The Next Valley over by Charles Gaines
Acclaimed sporting and adventure writer Charles Gaines has spent much of his life on the water, around the world, fishing rod in hand, angling for trout, redfish, salmon, bonefish, bass, marlin, tuna, and practically everything else that swims. Just about any place where there's water to fish and eccentrics to keep him company, Gaines has been. The Next Valley Over, a collection of his best writing on fishing from his long and storied career, is culled from the pages of Men's Journal, Forbes, and Sports Afield, among other publications, and ultimately is about the heart of the sport. While his stories are lined with the accoutrement of angling--the art of technique, the equipment, the lodges, the fish themselves--they're really about why we love to fish and what it means to our culture. As Thoreau once said: Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. What they are after is what Charles is curious about, and he has devoted the better part of his life and sanity to coming up with answers. Starting and ending at the majestic Lake Tadpole in St. Clair County, Alabama, where Gaines's love of fishing was initially sparked, the Next Valley Over chronicles exploits in exotic locations with eccentric characters. In the process of his quest of nearly every species known to man, Gaines explores what we are really searching for when we fish.
Charles Gaines is the author of the National Book Award finalist Stay Hungry and the international non-fiction bestseller Pumping Iron as well as being a life long sportsman and outdoor adventurer. He serves as US Director of the Atlantic Salmon Federation and is a founder and Lifetime Board Member of the US Fly Fishing Team.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780609808009 |
| ISBN 10 | 0609808001 |
| Title | The Next Valley over |
| Author | Charles Gaines |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Book |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2001-05-29 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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