Fly Fishing the Great Western Rivers [Hardcover]

Ralph Kylloe (Author, Photographer)

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Publication Date: April 20, 2004

Esteemed author, rustic design expert, and passionate fisherman Ralph Kylloe presents grand fishing adventures from wild and remote rivers across the Western United States-from the extraordinary Tsiu River in Alaska's Lost Coast region to majestic Smith River nestled in the redwoods of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park in California. Travel with Kylloe as he casts for silver salmon, steelhead, king salmon, and trout in this exquisitely photographed book. Kylloe relates captivating anecdotes in journal style from fishing adventures on the Umpqua River in the wilds of Oregon, the Green and Snake rivers in rugged Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the untamed Nushagak River in Alaska. He also includes tips on fishing gear (one can never have too much-great gear is an art!), travel information, and the personal experiences of a man who was born to cast. Flyfishing the Great Western Rivers also features mesmerizing photography of a wide variety of fish as well as the rivers and landscapes that give life to them-making it the perfect gift for any devoted angler. Ralph Kylloe received his EdD from Boston University and has taught at the university level for many years. He is a leading authority on rustic furniture and owner of the Ralph Kylloe Gallery at Lake George in New York's Adirondack Mountains. His previous books include Fishing Camps, Rustic Artistry for the Home, Rustic Traditions, The Rustic Cabin: Architecture and Design, and Cabins & Camps.

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Ralph Kylloe received his EdD from Boston University and has taught at the university level for many years. He is a leading authority on rustic furniture and owner of the aplh Kylloe Gallery at Lake George in New York's Adirondack Mountains. His previous books include Fishing Camps, Rustic Architecture and Design, and Cabins & Camps.

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Introduction
I fish. I go through phases. I caught my first fish when I was about four years old. For many years I fished with a fly rod. Then I got hooked on bass fishing. For years, in the wintertime, I traveled to Florida to catch tons of huge bass in the wonderful lakes throughout the region. But all things change.
Several years ago my good friend, artist Barney Bellinger, told me to give him a thousand dollars. He said it was for new fishing gear. So I gave him the money. I didn't argue. I just gave him the money. The following morning he showed up with two new fly rods, reels, and all kinds of related gear. That was it

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith (April 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586854372
• ISBN-13: 978-1586854379
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 11.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,027,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures/disappointing text, September 7, 2006

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This review is from: Fly Fishing the Great Western Rivers (Hardcover)

This is a good coffee table book for the armchair fisherman. The pictures are beautifully done and very artistic. The author does have some problems with his western geography. The Snake River and Gallatin River do NOT share the same drainage--they are on DIFFERENT sides of the Continental Divide. The author also mislabels a beautiful Snake River Cutthroat Trout as a brown trout--shameful. The text gets somewhat tedious--constantly reading about how early the author gets up, how little sleep he gets (give me a break, he's traveling around the west fishing with a different guide every day) and reading about all these gigantic fish that he makes pictures of but don't seem to end up in the book. I'm giving this book three stars for the quality of the paper and photographs and the places it takes me in my mind.