BLUE RIBBON BOW: A FLY-FISHING HISTORY OF THE BOW RIVER - CANADA'S GREATEST TROUT STREAM. By Jim McLennan.

McLennan (Jim). (b. 1953).

ISBN 10: 0921835507 / ISBN 13: 9780921835509

Published by Lone Pine Publishing Alberta, Canada. 1999, 1999

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 4to (214 x 289mm). Pp156. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, maps, bibliography. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Relevant enclosure, gift inscription to end-paper. Very good in dust-wrapper. ".the Bow River has for decades been luring fly-rodders to its banks as surely as trout rise to a fly. In this history of the river and its anglers, acclaimed outdoor writer Jim McLennan traces the ancient, glacial origins of the river and follows it to the modern day, where the chance combination of natural and man-made elements has transformed the Bow into one of the world's finest trout fisheries. From there he examines the impact of human activity on the river and offers guidance on how to preserve the only premier trout stream in North America to flow through a major city." "Jim McLennan's Blue Ribbon Bow is an informative and well-written profile of a great trout fishery. You'll want to read his book - then you'll want to fish his river." (Dave Hughes). Chapters include:- The whole of the Bow; A history of the Bow River valley; A history of the Bow River trout fishery; The Bow River trout fishery today; Fishing the Bow River; The Upper Bow River; The Middle and Lower Bow River; Fly patterns; The state of the Bow River trout fishery. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: BLUE RIBBON BOW: A FLY-FISHING HISTORY OF THE BOW RIVER - CANADA'S GREATEST TROUT STREAM. By Jim McLennan.
• Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing Alberta, Canada. 1999
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0921835507
• ISBN 13: 9780921835509
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis

Proclaimed one of the greatest trout streams in the world, "a magnificent accident" and "the most misunderstood fishery in North America," the Bow River has for decades been luring fly-rodders to its banks. In this history of the river and its anglers, acclaimed outdoor writer Jim McLennan traces the ancient, glacial origins of the river and follows it to the modern day, where the chance combination of natural and man-made elements has transformed the Bow into one of the world's finest trout fisheries. From there he examines the impact of human activity on the river and offers guidance on how to preserve the only première trout stream in North America to flow through a major city. He traces the river's path from its headwaters high in the Rocky Mountains to its middle and lower reaches and along the way offers a veteran's advice on tackle, technique and flies for successful angling through the seasons.

About the Author

Jim McLennan is an ardent fly-fisher, outdoor writer, photographer and river conservationist. He was one of the first fly-fishing guides on the Bow River, and in his thirty years of fishing the river he has seen its reputation grow to international status. He is the host of the television series Iron Blue Fly-Fishing and a frequent contributor to outdoor publications. The first edition of Blue Ribbon Bow received the Outdoor Writers of Canada Book of the Year Award and his Trout Streams of Alberta, a national best-seller, earned him the Andy Russell Nature Writing Award.