FISHERMAN'S SPRING. By Roderick Haig-Brown.

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

ISBN 10: 0517518953 / ISBN 13: 9780517518953

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). (1951) 1975 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 207mm). Pp222. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Yellow / brown cloth. Slight use but very good in slightly tanned and used dust-wrapper. A "fisherman's spring must start, I think, with the opening of [the] trout season," writes Roderick Haig-Brown, and so begins this lively, informed book that ranges from the intricate mechanics of fly fishing to a broad statement of the author's philosophy of life. ".As much a book about the practical aspects of fly fishing, with learned advice from a master about everything from fly selection to wading techniques, as it is about the deep rewards an angler can find through his sport." Chapters include: The art of fishing; Spring defined; Figures and definitions; Fry imitations; Early cutthroat lakes; The maculate purist; The unexpected fish; Recognising birds; Putting fish back; Local knowledge; The fish by the cedar stump; Fly types; The forecast; The new rod; Fly lines; A boy and a fish pole; Northward geese; Stonefly imitations; The secret life; Boats and fast water; On wading; Fishing and the common man; When is a rainbow; Leave the guns at home; On casting; Charles Cotton; Fishermen and forestry; Family sortie; Essential simplicity; Don't you ever get tired?; Garden party day; Fishing and milkmaids; The depth of the wood. This is the third 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 SPRING. By Roderick Haig-Brown.
• Publisher: Crown Publishers. New York. 1975
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0517518953
• ISBN 13: 9780517518953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

One of the most prolific fly-fishing writers of the twentieth century, Roderick L. Haig-Brown continues his “seasons” cycle with Fisherman’s Spring, a book that is as much about the deep philosophical aspects of fly fishing as it is about fly fishing itself. Readers will learn about the abundance of spring life in the streams of British Columbia while also being treated to Haig-Brown’s thoughtful musings and ideas about the rewards of fly fishing streams.

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 Fall, Fisherman’s Summer, and Fisherman’s Winter. He is now deceased.