American Fly Fishing: A History - Hardcover

Schullery, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0941130320 ISBN 13: 9780941130325

Publisher: Lyons & Burford, 1987

Synopsis

The classic history of fly fishing in America--from colonial times to the present.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Fly fishing has a rich, varied, and often misread 250-year history in America. This classic account of America's favorite pastime - from colonial time to the present - explores the literature and technology, and the personalities and places where they fished. Thaddeus Norris, John Harrington Keene, Theodore Gordon, Preston Jennings, and Vincent C. Marinaro are just a few of the many prominent angling authors whose contributions are thoroughly examined in this important book. But fly fishing in America is much more than the sum of these and other great names. Author Paul Schullery has studied the changes in fly fishing and its values, the relationship of geography and rivers to the sport, how European traditions were adapted or discarded, and how the evolution of new technology has affected its growth and popularity. An entire section is devoted to the fascinating developments of the gilded age: perforated reels, mass production of split-can rods, railroad-sponsored resort towns, great women anglers, and more. This work remains the first - and most important - account of the sport in the United States, and has been widely praised as essential reading for all fly fishers. (8 3/4 X 11 1/4, 298 pages, b&w photos, illustrations)

About the Author:

Paul Schullery was executive director of the American Museum of Fly Fishing and editor of its journal for five years. He has written more than twenty books and scores of articles in magazines throughout the country. He currently lives and works in Yellowstone National Park.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lyons & Burford
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0941130320
• ISBN 13: 9780941130325
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288
• Illustrator: B&W Photographs