Land of Little Rivers
A Story in Photos of Catskill Fly Fishing
Published on 2. January 2014
288 pages
978-1-62873-838-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus, Schoharie, and Delaware?the rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Gordon, and many others?are celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text. In three major sections, Land of Little Rivers presents historical and physical profiles of the rivers; classic rods, reels, and flies; and engaging stories of the people, events, and developments that constitute the Catskill fly-fishing tradition.
Complementing its photographic beauty, Land of Little Rivers is a book of substance, filled with fascinating stories, anecdotes, and nuggety captions. Land of Little Rivers is the product of author Francis's twenty-five years of research and writing about Catskill fly fishing, and of photographer Ferorelli's more than thirteen thousand images, from which has been selected the most evocative portfolio of photos ever made of these historic rivers. Together they have produced an exquisite, museum-quality work, one that captures magnificently the beauty and passion so central to the sport Izaak Walton called ?the gentle art.?
Complementing its photographic beauty, Land of Little Rivers is a book of substance, filled with fascinating stories, anecdotes, and nuggety captions. Land of Little Rivers is the product of author Francis's twenty-five years of research and writing about Catskill fly fishing, and of photographer Ferorelli's more than thirteen thousand images, from which has been selected the most evocative portfolio of photos ever made of these historic rivers. Together they have produced an exquisite, museum-quality work, one that captures magnificently the beauty and passion so central to the sport Izaak Walton called ?the gentle art.?
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01/2014
Skyhorse Publishing
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Austin M. Francis is a noted angling historian and biographer as well as an acknowledged authority on the history of Catskill fly fishing. He has a home in the Catskill Mountains, where has fished there for more than forty-five years. He is also an avid, longtime squash player. His other books include Land of Little Rivers, Catskill Rivers, and Smart Squash: Using Your Head to Win.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- One-Catskill Fly Fishing Center
- Part I Rivers
- Two-Land of Little Rivers
- Three-Beaverkill River
- Four-Willowemoc Creek
- Five-Neversink River
- Six-Esopus Creek
- Seven-Schoharie Creek
- Eight-Branches of the Delaware
- Nine-Delaware River
- Part II Tackle
- Ten-Rods
- Eleven-Reels
- Twelve-Flies
- Part III Heritage
- Thirteen-Early Catskill Fly Fishers
- Fourteen-Theodore Gordon
- Fifteen-Trout Hatcheries
- Sixteen-Private Clubs & Preserves
- Seventeen-The Woman Flyfishers Club
- Eighteen-A Cast of Anglers
- Nineteen-Dams & Reservoirs
- Twenty-Wulff Fishing School
- Twenty-One-Literature of Catskill Fly Fishing
