”
— John Graham – Stream Stalker blog
“This is an accomplishment of which you should be very proud, and I believe you are leading the pack nationally.”
— Dr. Thomas F. Waters — Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
“This latest book by Tim is an easy read that offers a wealth of information for the river smallmouth fisherman. When combined with Tim’s DVD Stream Smallmouth Fishing, it cannot help but improve anyone’s ability as a river smallmouth fisherman.”
–Illinois Smallmouth Alliance
“When talking about smallies, everybody I have ever me gets that wild look in their eye telling me about the fight and pure enjoyment of the water they find them in. River Smallmouth Fishing is all about that water, how to fish it, when to fish, where to fish and what to throw at them. If you’re a smallie angler, this book is for you!”
— Jeff Butler – 45 Degrees North Flyfishing
“Tim’s new book is packed throughout with an amazing array of smallmouth knowledge gleaned from Tim’s many years on the water. By itself, River Smallmouth Fishing is an extraordinary treatise on how to catch the amazing bronzeback, and when coupled with Tim’s Smallmouth Fly Fishing book, anglers have it all, from topwater to bottom and all levels in between. Simply amazing!”
— Ed Constantini — Houltin, WI
“I have your prior two books on fishing for smallmouth. Excellent reading, providing valuable insight on all aspects of fishing for smallmouth bass. Thanks for your continuing endeavors in expanding the horizons of fishing for smallmouth bass.”
— Robert Vorac — Thousand Oaks, CA
“I am absolutely loving the book River Smallmouth Fishing, and am glad I bought 2 so I can give one to my stream mentor. Tim Holschlag absolutely has a talent for writing! I’ve collected many fishing books over the years and I have to say this is the best written by far.”
— Michael Gillig — Aurora, IL
“I am reading River Smallmouth Fishing and it is great! I can’t wait to get out and fish armed with new knowledge and confidence. And I love the Stream Smallmouth Fishing DVD. I have 3 young boys and have a feeling the DVD will turn them into smallmouth anglers.”
— John Peterson — Rice Lake, WI
“Tim Holschlag’s techniques, strategies and methods have proven invaluable over the years. He’s pretty much the only one writing in depth on river smallmouths. He’s an invaluable resource!
— Ray Benash — Havertown, PA
“Tim Holschlag is a credit to smallies period. If his next book is as good as this one and his other ones, I can’t wait to get it.”
— Scott Meier – Springfield, MO
“Your smallmouth book and your DVD have opened up worlds for me in smallmouth fishing I never thought possible. I starting really fishing for stream and river smallies four years ago and I’ve been helplessly addicted ever since. Since literally studying your work contained in your book and DVD I have tripled my catch percentage and even managed to land a couple of 20″ fish over the past few years. Thanks for your dedication to this marvelous species keep up the great work! You are an inspiration!”
— Marshall Snyder – Gardners, PA
“The book is a great reference, and I’m sure I’ll have it dog-eared in many places in no time. I love Tim’s DVD, Stream Smallmouth Fishing, too, and have watched it multiple times.”
— Barry Rutherford – Nokesville, VA
“My son Nate and I are really enjoying the new book. Tim, you are “The Man.”
— Eric Sacks– Oak Park, IL
“I appreciate the focus on stream and river fishing. You’re covering a niche that others barely touch or miss altogether.”
— Barry A. Troyer – Canton, OH