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NEW BOOKS May/June 2005 Rod Rage: The Ultimate Guide to Angling Ethics Florida Sportsman Fishing Planner 2005 Amazing But True Fishing Tales When Fish Fly: Lessons for Creating a Vital and Energized Workplace from the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market Gail Rubin, Author House ( Bloomington , IN ), www.amazon.com, 2004, 145 pp., $15.50, softcover. “I submit first of all that there is no such thing as sport without ethics.” So writes Roderick Haig-Brown in Rod Rage, a first-rate collection edited by Rhea Topping that examines the finer points of fishing etiquette. You’ll find Vlad Evanoff (on which surf caster gets the best spot on the shore), Cathy and Barry Beck (on how much river room to give another angler), Ray Bergman (on how to treat beginners and spin casters), Billy Pate (on courtesy on the flats), and more from Joan Wulff, Mel Krieger, Stu Apte, Flip Pallot, Dick Talleur, Ernest Schwiebert and others. The Florida Sportsman Fishing Planner tells you when and where to catch more fish in the state. The 2005 edition of this excellent reference features more than 190 pages of month-by-month action predictions for all six Florida tide stations, sunrise/sunset, moon phases, best water temperatures for popular game fish, handy fishing regulations guide, and state and world records. Anglers love a good fishing story, and Amazing but True Fishing Tales, by Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun, is filled with some incredible ones. From the man who lost his class ring fishing but got it back 18 months later after it was found in the belly of a fish at a processing plant 140 miles away, to an angler who caught the same cod 40 times, you will definitely be entertained by these stranger-than-fiction tales. People come from far and wide to the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle , not only to witness the spectacle of fishmongers throwing slippery salmon to one another but also to share in the joyous atmosphere generated by the company’s uniquely vital culture. In When Fish Fly, owner John Yokoyama tells the story of how he transformed a small company on the verge of bankruptcy into an extraordinary model of success. A Girl’s Pocket Guide to Trouser Trout is a strange – but witty -- fly-fishing title. Gail Rubin applies fly fishing techniques to the often-murky waters of the dating world in order to help women in the hunt for trophy trout (and she’s not talking about fish). Chapters cover how to catch a good-guy trout while avoiding Other Fish in the Sea (eels, sea slugs, bottom feeders); quality streams to fish (good places to meet good men); leader lines to cast (conversation openers); and so on.
Gone Fishin’: Ruminations on Fly Fishing , William G. Tapply Houseboat Chronicles: Notes from a Life in Shield Country , Salmon Camp: The Boland Brook Story Edward R. Hewitt, Robert Hale ( London ), distributed by Trafalgar Square (No. Pomfret , VT ), (800)423-4525 or (802)457-1911, fax: (802)457-1913, www.trafalgarsquare.com, 2004, 305 pp., illustrated, $65, hardcover. Longtime fly-fishing writer William Tapply takes a look at the big and small pleasures of fishing, from fly tying to hunting the big ones, in Gone Fishin’. In this collection of stories about his favorite pastime, Tapply dismisses the idea of fly fishing as the “quiet” sport with tales of grizzly attacks, rogue logs and big water; describes the mystical joys of the Beaverkill; gives readers a peak at the important things in his tackle bag, including the books he carries on every trip; and much more. Jake MacDonald was eleven when he hooked his first big fish, and that was the beginning of his lifelong fascination with Shield Country, extending north from Canada ’s side of the Great Lakes . Houseboat Chronicles, partly memoir and partly reportage, is about the vibrant native culture and the precarious existence of the guides, bush pilots, cops and camp owners in this beautiful, untamable country. With her spirit of adventure, attention to detail, and refusal to accept conventional thoughts, Katherine Parsons set out to do what seemed impossible for a young woman living in 1930s Manhattan – open a fishing camp. Livingston Parsons, Katherine’s nephew, shares the fascinating history of Boland Brook Camp (and 65 years of angling on the Upsalquitch River ) in Salmon Camp: The Boland Brook Story. Edward R. Hewitt was one of the 20 th century’s legendary fly-fishing influences. Though based on two earlier classics, Secrets of the Salmon (1922), which created the sport of dry-fly salmon fishing, and Telling on the Trout (1926), which approached trout fishing from the fish’s point of view, A Trout and Salmon Fisherman for Seventy-five Years is no mere recapitulation of earlier material. It is a distillation of a lifetime of angling expertise, filled with still-relevant advice.
Small Stream Bass: A Complete Angler’s Guide to Bass Fishing Off the Beaten Path Catfishing: Beyond the Basics Fly-Fishing Coastal Cutthroat Trout: Flies, Techniques, Conservation Small Stream Bass provides instruction, wisdom and practical information for getting off the beaten path beyond the traditional waters, and exploring and enjoying the small and overlooked streams inhabited by largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass. John Gifford explains how to assess a stream for its fishing potential and addresses issues of equipment, lures, flies, and how to use them in both deep water and in flats and eddies. Keith “Catfish” Sutton shares his in-depth knowledge to make Catfishing: Beyond the Basics the ultimate handbook for catching these hard-fighting game fish. This step-by-step guide covers the lore, time-tested techniques and secrets of catching channel cats, blues, flatheads and bullheads; the advanced baits; and the wide range of equipment and tackle. Coastal cutthroat trout populate nearly all the streams and lakes along the Pacific Coast rainforest belt, from Northern California to Alaska. Fly-Fishing for Coastal Cutthroat Trout is the definitive book on the species: Les Johnson’s vast knowledge and love for this fish is coupled with data contributed by biologists and academics. Topics covered include habitat, life histories, productive flies, techniques, tackle and the future of this tenacious trout. Paige’s Book of Fishes and Whales: A Combat-Fishing Book Over in the Ocean in a Coral Reef , Marianne Berkes and Jeanette Canyon Simon Jowett, DK Publishing (New York), (877)884-1600 or (212)213-4800, fax: (212)213-5240, www.dk.com, 2004, 47 pp., illustrated, $12.99, hardcover. Paige’s Book of Fishes and Whales is a simple story of a river’s journey from the mountains into the deep sea, and all the fish (and a few whales) encountered along the way. Bryce Meyer provides full-color illustrations that will capture young readers’ (ages 2-9) attention, and there is a fish identification guide at the end. The coral reef in Marianne Berkes’ Over in the Ocean is like a marine nursery, teeming with mammals and babies. Children (ages 3-8) will count and clap to the rhythm of "Over in the Meadow" while pufferfish "puff," gruntfish "grunt" and seahorses "flutter." Jeanette Canyon’s art is fresh and fun - constructed entirely from polymer clay. "Welcome precious earth-made child," John Denver sings in his hauntingly beautiful lullaby about the birth of a dolphin. In Christopher Canyon’s illustrated adaptation of Denver’s song Ancient Rhymes, you can feel the hope that birth brings - whether dolphin or human - and the promise of new life. Hardback edition includes an audio CD of Denver singing Ancient Rhymes. Salamander Rain is the journal and scrapbook of Klint, an inquisitive young Planet Scout who kept notes for a year on his discoveries as he explored lakes and ponds, engrossed by the turtles, crayfish, dragonflies and water skimmers. Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini’s model nature journal is a combination picture book/field guide/treasure hunt; it’s fun, informative and lavishly illustrated. Shark Tale: The Essential Guide is an entertaining companion to the DreamWorks animated feature. Simon Jowett provides lots of inside information about the film: you’ll dive into the world of Oscar, Lenny and Angie; tour the Reef and Lino’s ocean liner; discover the thrills of seahorse racing; learn how to wash a whale; and see what it takes to tame a shark.
The Fly Fishing Anthology Spey Casting The Fly Fisher’s Illustrated Dictionary, Darrel Martin The Lyons Press (contact information above), 2004, 240/276 illustrated pp., $14.95 each, softcover. The Fly Fishing Anthology features glorious artwork and more than 20 stories and essays celebrating, reminiscing and bemoaning the sport of fly fishing. Edited by Danielle Ibister, this stunning book is divided into six themed chapters and the writing represents some of the best that the literature has to offer (Howell Raines, John Gierach, Zane Grey, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Travers, G.E.M. Skues, Joan Wulff, Mallory Burton). Casting with a two-handed rod in the style that dates back to mid-1800s Scotland is no easy challenge. It’s now popular for all types of fishing -- especially when obstructions block the backcast – and for all kinds of fish. In Spey Casting, champion spey caster Simon Gawesworth teaches the switch cast, single and double spey, snake roll, snap T, and devon switch; discusses the differences between traditional and modern techniques; and recommends the right rods and lines. The subtitle of The Fly Fisher’s Guide to Crimes of Passion, originally published in 2000, explains it all: More Sedition from the Master of Meander. Seth Norman’s stories span a myriad of isles and Malaysia, high Sierra streams, urban streets, jungle rivers, golf-course ponds, and a koi pool in Golden State Park. He is the Don Quixote of fly fishing, and his essays and tales will make you cry, laugh and think. The Fly Fisher’s Illustrated Dictionary contains more than 350 explanations of fishing terms and phrases, both modern and historical. Entries are listed alphabetically, supported by anecdotes and more than 150 drawings and photographs. For those interested in the lore and language of fly fishing, it is a treasure trove of useful information, arcane knowledge and modern references, from gildard to Isabella and from leveret to snood.
Top Water: Fly-Fishing Alaska, The Last Frontier Fishing the Shenandoah Valley: An Angler’s Guide Jackson Streit, No Nonsense Fly Fishing Guidebooks (Tucson, AZ), (520)547-2462, fax: (888)511-1501 or (520)744-0944, www.nononse nseg uides.com, 2004, 96 pp., illustrated, $19.95, softcover. Top Water is a fishing book as immense in scope as the state it describes. Alaska’s ten major game fish species are covered in chapters that begin with biology and life history, then provide fishing information such as where to look for the fish, timing, tactics, fly theory, and gear requirements. Authors Troy Letherman and Tony Weaver have produced much more than a coffee-table book; it’s a reference work, armchair travelogue and guidebook all in one. Surveying the entire Shenandoah River drainage system, M.W. Smith provides an in-depth tour of these remarkably diverse waters. From access points and contact information for guides, tackle shops and campsites to the best techniques for landing bass, crappie, bluegill or catfish, details on float trips, and adjustments for winter and spring, Fishing the Shenandoah Valley is a complete reference to the region. Guide and outfitter Jackson Streit has fished Colorado for more than 25 years. Like all titles in the No Nonsense Fly Fishing Guidebook series, his updated Fly Fishing Colorado gives you a quick, clear understanding of the essential information needed to fish the state’s most outstanding waters, from the famous and popular to the little known. Plus the detailed maps, key hatch charts and area information make this a great resource for trip-planning. Books Archive
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