Vermont Trout Fishing Guidebooks
New 2nd Ed. 140-page guide to trophy-stocked rivers, lakes, ponds, 60+ maps..$16.95 at bookstores
116-page guide to Vermont's backwoods ponds, 116 pages...$14.95 at bookstores
Comprehensive, 142-page, large-format guidebook, with 20 maps, 400+ streams...$21.95 at bookstores
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148-page guidebook to all of Vermont's trout ponds; six regional maps...$16.95 at bookstores
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20 of Vermont's trout ponds in stories, maps, and depth charts. 120 pages...$14.95 at bookstores
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Backpacking for trout in Vermont, Wyoming, Montana, Labrador, 120 pages...$15.95 at bookstores
True stories & fiction, set in the wonderful world of trout fishing, 120 pages..$14.95 at bookstores
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REVIEWS
Vermont Trout Hikes: A Guide to its Backwoods Ponds
“Trout-filled ponds discovered off the beaten path? A trout angler's dream.
Find these special locations in Peter Shea's “Vermont trout hikes: A guide to its backwoods ponds.”
Official Webpage and Facebook page of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
“Vermont Trout Hikes” will serve as a reference book that includes information on wild trout populations, stocking, depth charts, and more than an angler will want to know…If you are an angler who likes to get away from the crowd and fish new waters, the book is ideal.”
Gary Moore
Outdoor Columnist
Caledonia Record
If you are looking for new places to fish, check out Peter Shea’s new book, “Vermont Trout Hikes: A Guide to its Backwoods Ponds,” with maps, pond depths, and detailed description. Even if you’re not carrying a fly rod, the hikes are worth it to explore some of Vermont’s lesser known waters.
Vermont Sports
Vermont Trout Streams: A Fly Angler’s Guide to the Best
Broken down by different watershed areas, the book lays out just where someone looking to land a Vermont trout should cast. It includes 20 hand-drawn maps, state stocking patterns, fly-fishing patterns, where public access to different streams and rivers is available and local intel from professional guides and people who know the fishing in each region intimately.
Stowe Reporter
“[It is] the first ground-up, comprehensive treatment of Vermont’s trout streams in more than thirty years.”
Vermont Digger
“The title says all of it, and these two Vermonters aren’t afraid to inform the secrets and techniques of their favourite fishing spots. Additionally they get into one of the best methods for profitable fly fishing.”
Brent Hallenbeck, Burlington Free Press
Vermont Trout Streams Allows us to dream -- Are you a fly fisherman hunkered down to avoid close contact and going a bit stir crazy? Get a copy…The guide lists some 400 Vermont trout streams shown on 20 hand drawn maps to guide you. The two accomplished anglers devote space to fly patterns, public access and stocking data for the various streams.
Gary Moore – Thoughts on the Out-of-Doors, Caledonia Record
The New Atlas of Vermont Trout Ponds
"Pick up your copy of the New Atlas of Vermont Trout Ponds this spring and enjoy fishing a hidden Vermont gem."
Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife, VDF&W Facebook page
"Shea published the first [Vermont trout] atlas…now comes a 21st century version…GPS-compatible…fishermen and –women can make use of the book’s info on fish populations and stocking data, invasive species… and more"
Seven Days
"The New Atlas of Vermont Trout Ponds offers not only updated information on waterways from Adams Reservoir to Zach Woods Pond but also satellite-based GPS navigation coordinates."
Brattleboro Reformer
Vermont's Trophy Trout Waters
“Until now, however, there has not been a comprehensive guide to these waters. But that has changed in a big way… Researched and written by Vermont trout bum extraordinaire Peter Shea, the handy, 116-page guide contains a wealth of information that will help anglers find and fish Vermont’s trophy trout waters. A geographer by training and the author of several other Vermont fishing guides, Shea includes detailed directions for each water and GPS coordinates for parking areas along rivers and boat accesses on ponds, along with 46 simple, line drawn maps, 15 depth charts, and more than a dozen black-and-white photographs...”
Lawrence Pyne, Outdoors Writer, Burlington Free Press
Vermont Trout Ponds
"...Vermont Trout Ponds is a delightful romp for anyone who wishes to hear about the special places fly fishermen covet with almost the passion of Captain Ahab, but tempered with the rare gift of someone who is willing to share those places in well-written words, as well as the thrills of his victories and the agonies of his defeats, all with a sense of side-splitting humor and a serious appreciation for the wilderness of the Green Mountain State.“
Philip R. Jordan, Editor, Vermont Magazine
“Shea literally put Vermont still-water fisheries on the map more than thirty years ago with the publication of The Atlas of Vermont Trout Ponds…now [he] is back with a more intimate and in depth companion book…Vermont Trout Ponds... It’s a fun, easy read that melds useful information with fishy tales that will make you want to strap a canoe to your car or lace up your hiking boots and go see each of the ponds covered for yourself… [the book] reflects his more than four decades spent exploring and fishing Vermont with an almost single-minded focus on small, hidden waters…”
Lawrence Pyne, Outdoors Writer, Burlington Free Press.
Long Trail Trout
"Fish stories are a dime a dozen. What I loved about Long Trail Trout are the unpredictable adventures experienced during each fishing excursion. The descriptive way that each story was told made me feel like I was part of the adventure myself. The only thing missing is the smell of fish. Makes me want to hit the trail with my fly rod and a box of flies to create my own Long Trail adventure. A funny and awesome read to inspire any angler who wants to get off the beaten path to chase trout and create their own Long Trail adventures."
Neil Hilt, Vermont PBS, Producer/Director of Outdoor Journal
"This is a masterful work crafted by a man who truly knows the world of trout fishing and shouldn't be missed by anyone who's chased those elusive beasts and dreamed of hiking to the mountain ponds of the Northwest or those secret spots in Vermont. Shea's puckish sense of humor adds just the right flavor... I'd love to accompany him on one of his treks, but reading about them will suffice as next-best.. As fine a collection of fish-tales as you'd want."
DeptuyM, Angler, Amazon
"…Some of the most exciting backcountry fly-fishing trips one can take. This collection of essays, both informative and entertaining, is a perfect complement to guides for any of the regions covered, and essential reading for anyone planning a fly-fishing trip off the grid."
Lightning Releases
"A good read for backpackers and fly fishers… Long Trail Trout, by Peter Shea. He's a Vermont guy and this is the most recent of several books he's written. This one has short pieces on trips to Montana, Wyoming, far northern Labrador, Yellowstone backcountry and yes, Vermont. His tales are well told and will draw you right in. Plus, he's pretty funny and touches on a number of camp subjects that never seem to get written about. I'll leave it at that. Go buy this book."
Vtflyfish on the ADK Forum
Collateral Trout
"Thank you Peter, for providing me with a couple of weeks of bedtime reading, with episodes that launched some of the best nights' sleep that I've had in years!"
Col Jack Price…VT Angler Emeritus
A wild brook trout in fall colors