The Beaverkill, the Willowemoc, the Neversink, the Delaware, the
Esopus, the Schoharie--these hallowed trout streams have been
hailed for generations as "the birthplace of American fly fishing."
Here is their story. Painstakingly researched and beautifully told,
Catskill Rivers will likely remain the definitive study of these
fabled waters and the remarkable people who created the American
fly-fishing tradition.
There is an unforgettable look at the early river
industries--rafting, sawmills, tanneries, wood-acid factories--and
at the early days on these classic trout waters, where George
LaBranche, in Sparse Grey Hackle's words, "adapted the dry fly to
fast water and started an angling revolution." Here are the great
anglers, fly tyers, rod makers, entomologists, and
publicists--"Uncle Thad" Norris, Seth Green, Theodore Gordon,
Herman Christian, Roy Steenrod, Rube Cross, Hiram Leonard, Ed
Payne, Louis Rhead, Edward R. Hewitt, Sparse Grey Hackle,
Preston Jennings, Art Flick, Harry Darbee, Walt Dette, and a host
of others. There are revealing discussions of the sociological
forces that led Americans into fly fishing; the origins and customs
of private stream clubs; the rivalries between owners and poachers;
the controversies over imported "German" brown trout; the cult of
dry-fly purists; the evolution of hatchery practices, stream
improvements, and fisheries regulation; as well as the future
prospects for these lovely waters. There are also penetrating
historical and physical profiles of the six principal Catskill
rivers, their insect life, trout distributions, stocking practices,
access, angling pressures, fishing conditions, and successful
angling techniques.
CatskillRivers is a poignant journey through the annals of American
angling, from its origins to the present, laced with anecdotes and
stories, graced with over one hundred ten photographs and nine
beautifully illustrated river maps by John Manikowski. It is a book
all fishermen will treasure.
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