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"Few angler-authors can match the skill and insight of Steve Raymond. . . . Raymond leads his reader to a refined and refreshed understanding of what the natural world is really all about."--The New York Times Perhaps the most innovative fly-fishing writer of his generation, Steve Raymond reaches a new level in this collection of five short stories and a novella. Here you'll learn the fate of the world's first genetically modified fly fisher, discover the secret behind the amazing success of an isolated little fly shop, and find out what was really going on between the sainted Theodore Gordon and his mysterious young woman fishing companion. You'll witness the suspenseful trial of the world's most famous fly fisher, chuckle at the tale of an angler who outwitted the Internal Revenue Service and his own accountant, and laugh out loud at the "real" story behind the first words ever written about fly fishing. And you'll agree with the words of Arnold Gingrich in his classic work, The Fishing in Print: "Such books, and such authors, are rare, and Raymond is somebody simply not to be missed."
Like a fly box with colorful patterns, these pages hold some of the
best and brightest moments of a long-fly-fishing life. Here is the
ecstasy (occasional agony) of fishing for trout, salmon, and
saltwater gamefish - in waters from Canada to the Caribbean,
northern Scotland to the South Pacific. You'll meet some of the
most memorable fishing partners ever to share a stream, discover
the long-lost legacy of a famous pioneer fly tyer, and feel the
warmth of an extraordinary gift from an old fishing friend.There is
a funny and poignant tale of two Russian anglers who came to fish
in America; a glimpse at the "Blue Heaven" of dry-fly fishing; a
look into "the truth" behind fly-fishing magazines and books; and
the result of one angler's diligent search for the source of the
world's best rod-building bamboo.If you've ever wondered how fly
patterns get their names, what the perfect river would be like, or
what Dame Juliana Berners might be doing if she were alive today,
read this book. And there's much more in this warmly written memoir
of the people, places, things, realities, and fantasies encountered
by the author in the more than fifty years of fishing the waters he
now remembers as his "rivers of the heart." (61/4 X 91/4, 252
pages, illustrations)
"The Year of the Angler" and "The Year of the Trout" have long been
underground classics, the kind of books used-book sellers can't
keep in stock, the ones its owners won't loan out. Now they're back
in print, under one cover. The Year of the Angler and The Year of the Trout have long been
underground classics, the kind of books used-book sellers can't
keep in stock, the ones its owners won't loan out. Now they're back
in print, under one cover.
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