Dream Fish and Road Trips: Fly Fishing Tales from Alaska, Montana, and Beyond [Hardcover]

E. Donnall Thomas Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1996

Hilarious and informative, this collection of fly-fishing essays takes us to some of the world's great places, from Christmas Island to Siberia.

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"The unpretentious ease...derives from...his belief that fishing, regardless of expectations or results, is fun." --Atlantic Monthly

From the Back Cover

Dream Fish and Road Trips is a brilliant new collection of fly-fishing stories from a man who has been fortunate enough to live in two angling meccas - Alaska and Montana - and who has traveled the world in search of fly-fishing adventures, from Christmas Island to Siberia.With writing both perceptive and disarmingly simple, hilarious and informative, Thomas takes us along to some of the world's great places, fishing for species as regal as Alaska's king salmon, as humble as a Missouri River walleye, and as mysterious as the red weke - a small, possibly psychoactive goatfish of great ceremonial significance to native Hawaiians. If Hunter S. Thompson took up fly fishing, he'd eventually find Don Thomas. Here's a book for all fly fishers itching to breakout of civilization. (6 1/4 X 9 1/4, 196 pages, illustrations)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558214291
• ISBN-13: 978-1558214293
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,202,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars "Dream Fish" Gets You Dreamin About Fishing., May 24, 1998

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This review is from: Dream Fish and Road Trips: Fly Fishing Tales from Alaska, Montana, and Beyond (Hardcover)

I enjoyed this book. It made me want to go right out on the South Platte River southwest of Denver and start fishing. Mr. Thomas is a good writer who knows how to convey the excitement of fishing. I could identify with some of his stories. At points I found myself thinking: I've been there or done that. The only thing that put me off about this book was the very faint tinge of high-falutinism that comes through. What I mean is I get the feeling that I couldn't afford to go on most of the trips he takes. I wish someone would write a book about fishing the places close to home, the small waters, that most of us can get to. But, that was my only complaint. Otherwise, I liked the book. I learned some things about technique, even though this isn't a how-to book.