The Beaverkill : The History of a River and Its People

Merwin, John, Van Put, Ed

ISBN 10: 1585746916 / ISBN 13: 9781585746910

Published by The Globe Pequot Publishing Group, Inc., 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Beaverkill : The History of a River and Its People
• Publisher: The Globe Pequot Publishing Group, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585746916
• ISBN 13: 9781585746910
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.7 pounds

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Synopsis

(This edition has been significantly updated and revised). An in-depth history of America's most famous trout stream. This engrossing book chronicles the river's history, winding through the heart of the New York Catskills, and offers portraits of the men and women who affected its life and its development as a fishery. The Beaverkillprovides insight into what the fishing was like prior to theintroduction of hatchery trout, chronicles the human disturbances to the watershed - including stream habitat degradation and the exploitationof native brook trout - and includes a comprehensive study of theintroduction of brown trout, the emergence of the dry fly, and theevolving changes in fly-fishing tactics.

About the Author

Ed Van Put, an avid fly fisherman for more than fifty years, worked as a fisheries professional with New York State for over 45 years, and authored several essential books on fly fishing and its history & development in America. His first book, The Beaverkill: The History of a River and its People, first released in 1996 and later expanded & revised in 2016, is the definitive book on the famous river. The follow-up Trout Fishing in the Catskills received similar acclaim as a must-read expansive exploration of the development of the Catskills as America's premiere fishing destination. His articles have appeared in The Conservationist, Trout, Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, and elsewhere. He was a founding member of the Beamoc Chapter of Trout Unlimited, as well as the Catskill Fly Tiers Guild. He learned to tie flies from Harry and Elsie Darbee, the noted Catskill tiers, and lives in the Catskills with his wife Judy.