Where can you find resources for the Fishing merit badge?

The purpose of the merit badge is to allow you to explore and understand the subject. In order to complete the merit badge you need to do some research. Resources are:

• The merit badge pamphlet
• Your merit badge counselor
• Your school teachers
• Your school or community library
• The BSA website at Scouting.org[linked]
  
• MeritBadge.org[linked]

You can find the answers to the Fishing merit badge by using these resources:


Scouting Literature
Boy Scout Handbook, Conservation Handbook, and Fieldbook; Camping, Cooking, Environmental Science, First Aid, Fish and Wildlife Management, Fly-Fishing, Lifesaving, Soil and Water Conservation, and Swimming merit badge pamphlets.

Books

• Baron, Frank P. What Fish Don't Want You to Know: An Insider's Guide to Freshwater Fishing. Ragged Mountain Press, 2004.
• Bashline, Sylvia. The New Cleaning & Cooking Fish: The Complete Guide to Preparing Delicious Freshwater Fish. Creative Publishing International, 1999.
• Circle, Homer. Bass Wisdom. The Lyons Press, 2000.
• Earnhardt, Tom. Boats for Fishermen. The Lyons Press, 2001.
• Kaminsky, Peter. Fishing for Dummies. IDG Books Worldwide, 1997.
• Maas, Dave. Kids Gone Fishin'. Creative Publishing International, 2001.
• National Audubon Society. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fishes. Knopf, 2002.
• Pfeiffer, C. Boyd. The Complete Book of Tackle Making. The Lyons Press, 1999.
• Rosko, Milt. The Complete Book of Saltwater Fishing. Krause Publications, 2001.
• Schultz, Ken. Ken Schultz's Fishing Encyclopedia: Worldwide Angling Guide. IDG Books Worldwide, 2000.
• Sousa, Robert J. Learn to Fly Fish in 24 Hours. Ragged Mountain Press, 2006.
• Vick, Noel. Fishing on Ice. Human Kinetics Publishers, 1999.
• Wilson, Geoff. Geoff Wilson's Complete Book of Fishing Knots and Rigs. Australian Fishing Network, 2006.

DVD

• Joan Wulff's Dynamics of Fly Casting. Miracle Productions, 2001.

Periodicals

Field and Stream and Outdoor Life magazines

Telephone: 800-289-0639 (Field and
Stream); 800-365-1580 (Outdoor Life)
Web site: http://fieldandstream.com or http://outdoorlife.com

Organizations and Web Sites


American Sportfishing Association and Future Fisherman Foundation
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: 703-519-9691
Web sites: http://www.asafishing.org and http://www.futurefisherman.org


The Catch and Release Foundation
19 Parmalee Road
Newtown, CT 06740
Toll-free telephone: 800-63-CATCH
Web site: http://www.catchandreleasefound.org


Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum
P.O. Box 1295
Livingston Manor, NY 12758
Telephone: 845-439-4810
Web site: http://www.cffcm.net


Federation of Fly Fishers
P.O. Box 1688
Livingston, MT 59047
Telephone: 406-222-9369
Web site: http://www.fedflyfishers.org


Izaak Walton League of America
707 Conservation Lane
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Telephone: 301-548-0150
Web site: http://www.iwla.org


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries
1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone: 301-713-2334
Web site: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov


National Park Service
1849 C St., NW
Washington, DC 20240
Telephone: 202-208-6843
Web site: http://nps.gov


Trout Unlimited
1300 N. 17th St., Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22209-2404
Telephone: 703-522-0200
Web site: http://www.tu.org


U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Main Interior
1849 C St., NW
Washington, DC 20240-0001
Web site: http://www.fws.gov