The Catskill Mountains are the birthplace of flyfishing in America and author Menard has spent a lifetime fishing for trout on the rivers and streams of the mountains. (It was here in the 1800s that Theodore Gordon developed dry flies suitable for the fast flowing Catskill rivers.) Sprinkled liberally with tips on everything from refinishing an old cane rod to finding just the right feathers for tying flies, this great book offers advice on outwitting the wary and elusive trout.
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Roger Menard was a charter director of the Theodore Gordon Flyfishers and is a member of the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum, the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild, and Trout Unlimited and was instrumental in obtaining "artificial lure-only" regulations on the Amawalk River.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Especially good for locals... but any fisherman will enjoy,
By Catskill Jason (Mid Hudson Valley, New York, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: My Side of the River: Reflections of a Catskill Fly Fisherman (Paperback)
I had a hard time putting this book down. I found the book to be interesting memoirs of a hard-core fly fisherman.. I have just begin to explore fly fishing and could appreciate the authors many tips. As I am fairly familiar with the Catskill Region and have fished a number of the streams, rivers, reservoirs there, I found his references very useful and detailed. His chapter, "the un-explained" sent chills through me and is an example of how this book is so much more than just about fly fishing. I would highly recommend this book to anyone familar with the area but it can also be enjoyed by others as well.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I knew the author when----,
This review is from: My Side of the River: Reflections of a Catskill Fly Fisherman (Paperback)
I knew Roger before he became a writer and was just a great fisherman and tyer. His wife was my next-door neighbor in Westkill and I took her on her first fly fishing outing!
The book is very good! I have read it several times and have managed to now misplace it so I am ordering another one! Enjoy--it's worth the read!
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An American angler visiting Great Britain or the Continent would be surprised to find that his free spirit would be largely curtailed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fly tyers, small brook trout, cork grip, fly book, cane rods, native brook trout, reel seat, wet flies, wet fly, fly patterns, dry fly, rising fish, fly line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Beaver Kill, Delaware River, Quill Gordon, Chimney Hole, Leadwing Coachman, March Brown, Parmachenee Belle, Ashokan Reservoir, Little Jim, Ray Smith, Royal Coachman, Bend Pool, George Halstead, Herman Christian, Old Route, Trout Unlimited New!
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An American angler visiting Great Britain or the Continent would be surprised to find that his free spirit would be largely curtailed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fly tyers, small brook trout, cork grip, fly book, cane rods, native brook trout, reel seat, wet flies, wet fly, fly patterns, dry fly, rising fish, fly line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Beaver Kill, Delaware River, Quill Gordon, Chimney Hole, Leadwing Coachman, March Brown, Parmachenee Belle, Ashokan Reservoir, Little Jim, Ray Smith, Royal Coachman, Bend Pool, George Halstead, Herman Christian, Old Route, Trout Unlimited New!
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- Great Britain (Discovering Cultures) by Sharon Gordon on page 128
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