FISHERMAN'S FALL. By Roderick Haig-Brown.

Haig-Brown (Roderick Langmere). (1908-1976).

ISBN 10: 0517523698 / ISBN 13: 9780517523698

Published by Crown Publishers. New York. 1975, 1975

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1975). (1964) 1975 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 207mm). Ppviii,279. Not illustrated. Bright red cloth, spine titled in gilt. Owner's name to front end-paper but very good in slightly faded and used dust-wrapper. A great new edition of this classic fishing book. "Fall is the time that most of the migratory runs come back to the rivers here on the Pacific Coast of North America. All our five species of Pacific salmon come home then except for a few early-running chinooks and cohos. Most of the winter-spawning cutthroat trout run into their rivers then. The last of the summer-run steelhead and the first of the winter runs almost close the gap between themselves. It is the liveliest, most exciting time of all the year. Gulls and eagles, goldeneyes and mergansers, bears and mink and raccoons all come down to the rivers." And anglers. Chapters include: The scene: Fall defined. Pacific Salmon: Origins; A word for the small streams; New horizons; Pacific salmon in salt water; Pacific salmon in fresh water; Big fish and fresh water; The ocean years; The energy of salmon; The death of the salmon. Estuary Fishing: The nature of estuaries; Patterns and problems; Solutions and surmises; Behind the salmon; Perfect morning. Steelhead and Low Water: More steelhead mysteries; Steelhead and the dry fly - further notes; An ideal stream; More fast-water rises. Aquarium Notes: Acquisition, observations. Conclusions: Thoughts while fishing; Thoughts under water; The freedom of the river; Return of the salmon; Underwater learning; At winter's edge; Ethics again. Haig-Brown at his best. This is the first book in Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' series - Fisherman's Fall, Fisherman's Winter, Fisherman's Spring, and, Fisherman's Summer. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FISHERMAN'S FALL. By Roderick Haig-Brown.
• Publisher: Crown Publishers. New York. 1975
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0517523698
• ISBN 13: 9780517523698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Originally published in 1964, Fisherman’s Fall brings a unique perspective to the world of fall fishing. In the preface, Robert L. Haig-Brown ruminates on the attempts to preserve the salmon and trout in the rivers of British Columbia. What we know could save them, yet what we do contradicts that knowledge. Gaining the knowledge in this book will help fishers learn the nature of the fish and might even inspire some to contribute to their preservation.

About the Author

Roderick L. Haig-Brown (1908–1976) was a conservationist and well-known Canadian writer. He was born in England and found his way to British Columbia as a youth. He spent much of his life fishing rivers around the world and writing about his experiences, and in 1953 he received an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from the University of British Columbia. He is also the author of Fisherman’s Spring, Fisherman’s Summer, and Fisherman’s Winter.