
Beaverkill
The History of a River and Its People, Revised and Updated
Ed Van Put(Author)
Stackpole Books (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 15. January 2016
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8117-1546-1 (ISBN)
Description
This complete social and environmental history of America's first famous trout stream, the Beaverkill, fully revises and updates an out-of-print classic. Dan Rather wrote, "This gem of a book is an enlightening and entertaining masterpiece of Americana." The story of "America's stream" from before the eighteenth century to the present Portraits of the legendary fly fishers, fly tiers, and writers who lived by the river Contains completely new sections on 25 favorite flies and on fishing tips from the locals"
Reviews / Votes
'A substantial revision of this important work, with much new material...whether you own the original or not, I recommend you buy and read this new edition.' -The Angler's Club BulletinMore details
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
1089 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8117-1546-1 (9780811715461)
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Person
Ed Van Put has been an avid fly fisherman and fly tier for nearly sixty years. He has contributed fishing articles to several outdoor journals and magazines, such as The Conservationist, Trout, Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, and the Anglersa (TM) Club Bulletin. He was a founding member of the Beamoc Chapter of Trout Unlimited, as well as a founding member of the Catskill Fly Tiers Guild. He learned to tie flies from Harry and Elsie Darbee, the noted Catskill tiers. He lives in Livingston Manor, New York.