Trout and salmon, the aristocracy of freshwater game fish, can be found from the beautiful West Coast to New Zealand to Russia to the mighty rivers of Norway. In this stunning full-color book, Val Atkinson has captured with inimitable skill the beauty of the trout and salmon landscape--quietly gurgling streams, secret river pools, broad mirror-like lakes. Complementing Atkinson's photographs are both contemporary and classic essays by twelve writers from fly fishing's literary hall of fame: Zane Grey, Negley Farson, Tom McGuane, and John Gierach, to name a few. Their destinations: England, Chile, Argentina, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, Alaska, Scotland, Iceland, Russia, Norway, and the United States. Each essay is followed by a fact file on the corresponding destination, including a map, advice on when and where to go, strategies for success, and which tackle and flies to use. R. Valentine Atkinson is an internationally acclaimed and widely published photographer who specializes in fly fishing worldwide. His most recent book is the much acclaimed Distant Waters. He lives in San Francisco, California.
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Atkinson's photographs of scenic fishing locales are extraordinary compositions showing off the natural beauty that abounds in and near streams, rivers, and lakes on several continents. The pictures in this book are wonderfully complemented by previously published but regionally relevant articles and stories by distinguished writers such as Tom McGuane and Ernest Schwiebert. Thus, an excerpt from Zane Grey's Tales of the Angler's Eldorado (1926) about trout fishing in New Zealand is accompanied by breathtaking photos taken there and captioned by Atkinson. Other countries extolled for their picturesque waters span North and South America and much of Europe, including Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, and Russia. Recommended for public libraries and coffee tables everywhere.?Will Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Twelve of the world's most heralded trout and salmon destinations, in essays and full-color photographs. Full color throughout.
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This review is from: Trout and Salmon: The Greatest Fly Fishing for Trout and Salmon Worldwide (Hardcover)
Partial redux of previous book...an obvious attempt to capitalize of fly-fishing mania, as we have seen in the Northwest. Pictures are fair.
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Great Photography,
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This review is from: Trout and Salmon: The Greatest Fly Fishing for Trout and Salmon Worldwide (Hardcover)
Absolutely gorgeous photography mixed with great fishing stories. Which is what fishing is all about- what you see, or say you saw while you were there. An excellent coffee table book that you want to keep picking up time and time again to see the great images.
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Voyeuristic Enjoyment but Disappointing Text,
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This review is from: Trout and Salmon: The Greatest Fly Fishing for Trout and Salmon Worldwide (Hardcover)
Obviously this is a very quick follow on from 'Distant Waters', and you cant help feeling they are cashing in somewhat on the current penchant for flyfishing in exotic places. The photographs are excellent, but much of the text is disappointing. Much of it is just reprinted extracts from old books, even by authors now dead, and the photos and text do not always match up. In short I would say if you want to dream of exotic (and mainly exclusive and expensive) fishing destinations, then this gives great photos, but if you want to read interesting new text to accompany it, you'll be disappointed. Finding old chapters (however well written they were) that I have already got (from David Street,JW Hills, Zane Grey, David Street, Nick Lyons etc) was - I thought - a bit of a con.
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