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Megalops: An Angler's Affair with Tarpon [Hardcover]

Tosh Brown (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)


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1886967113 978-1886967113 January 1, 2001 Slipcase
From Key West to Belize to Venezuela, Tosh Brown's career as a sporting travel agent allowed him to passionately pursue this big-eyed behemoth of the Atlantic. This is his insightful and humorous account of more than a decade chasing the Silver King with a fly rod, adding some heartfelt commentary and discussion, as well as a storied history of the tarpon fishery along his native Texas coast. This new Meadow Run Press book is illustrated with a full-color section of the author’s stunning photographs along with never before seen photographs of some spectacular early tarpon fishing by some daring and adventurous fishermen.

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A book that's not only pleasing to read, but also pleasing to own. -- Fly Fishing in Salt Waters Magazine

A combination of humor, whimsy, history, speculation and some genuinely great fishing stories... -- Salt Water Fly Fishing Magazine

It's a rare fishing book these days that leaves you wanting more, but Tosh Brown's Megalops fits the bill nicely. -- Gray's Sporting Journal

From the Publisher

Megalops is a pure delight and a jewel in any fisherman’s library.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 65 pages
  • Publisher: Meadow Run Pr; Slipcase edition (January 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1886967113
  • ISBN-13: 978-1886967113
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,601,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Since his transition to full time photography in 1999, Tosh's images have appeared in hundreds of magazines, books, and advertising campaigns. His stock photo archive is available for online browsing and keyword search with a broad selection of hunting, fishing, travel, wildlife, and outdoor images.

If you need location or product-specific images, Tosh is also available for custom assignment work. After many years of fishing, hunting and photographing around the world, he has a keen understanding of the traditions, the settings, and the cultures that he is hired to photograph.

Tosh has written and photographed three non-fiction books. He has also edited reprints of the classic sporting editions, Hunting and Fishing in Texas (Hart Stilwell 1946) and The Book of the Tarpon (A.W. Dimock 1911). From 2003 to 2005 Tosh wrote the back page column for Fly Fishing in Salt Waters magazine. His writing currently appears in a number of angling and shooting magazines, including Gray's Sporting Journal, The Drake, and Flyfish Journal. Essays and short fiction about wing shooting, fly fishing, and sporting travel are his specialty.

Tosh graduated from the University of Texas in 1986 and currently lives in Austin with his wife, Kathy, and their children Blake and Emily. When he's not shooting photographs, he divides his time between a busy family schedule and a semi-healthy obsession with birds, fish, rods and guns.

 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Stories For Those Who Love Tarpon!, May 10, 2001
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This review is from: Megalops: An Angler's Affair with Tarpon (Hardcover)
If you've ever hooked a tarpon on the fly, or hope to someday, you need to read this book. The author does a great job of detailing all of the strange quirks and bizzare behaviors of the Silver King, and he does it with humor, good dialect, and a keen observation of the tarpon and his habitat. A beautifully bound book with great photos, great stories...a quick and entertaining read for the fly fisherman!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Better Than Tarpon Fishing!, August 7, 2008
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This review is from: Megalops: An Angler's Affair with Tarpon (Hardcover)
This book was worth the read. It was less about how to catch at Tarpon and more about the joy and fun of Tarpon fishing. If you're looking to connect with other Tarpon fishermen or learn more about Tarpon fishing there's a cool new social network dedicated to Tarpon fishing. Check it out www.GetTarpon.com
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5.0 out of 5 stars This one's not for the gear fisherman!, May 17, 2002
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This review is from: Megalops: An Angler's Affair with Tarpon (Hardcover)
The reader from Arkansas below obviously missed the point of this book. Perhaps he was disappointed that Mr. Brown didn't include a chapter on how to fish for tarpon with dynamite?
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