My Secret Fishing Life

My Secret Fishing Life
Author: Nick Lyons
Publisher:
Total Pages: 187
Release: 1999
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780871137500

Beyond his life as an English professor, book publisher, and writer, Lyons has always had a "secret fishing life", explored in this collection of wise, gentle, and witty essays. Illustrations.

Casting Forward

Casting Forward
Author: Steve Ramirez
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2020-11-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493051466

In Casting Forward, naturalist, educator, and writer Steve Ramirez takes the reader on a yearlong journey fly fishing all of the major rivers of the Texas Hill Country. This is a story of the resilience of nature and the best of human nature. It is the story of a living, breathing place where the footprints of dinosaurs, conquistadors, and Comanches have mingled just beneath the clear spring-fed waters. This book is an impassioned plea for the survival of this landscape and its biodiversity, and for a new ethic in how we treat fish, nature, and each other.

Fly Fishing Idaho's Secret Waters

Fly Fishing Idaho's Secret Waters
Author: Chris Hunt
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2014-03-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625846924

Idaho's clear flowing rivers are world famous for fly fishing, but finding that elusive perfect spot to land a trophy in the vast wilderness requires a lot of time and knowledge. Fortunately, writer, angler and conservationist Chris Hunt has traveled to some of the state's most idyllic areas to find the best fishing the Gem State has to offer. Adventurous anglers can follow his directions off the beaten path to enjoy excellent scenery and even better fishing. Brimming with expert tips and seasonal strategies for each location, this handy guide will find its place in a dry pocket for every successful excursion.

The Optimist

The Optimist
Author: David Coggins
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2022-05-10
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1982152516

The perfect fly fishing book for today's novice, enthusiastic amateur, as well as the devoted angler is part narration of the author's own angling obsessions and adventures, part practical how-to, and part meditation on a connection to the natural world.

Full Creel

Full Creel
Author: Nick Lyons
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2000
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780871138132

One of America's leading writers on fishing presents a collection of his finest essays, anecdotes, and stories that capture the meaning of angling in the author's life as he describes the integral links among fishing, family, philosophy, and literature.

Trout Madness

Trout Madness
Author: Robert Traver
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1989
Genre: Fishing stories
ISBN: 0671661957

How to Catch the Biggest Trout of Your Life

How to Catch the Biggest Trout of Your Life
Author: Landon Mayer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Fly fishing
ISBN: 9780974642765

This inspirational handbook demonstrates time-tested approaches to catching elusive, giant "trophy" trout. Focusing on strategy and technique, this beautifully illustrated guide for both beginning and advanced fly fishermen explains the best methods to employ when fishing for large trout. Tips on locating giant trout, understanding the behavior of the species, and fooling the fish into biting are included.

Astream

Astream
Author: Robert DeMott
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2012-06-11
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1620874105

This marvelous collection features stories from some of America’s finest and most respected writers about one of the world’s most solitary and satisfying sports: fly fishing. For the first time, the stories of thirty-one acclaimed writers including Kim Barnes, Walter Bennett, Russell Chatham, Guy de la Valdène, Robert DeMott, Chris Dombrowski, Ron Ellis, Jim Fergus, Kate Fox, Charles Gaines, Bruce Guernsey, Jim Harrison, Pam Houston, Michael Keaton, Greg Keeler, Sydney Lea, Ted Leeson, Nick Lyons, Craig Mathews, Thomas McGuane, Joseph Monninger, Howard Frank Mosher, Jake Mosher, Craig Nova, Margot Page, Datus Proper, Le Anne Schreiber, Paul Schullery, W. D. Wetherell, and Robert Wrigley come together in one collection. Fly fishers and non-fly fishers alike will recognize in these poignant tales the universal aspects of the appreciation of nature, the necessity of conservation, and the joy and knowledge that come from time spent on fresh and salt water. This is a delightful, handsome volume that captures the allure and spirit of fly fishing and those that love it.

My Secret Fishing Life

My Secret Fishing Life
Author: Nick Lyons
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-09-21
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780802138422

Beyond his life as an English professor, book publisher, and writer, Lyons has always had a secret fishing life, explored in this collection of wise, gentle, and witty essays. Illustrations.

The Legendary Neversink

The Legendary Neversink
Author: Justin Askins
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2007-09-17
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781602391147

The Neversink River in New York’s Catskill Mountains, with its plunges and gorges, is one of the world’s great trout streams. So it’s no surprise that this diverse and fecund waterway has compelled the finest fly-fishing writers to take up their pens. This treasury of their best work takes a revelatory look at the river from its earliest days right up to the present, and from its origins high on Slide Mountain to the wild and deep ledge pools where the biggest fish live. It includes pieces by John Burroughs, Theodore Gordon, Edward Ringwood Hewitt, George M. L. LaBranche, Hay Berman, Ernest Schwiebert, Austin M. Francis, A. J. McClane, Len Wright, and Jay Cassell. Every fisheman will want to “catch” this collection! Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.