More than a fisherman's tale, THE TROUT KING is a story of the many meanings fishing holds for those who love it, as a summer competition to determine the champion trout fisherman turns deadly serious when a rough-hewn local who has not been bested is challenged by a fly fishing purist who hates to lose. "There's much more to fishing than catching fish."
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"I guarantee this story will linger in your mind and leave a worthwhile, lasting impression." --Erin C. Healy, ON THE WATER -- The Angler's Guide to New England, January 2002
"A wonderful novel about competition and comradeship." --Bob Klosowski, Executive Director, INTERNATIONAL FLY FISHING ASSOCIATION, www.IFFA.org.uk
"If you're looking for something to read when you're not fishing, look no further than THE TROUT KING." --Lee De Bevoise, Editor, THE ANGLER'S BOOKCASE, www.fishdreams.com
"A wonderful novel about competition and comradeship." --Bob Klosowski, Executive Director, INTERNATIONAL FLY FISHING ASSOCIATION, www.IFFA.org.uk
"If you're looking for something to read when you're not fishing, look no further than THE TROUT KING." --Lee De Bevoise, Editor, THE ANGLER'S BOOKCASE, www.fishdreams.com
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Carl Pickhardt is a well-published author, graphic artist, and psychologist in private practice in Austin, Texas. He learned to fly fish as a child and believes that fishing is a metaphor for pursuing goals in life. You have to keep casting fodr what you want, persevere if nothing bites, and you might even hook what you are after. For more information about him, see his website: www.carlpickhardt.com
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Straight Fiction that Does the Job,
By "stupage_stu" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Trout King: Trouble Lurks Beneath for Two Rival Fishermen Who Clash on and Off the Water, Risking What the Value Most (Paperback)
I liked this book. I'm surprised because usually I'm not a big fan of "straight" fiction. This is a story of a boy and his father, the competition between two fly-fishers and two families. The telling is written well with all the main plot of the competition for 'Trout King' tied in well with the subplots of a boy and his love and loss of love for fishing and the strains of two families. Pickhardt writes well and is at ease with thestory he's telling. I give this book an A. Not a favorite or highly recommended but it does it's job, to tell the story, and it does it well.
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Its large unblinking eyes could not see the injured dragonfly dropping off an overhanging branch into the rushing water upstream from the pool. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sam Henry, Trout King, Bishop's Place, Grisham's Well, Desperation Special, Outrageous Flies New!
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Its large unblinking eyes could not see the injured dragonfly dropping off an overhanging branch into the rushing water upstream from the pool. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sam Henry, Trout King, Bishop's Place, Grisham's Well, Desperation Special, Outrageous Flies New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Man Of The House (Harlequin Romance) by Miriam Macgregor on 5 pages
- The Trout King: A Novel About Fathers and Sons by C. E. Pickhardt in Back Matter
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