Fishing 1 by 1

posted by admin on Jan 26

Editorial Reviews

Review
“Reading that is often magnificent, thrilling, exciting, breathtaking, and awe-inspiring.” — — Kirkus Reviews

“This admiringly edited volume is especially welcome… Here is a substantial selection including may of his greatest passages.” — – The Nation

The selections chosen and bridged by Teale indicate a detailed study and deep appreciation of this Scotch-American naturalist’s life and work and are as fresh and spritely and delightful as the day they were written. Here is Muir’s whole story, from Scotland to the mountains and valleys of his adopted land, from the harsh discipline of a Bible-reading father to the moneyless foot travels the length and breadth of the United States, from his love of all wild life to his passion for trees. This is the panorama of his traveling too - to Florida, the Gulf Coast, California and the mountains of Yosemite and the High Sierra, the glaciers, and his five trips to Alaska. And here are the little details - the clocks he invented, the plant press that was so dear, the seldom changing meals of bread and tea, the delight in all the animals, birds, flowers - even grasshoppers. These selections from Muir’s works offer reading that is often magnificent, thrilling, exciting, breath-taking and awe-inspiring and the book should be a must for all libraries, nature study or conservation courses, with a definite West Coast audience. (Kirkus Reviews)
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Review
“Reading that is often magnificent, thrilling, exciting, breathtaking, and awe-inspiring.” (Kirkus Reviews )

“This admiringly edited volume is especially welcome… Here is a substantial selection including may of his greatest passages.” (The Nation )
–This text refers to the

Paperback
edition.

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posted by admin on Jan 14

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Though new to American readers, Yates is well known in the U.K. as a journalist and TV presenter, and also for catching what was, in 1980, the biggest fish in the history of English fishing. In his new book, Yates has set out to capture the thoughts and stories that came to him as he sat on the riverbank and waited for a bite. Among fishermen in the U.S., philosophy and poetry are usually the domain of trout fly fishers, but Yates applies these two abstractions to bait fishing for such unrefined-sounding fish as chub, barbell, gudgeon and perch. In his accessible and occasionally lyrical prose, Yates sums up a year on a river in chapter-long musings on a host of fishing and non-fishing topics, such the topography of a river, the weather, his youth, the bird-like beauty of a perch and the essentially British notion of the restorative powers of tea. The book is also filled with practical and tactical advice about how best to land a whale of a perch. Because of Yates’s intelligent observations and his pure dedication to his sport (it is his belief that man was born to fish), this book will be of interest to anglers on both sides of the Atlantic. (May)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Sitting on a riverbank, with rod and line, must count as one of the most relaxing and enjoyable–yet occasionally frustrating–experiences known to man. Chris Yates discovered the joys of fishing early in life and was quickly hooked by its pleasures. Many years later, he is still content to sit, day after day, observing the quirks of different fish and losing track of time. For him, fishing is much more than just a question of technique; sometimes it’s about listening to nothing but your instincts, and at other times it’s about enjoying the perfect cup of tea. And it’s always about not knowing how the day is going to unfold.

There’s no better guide for the uninitiated–and no better companion for those already familiar with the satisfactions of fishing–than Chris Yates. And immersing yourself in How To Fish is almost as delightful an activity as fishing itself. From casting and reeling to whiling away the hours, How to Fish is a gem of a book that gets to the heart of our passion for angling: there’s more to fishing than catching fish.

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posted by admin on Jan 14

Editorial Reviews

It’s no surprise, really, that a novelist of Craig Nova’s range should find himself as drawn to trout as he is to words. Both are uncertain and private pursuits with lots of time for contemplation, punctuated by plenty of setbacks and the occasional victory. Remarkably, each has a way of sustaining the other.

Nova’s memoir is, sadly, short, but the experiences he relates are anything but thin; anglers know there is just as much splendor in a game little fish as there is in one that’s trophy-size. On streams from Maine to the Catskills, he skillfully and revealingly connects his fly lines to his life lines: his courtship, his marriage, his daughters, his writing. In one remarkable set piece, he recalls in splendid detail a bizarre episode, complete with the absurd intrigue of overt threats and secret mail drops, in which he becomes the target of an interstate extortion plot; Nova finds solace through the anxiety as he befriends–and fishes with–the FBI agent assigned to his case.

Why, in the end, does angling hook him so? One memorably lovely passage explains the essence of the union: “During important events in my life, I have gone fishing for brook trout. What I got out of this was not just the absence of what was confining or upsetting, but the presence of another quality altogether: These fish are forever associated in my mind with the depths of thankfulness for good fortune, just as they always reminded me of beauty and a sense of what may be possible after all.” It is in that hopeful landscape of the possible that anglers–and writers–go to thrive. –Jeff Silverman

From Library Journal
Though Nova is the author of nine hard-edged novels, including The Universal Donor and The Book of Dreams, in this slim, likeable memoir he reveals himself to be a caring and sensitive spouse, parent, and outdoorsman. FishingAmostly for brook trout with a fly rodAhas been a constant throughout his adult life, and he credits it with enhancing whatever writing skills or virtues he might possess. He argues that flyfishing’s reflective nature lends intrinsic hopefulness and clear thinking to almost any proximate activity. The chapters cover meaningful events and relationships such as the impact angling had on his perseverance as a young, struggling writer and how fly tying helped him to evade his 12-year-old daughter’s questions about what it’s like to be in love. There’s also a harrowing tale about an extortionist that ends anticlimactically. Recommended for public libraries.AWill Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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posted by admin on Jan 6

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
In these eight short essays, three of which have been previously published, Middleton singlemindedly demolishes the placid image of fishing with moody meditations and dark travelogues. A couple of these pieces read like creative writing class drills, and more than one is marked by florid sentiment. Nonetheless, Middleton makes direct contact with the pulse of existence that fishing provides many people. For the author of The Earth Is Enough , his beloved home waters in the southern Appalachians are the real sources of personal memory, and in re-fishing the waters of his hardscrabble youth, he shows that “fishing is not an escape from life, but a deeper immersion into it.”
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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posted by admin on Dec 12

Editorial Reviews

Harry Middleton had to endure hardships to find the queen mother of all trout streams in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. He had to live through treacherous mountain roads, the cloud of airborne industrial toxins that shrouds the range for most of the year, an occasional blast of lightning, and, worst of all, a helping of rancid potato salad at a roadside diner. Like Norman MacLean in A River Runs Through It, Middleton makes fly-fishing a religion with its own vision of nirvana, and if it takes an occasional descent into the nether regions to attain it, the author isn’t afraid to supply the grisly details. This graceful, funny memoir belongs in every angler’s library.

Review
In “On the Spine of Time”, Harry Middleton takes the reader on an unforgettable fishing trip, full of quirky characters, magical streams, and the unique moods of ancient mountains and their hidden world. — Paul Schullery

In On the Spine of Time, Harry Middleton takes the reader on an unforgettable fishing trip, full of quirky characters, magical streams, and the unique moods of ancient mountains and their hidden world. This book measures up to the extraordinary country it chronicles. — Paul Schullery, author of Mountain Time and Searching for Yellowstone

Middleton has the novelist’s skill at drawing characters; he has that old Southern storyteller’s ear for language; above all he has a sense of humor. This is a splendid book in every respect. — Page Stegner, author of Islands of the West

Middleton’s writings and reflections summon a deeper and more profound respect for the essential role that wilderness and mountains play on the human psyche. Populated with eccentric and engaging characters, Middleton recalls his encounters with humor and alongside his stirring depictions of the Smoky’s scenic vistas and the wild places provide the solace of mountain streams, fast watertrout hooked and trout lost. On the Spine of Time will delight and engage anyone who ever held a pole in hand while hip deep in a pleasant stream while matching wits with a wily trout. — Reviewers Bookwatch/The Midwest Book Review, February 1998

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posted by admin on Dec 10

Editorial Reviews

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A first-class guide…Even if you hike to few–or none–of the ponds and lakes described, you can have many pleasant hours of armchair adventures. — Appalachia AMC magazine

An elegant guide…[that] should definitely be part of the reference library of anybody who loves the New Hampshire outdoors. — Mount Washington Observatory Bulletin

This all-season guide to the ponds and lakes of the White Mountains celebrates the rich diversity of the region’s recreational offerings: you can hike, fish, ski, snowshoe, swim, paddle a canoe, watch birds or moose, or simply linger by a sunny shore. Smith describes a variety of ponds and lakes - from a tree-lined roadside beauty, perfect for a spontaneous swim, to an isolated mountain tarn reached only after a day of serious hiking or snowshoeing. The author matches his love of ponds with a passion for local history, weaving anecdotes and quotations culled from old guidebooks, local histories, and classics from the 19th century. Each of the 68 descriptions includes: summary of hiking facts, pond and lake statistics, activities, and fish species; directions to road or trailhead access (with USGS map); summary of scenery and activities found at the pond or lake (with photographs); side trips to nearby overlooks; and notes on visiting in winter.

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posted by admin on Nov 19

Fishing Places, Fishing People: Traditions and Issues in Canadian Small-Scale Fisheries: Dianne Newell, Rosemary E. Ommer

Editorial Reviews

Interdisciplinarity is the hallmark of “Fishing Places, Fishing People.” It proposes a radically different way of thinking about our current fishery problems and lays the groundwork for an alternative management approach to the fisheries. Comprised of entirely new material, the collection brings together the work of many highly-regarded scholars - historians, biologists, sociologists, anthropologists, consultants, geographers, and ecologists - to discuss this topical issue. Using case studies drawn from across Canada, they demonstrate that there are many shared issues in the various small-scale fisheries of this country, and locate Canadian small-scale fisheries in their historical context as well as in that of global ecological and policy concerns.

About the Author
DIANNE NEWELL is a professor of history at the University of British Columbia, and author of Tangled Webs of History: Indians and the Law in Canada’s Pacific Coast Fisheries. ROSEMARY E. OMMER is a professor of history at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and author of From Outpost to Outport: A Structural Analysis of the Jersey-Gaspé Fishery, 1767-1886.

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