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- Troutsmith: An Angler's Tales and Travels
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
Whether standing in a quiet Wisconsin creek, by a high-country lake in Wyoming, or on the grassy margins of England's hallowed chalkstreams, Kevin Searock believes anglers are driven by a vision: "There are things on this good Earth that only the angler sees, and one of them is the breathless beauty of a trout emerging from a river." Here, in this evocative collection of fishing essays, he takes readers under the surface of this ancient sport, casting a spell of water-magic. Although trout are central to many of the stories, bluegills, bass, and other warm-water fish also grace these pages.
Telling stories in thoughtful prose, Searock writes about fly-tying, collecting fishing literature, journaling, and traveling in a way that makes Troutsmith a rich and varied meditation on fishing and the outdoors.
Table of Contents
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- Short Casts—Wisconsin
- pp. 1-103
- After Work
- pp. 3-5
- The Black Trout of English Run
- pp. 6-11
- Fishing in Print
- pp. 12-19
- Anglers Adrift
- pp. 20-29
- Tiger of the Valleys
- pp. 30-35
- Spring Ponds
- pp. 36-45
- The Four-Minute Fly Tier
- pp. 46-54
- Turning Back the Clock
- pp. 64-73
- Good Days and Bad Days
- pp. 74-86
- Spiders and Flies
- pp. 87-93
- Dame’s Rocket
- pp. 94-103
- Fishing Fine and Far-Off
- pp. 105-170
- It’s All Good
- pp. 107-111
- Redmire Pool at Dawn
- pp. 112-120
- The Choice
- pp. 121-129
- Trout Lake
- pp. 130-137
- Devon and Cornwall
- pp. 138-153
- Days on the Dove
- pp. 154-161
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299293734
Related ISBN(s)
9780299293703
MARC Record
OCLC
859686948
Pages
182
Launched on MUSE
2013-05-19
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2013