Angling The World

Author : Roy Tanami
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1461749417
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angling the World written by Roy Tanami and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hemingway would have been impressed. In a stunning combination of superb color images and literary yet lively personal essays, celebrated angling photojournalist Roy Tanami chronicles his adventures to far-flung fly-fishing destinations in some of the most remote wilderness areas on the planet. Angling the World takes us along on amazing excursions to ten of the world's top fly-fishing destinations. We seek out steelhead on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula; sea-run Arctic char in Nunavut, Canada; peacock bass and piranha in the Amazon jungle of Brazil; and brown trout on New Zealand's South Island. That's not to mention the fabled giant taimen of Mongolia, “one of the undisputed holy grail species for the serious, been there/done that, traveling fly angler.” This member of the salmon family can weigh in at almost 200 pounds—and, yes, can “strike suddenly and often in a highly violent manner.” There's drama around every bend in the river, with thoughts on conservation woven effortlessly in, as Tanami examines the ways in which traveling anglers can help save not only wild fish but also the wild places they inhabit. Written with keen observation, wit, and verve, and interspersed with fascinating tidbits of historical and geographical lore, Angling the World is a passport to a world of extraordinary angling adventure. Conveying the full awe and wonderment, enthusiasm and reflection of a consummate storyteller who also knows just how to capture his catch on film, it will have all anglers hooked—even if, while dreaming of distant waters, they're curled up on the couch. From the introduction: Wandering the globe to fish is every bit as good as it sounds, and the outrageous fishing is just a part of it. All of fly fishing's considerably powerful seductions—the quest for adventure and discovery; meeting new challenges, people, and environments; and the pleasures of being in direct contact with the elemental, pristine, and most beautiful aspects of nature—are amplified in the extreme and exotic edges of the world.

Author : Dan D. Gapen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780932985088
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book River Fishing written by Dan D. Gapen and published by . This book was released on 1992-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Monte Burke
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643135597
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lords of the Fly written by Monte Burke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Saban, 4th and Goal, and Sowbelly comes the thrilling, untold story of the quest for the world record tarpon on a fly rod—a tale that reveals as much about Man as it does about the fish. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, something unique happened in the quiet little town on the west coast of Florida known as Homosassa. The best fly anglers in the world—Lefty Kreh, Stu Apte, Ted Williams, Tom Evans, Billy Pate and others—all gathered together to chase the same Holy Grail: The world record for the world’s most glamorous and sought-after fly rod species, the tarpon. The anglers would meet each morning for breakfast. They would compete out on the water during the day, eat dinner together at night, socialize and party. Some harder than others. The world record fell nearly every year. But records weren’t the only things that were broken. Hooks, lines, rods, reels, hearts and marriages didn’t survive, either. The egos involved made the atmosphere electric. The difficulty of the quest made it legitimate. The drugs and romantic entaglements that were swept in with the tide would finally make it all veer out of control. It was a confluence of people and place that had never happened before in the world of fishing and will never happen again. It was a collision of the top anglers and the top species of fish which would lead to smashed lives for nearly all involved, man and fish alike. In Lords of the Fly, Burke, an obsessed tarpon fly angler himself, delves into this incredible moment. He examines the growing popularity of the tarpon, an amazing fish has been around for 50 million years, can live to 80 years old and can grow to 300 pounds in weight. It is a massive, leaping, bullet train of a fish. When hooked in shallow water, it produces “immediate unreality,” as the late poet and tarpon obsessive, Richard Brautigan, once described it. Burke also chronicles the heartbreaking destruction that exists as a result—brought on by greed, environmental degradation and the shenanigans of a notorious Miami gangster—and how all of it has shaped our contemporary fishery. Filled with larger-than-life characters and vivid prose, Lords of the Fly is not only a must read for anglers of all stripes, but also for those interested in the desperate yearning of the human condition.

Author : Pat Ford
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 9781616081300
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fly-Fishing Daydreams written by Pat Ford and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Alaska to the Bahamas, Panama to The Seychelles, Pat Ford knows where to find the best places to go fly fishing. In Fly-Fishing Daydreams, Ford and his camera capture the most exciting adventures in the sport, from great sailfishing expeditions in Guatemala to Atlantic salmon-finding missions on the icy waters of Russia’s Kola Peninsula. In each far-flung locale, Ford recounts his unforgettable fish tales and illuminates them with spectacular full-color photography, putting the reader right there in their waders beside him. The result is a book that enables readers to live out their fly fishing dreams. Complete with 300 full-color photographs, a foreword by legendary fly fisherman and author Lefty Kreh, a preface by Mike Myatt, chief operating officer of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), and a special chapter on digital photography basics for anglers, Fly-Fishing Daydreams is a book no lover of fly fishing should be without.

Author : Izaak Walton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Compleat Angler written by Izaak Walton and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harold C. Lyon
Publisher : Harold Lyon
ISBN 13 : 9780974817125
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit written by Harold C. Lyon and published by Harold Lyon. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Part angling memoir, part history - the kind of book you can dip into at a moment's notice, or read straight through as you would a novel. You'll enjoy the warm positive tone registered by author Lyon's insights. It'll make you want to fish. It'll shape your viewpoint in ways you didn't expect. Something for everyone. Scientific angling information for those who want that. Hilarious anecdotal material you'd only get by knowing these people firsthand. It's the perfect book to be sitting on your lakefront coffee table.It's there when you want a dose of insights into New England glacial water. It captures in words -- and with great feeling -- what the big lake has to offer.Steve Hickoff - Outdoor Columist and Writer

Author : Henry Gilbey
Publisher : Fernhurst Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 1119968011
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ultimate Fishing Adventures written by Henry Gilbey and published by Fernhurst Books Limited. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes you on a remarkable journey visiting 100 destinations from Alaska to New Zealand. Fly, lure and bait fishing in rivers, oceans and lakes, from deftly dropping a fly in front of a hungry trout to shaking with fear at a rampaging giant trevally, this book covers it all._x000D_ Remarkable full-page images accompany each of the fishing adventures in this stunning coffee-table book. Written to inspire, excite and inform, there is plenty of information on the locations, the fish and how to catch them. Go on a voyage of discovery from secret African rivers to idyllic tropical islands, fight with monsters of the deep in Australia, get set for superb sport in the USA, or discover fishing delights in and around Britain and Europe._x000D_ Anglers of all sorts will treasure this inspirational collection of the world's most exceptional fishing adventures.

Author : Leander J. McCormick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fishing Round the World written by Leander J. McCormick and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Bradford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.2B/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout written by Charles Bradford and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jerald S. Ault
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420004255
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries written by Jerald S. Ault and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The core of a multibillion dollar sport fishing industry, tarpon and bonefish, two of the earth's oldest creatures, are experiencing obvious and precipitous population decline. Experienced anglers in the Florida Keys suggest a drop of approximately 90-95 percent for the bonefish population over the last 65 years. Despite the economic value of the i