A Fly Fisher's Sixty Seasons by Steve Raymond
Witty and heartfelt, Sixty Seasons looks back over more than half a century of fly fishing and writing about fly fishing. Steve Raymond returns with an informative and delightful collection of memories, stretching over his sixty seasons spent fishing. Raymond takes the opportunity to write passionately about the full cast of his life, as well as how fly-fishing interacts with his life as a journalist, and vice versa. He offers sage advice about books, writers, rods, methods, and guides. He deftly ranges from joyful topics to bittersweet moments to a tongue-in-cheek quiz designed to test your fly-fishing sophistication. Other contemplations include: Essays on fishing for trout, steelhead, bonefish, and carp Surviving a career in journalism Fishing for Atlantic salmon vs. Pacific salmon The impending future of outdoor sports It is with good humor, precision, and thoughtful insight that Raymond reels you in. Sixty Seasons is a must-have for anyone who loves fly-fishing or the natural world.
"Complex wisdom simply presented"
—Gray's Sporting Journal
"Few angler-authors can match the skill and insight of Steve Raymond. . . . Raymond leads his reader to a refined and refreshed understanding of what the natural world is really all about."
—The New York Times
"Complex wisdom simply presented."
—Gray's Sporting Journal
"Few angler-authors can match the skill and insight of Steve Raymond. . . . Raymond leads his reader to a refined and refreshed understanding of what the natural world is really all about."
—The New York Times
—Gray's Sporting Journal
"Few angler-authors can match the skill and insight of Steve Raymond. . . . Raymond leads his reader to a refined and refreshed understanding of what the natural world is really all about."
—The New York Times
"Complex wisdom simply presented."
—Gray's Sporting Journal
"Few angler-authors can match the skill and insight of Steve Raymond. . . . Raymond leads his reader to a refined and refreshed understanding of what the natural world is really all about."
—The New York Times
Steve Raymond is the author of Rivers of the Heart, Nervous Water, The Year of the Trout, and many more. He was the winner of the Roderick Haig-Brown Award for significant contributions to angling literature, as well as the editor of The Flyfisher and Fly Fishing in Salt Waters. After a thirty-year career as editor and manager at the Seattle Times, he retired and now lives in Clinton, Washington.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781510734074 |
| ISBN 10 | 1510734074 |
| Title | A Fly Fisher's Sixty Seasons |
| Author | Steve Raymond |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-05-17 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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