Author: Sparse Grey Hackle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1626366519
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Treasure trove of fly-fishing and camping moments too good not to share. 17 black-and-white illustrations 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.
Fishless Days, Angling Nights
Author: Sparse Grey Hackle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1626366519
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Treasure trove of fly-fishing and camping moments too good not to share. 17 black-and-white illustrations 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.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1626366519
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Treasure trove of fly-fishing and camping moments too good not to share. 17 black-and-white illustrations 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.
Fishless Days, Angling Nights
Author: Sparse Grey Hackle
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616083395
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
This virtual treasure trove of amusing anecdotes, profound insights, and recollections of fly fishing and camping moments too marvelous (and sometimes too frustrating) to forget resurfaces for its fortieth anniversary. Sparse Grey Hackle's classic is a mixture of sentiment and hilarity. This fortieth anniversary edition--complete with a new introduction by the author's longtime friend, editor, and fellow fisherman, Nick Lyons, is sure to be a favorite of the next generation of fly fishermen and women.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616083395
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
This virtual treasure trove of amusing anecdotes, profound insights, and recollections of fly fishing and camping moments too marvelous (and sometimes too frustrating) to forget resurfaces for its fortieth anniversary. Sparse Grey Hackle's classic is a mixture of sentiment and hilarity. This fortieth anniversary edition--complete with a new introduction by the author's longtime friend, editor, and fellow fisherman, Nick Lyons, is sure to be a favorite of the next generation of fly fishermen and women.
My Secret Fishing Life
Author: Nick Lyons
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780871137500
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780871137500
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
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.
Catskill Flytier
Author: Harry Darbee
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
1,001 Pearls of Fishing Wisdom
Author: Nick Lyons
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1620871750
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
"From proverbs to professional tips to general words of insight, this collection is for anyone who loves some aspect of the wonderful world of fishing"--Page 4 of cover.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1620871750
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
"From proverbs to professional tips to general words of insight, this collection is for anyone who loves some aspect of the wonderful world of fishing"--Page 4 of cover.
The Dry Fly and Fast Water
Author: George Michel Lucien La Branche
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fly casting
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fly casting
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Passages
Author: Chuck Wechsler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628732970
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
This fascinating, 200-page book features the quotes from the best hunting, fishing, and nature writers to ever grace the pages of Sporting Classics. It’s laced with poignant passages from hunting stories by Hemingway, Ruark, Roosevelt, and Rutledge. You’ll enjoy hundreds of quotes by the greatest fishing writers, including Izaak Walton, Sigurd Olson, Robert Traver, and Roderick Haig-Brown along with the thoughtful words of renowned conservationists like John Madson, Aldo Leopold, and Henry David Thoreau. The book even includes lines from poems by Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost, and many other great poets. With fifty black-and-white illustrations by Joseph Byrne, Passages—The Greatest Quotes from Sporting Literature is a handsome, timeless collection, one that is sure to please anyone with an interest in the outdoors.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628732970
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
This fascinating, 200-page book features the quotes from the best hunting, fishing, and nature writers to ever grace the pages of Sporting Classics. It’s laced with poignant passages from hunting stories by Hemingway, Ruark, Roosevelt, and Rutledge. You’ll enjoy hundreds of quotes by the greatest fishing writers, including Izaak Walton, Sigurd Olson, Robert Traver, and Roderick Haig-Brown along with the thoughtful words of renowned conservationists like John Madson, Aldo Leopold, and Henry David Thoreau. The book even includes lines from poems by Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost, and many other great poets. With fifty black-and-white illustrations by Joseph Byrne, Passages—The Greatest Quotes from Sporting Literature is a handsome, timeless collection, one that is sure to please anyone with an interest in the outdoors.
The Classic Streamer Fly Box
Author: Mike Valla
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0811768856
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
“The dry fly, the wet fly, and the nymph all enjoyed cherished places in an angler’s bag of tricks; but all except the most opinionated will agree that streamer flies and bucktails; when properly selected and employed, hook more and bigger fish more often and in more places than any other type of fly rod lure.” —Joseph D. Bates, Jr. Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing (1966) Streamers, and hair wing versions called bucktails, are versatile patterns that can be fished anywhere whether targeting landlocked salmon on a pristine Rangeley region Maine lake, largemouth bass swimming among the lily pads in a tepid southern farm pond, cutthroat trout inhabiting swift, western rivers or hypercritical browns in the Catskills. In this valuable reference for tiers and anglers alike, author Mike Valla collects here for the reader his favorite classics that are not only important from a historical perspective, but also work well to this day. 100 favorite patterns including Allie’s Favorite Bleeding Shiner Brooks’s Honey Blonde Bumblepuppy Chief Needahbeh Colonel Bates Edson Tiger-Dark Fox’s Yellow Optic Bucktail General MacArthur Goober Jane Craig Missoulian Spook Nine-Three Parma Belle Shushan Postmaster Spruce Supervisor Thunder Creek Silver Shiner Warden’s Worry
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0811768856
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
“The dry fly, the wet fly, and the nymph all enjoyed cherished places in an angler’s bag of tricks; but all except the most opinionated will agree that streamer flies and bucktails; when properly selected and employed, hook more and bigger fish more often and in more places than any other type of fly rod lure.” —Joseph D. Bates, Jr. Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing (1966) Streamers, and hair wing versions called bucktails, are versatile patterns that can be fished anywhere whether targeting landlocked salmon on a pristine Rangeley region Maine lake, largemouth bass swimming among the lily pads in a tepid southern farm pond, cutthroat trout inhabiting swift, western rivers or hypercritical browns in the Catskills. In this valuable reference for tiers and anglers alike, author Mike Valla collects here for the reader his favorite classics that are not only important from a historical perspective, but also work well to this day. 100 favorite patterns including Allie’s Favorite Bleeding Shiner Brooks’s Honey Blonde Bumblepuppy Chief Needahbeh Colonel Bates Edson Tiger-Dark Fox’s Yellow Optic Bucktail General MacArthur Goober Jane Craig Missoulian Spook Nine-Three Parma Belle Shushan Postmaster Spruce Supervisor Thunder Creek Silver Shiner Warden’s Worry
Casting into Mystery
Author: Robert Reid
Publisher: The Porcupine's Quill
ISBN: 0889844283
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
‘Every time I leave the world of work, family and community to wade into a river with fly rod in hand, I enter a sacred space that sometimes finds expression in the written word.’ In Casting into Mystery, writer Robert Reid and wood engraver Wesley W. Bates—avid anglers, both—put ink to paper in homage to the venerable sport of fly fishing. Through text and image, they recall with fondness the ‘company of rivers’ each is grateful to know, providing a glimpse inside a sporting culture teeming with literature, art and music. Part memoir, part objet d’art and part field guide, Casting into Mystery will delight passionate fly fishing practitioners and armchair anglers alike.
Publisher: The Porcupine's Quill
ISBN: 0889844283
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
‘Every time I leave the world of work, family and community to wade into a river with fly rod in hand, I enter a sacred space that sometimes finds expression in the written word.’ In Casting into Mystery, writer Robert Reid and wood engraver Wesley W. Bates—avid anglers, both—put ink to paper in homage to the venerable sport of fly fishing. Through text and image, they recall with fondness the ‘company of rivers’ each is grateful to know, providing a glimpse inside a sporting culture teeming with literature, art and music. Part memoir, part objet d’art and part field guide, Casting into Mystery will delight passionate fly fishing practitioners and armchair anglers alike.
Simplified Fly Fishing
Author: S. R. Slaymaker
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811722797
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Slaymaker see fly fishing not only as a sport that gives great pleasure but also as a tool of conservation. The reader can gain the skills to catch fish on flies and is introduced to a philosophy that fosters conditions to ensure the sport's future.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811722797
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Slaymaker see fly fishing not only as a sport that gives great pleasure but also as a tool of conservation. The reader can gain the skills to catch fish on flies and is introduced to a philosophy that fosters conditions to ensure the sport's future.