Reading the Water
Fly Fishing, Fatherhood, and Finding Strength in Nature
Published on 10. May 2022
190 pages
978-1-77164-570-6 (ISBN)
Description
"A father shares the joys of fly-fishing with his daughters... A heartfelt, beautifully written celebration of the wonders of nature and comfort of family" (Kirkus STARRED)
Fishing was Mark Hume's passion since he was a young boy, a lifeline through a childhood marked by his family's frequent moves. When he became a father, he knew he wanted to pass on his love of water, fishing, and the natural world to his daughters. Most of all, he wanted to give them hope for their future even as they were coming of age during uncertain times.
As soon as they were old enough, Mark taught his girls how to read the water and see the patterns in nature. He showed them how to cast, how to catch fish and release them, and?only when needed?how to kill them. He discovered that fly fishing and fatherhood require many of the same skills: patience, flexibility, and the knowledge of when to reel in and when to let go.
Illuminating and heartfelt, Reading the Water is a much-needed, positive story about a father raising daughters, and a meditation on finding faith in a deep connection with the natural world.
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Person
Mark Hume is an award-winning environmental journalist and author of four books, including the acclaimed River of the Angry Moon. He was formerly a national correspondent and columnist with the Globe and Mail, BC bureau chief for the National Post, and a senior correspondent with the Vancouver Sun. Based in Vancouver, he has fly fished in British Columbia for fifty years.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- I Headwaters
- The Watershed
- Reading the Water
- Atim Creek
- The Master
- A Small Run
- II Overflow
- Saint Joseph
- Two
- Easter Blessing
- Where the River Leads
- Casting Instructions
- Catch and Release
- Caught
- Fly Tying Spells
- Hesquiat
- III Alluvium
- The Hermitage
- A Deer in the Woods
- Swimming Up
- The Path Through the Forest
- Bound by Water
- Acknowledgments
- Copyright Page
