I would like to pick up a book or two on fishing. I have much to learn. I'm interested in trout fishing on streams & rivers, as well as steelhead and salmon in rivers. I am currently a gear guy, but am working toward getting a fly rod once I learn more.

I've read Dave Vedder's "Float Fishing for Steelhead: Techniques and Tackle", and am probably going to pick up his "Steelhead Jig Fishing: Techniques and Tackle". I am going to buy Les Johnson's "Fly-Fishing Coastal Cutthroat Trout" if my brother hasn't already picked it up. I'm curious about Timothy Kusherets' "Steelhead and Salmon Drift Fishing Secrets" as well as any books by Bill Herzog and/or Jed Davis.

I would appreciate any comments you folks have on these books, what you recommend, how they compare, etc. I'm interested in fishing for trout steelhead and salmon with any legal sporting method, except for plunking (it's just TOO dang boring for me).
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