(From the back cover of the book)

Every summer the the small community of Bishop's Place holds a summer-long fishing contest where the winner is crowned the "Trout King." Alexander McGregor had won the title for the last eight years, but out-of-towner Sam Henry hoped to change that.

McGregor fishes ruthlessly. Meanwhile, Sam casts in his line and waits patiently for a bite. They both deal with relationships the same way they fish, and it could cost each of them their families. How much longer will McGregor's wife accept his harsh relationship with his sons? How much longer can Sam's wife take his distant approach to their marriage?

The tension deepens when McGregor catches what local fisherman deem to be the largest trout around. It looks like the contest is over. Then Sam's son discovers the location of an unbelievably large trout that could put his father in control of the contest for good!

This delightful story will "hook" any reader!

“There’s much more to fishing than catching fish.”

If you love fishing you’ll love THE TROUT KING, a novel by C.E. Pickhardt
(www.carlpickhardt.com) from Bonneville Books, Cedar Fort, Inc.

More than a fisherman’s tale, THE TROUT KING is a story about fathers and sons, about the many meanings fishing holds for those that love it, and about how the unintended consequences of well meaning choices can shape people’s lives for good and ill. The dramatic action unfolds over a summer contest in a small vacation community to determine the champion trout fisherman, “The Trout King”, a competition that turns deadly serious when a rough-hewn local who has not been bested is challenged by a fly fishing purist who hates to lose.

ISBN:1-55517-545-7

“First there was ‘The Old Man and the Sea,’ then ‘A River Runs Through It,' and now ‘The Trout King.’” Lee Nelson, author.