The Habit of Rivers: Reflections on Trout Streams and Fly Fishing

Leeson, Ted

ISBN 10: 1558213007 / ISBN 13: 9781558213005

Published by Lyons & Burford, 1994

About this Item

* Hardover. Condition: Near Fine; may have been read or opened. Gift inscription on front endpiece. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine.
* Summary: "There was a time that I didn't fish," writes Ted Leeson in his introduction to this stunning first book, "but I cannot remember it. Thirty-five years ago, I toddled off to Turtle Creek with a cane pole and worms and returned with a six-inch smallmouth and a monkey on my back. I ate the bass and have been feeding the monkey ever since." With wry humor and rare insight, The Habit of Rivers tells the story of Leeson's passion for rivers, trout, and fly fishing, and his attempts to understand their remarkable sustaining power. Drawing on his experiences as a newcomer to the Pacific Northwest - "the land of unceasing seasons"--He looks beneath the surface of fly fishing to explore questions that engage most fishermen: "What is the strange gravity of a trout stream? What is it about rivers that draws us so irresistibly, and why does fly fishing seem such an aptly suited response?".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Habit of Rivers: Reflections on Trout Streams and Fly Fishing
• Publisher: Lyons & Burford
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558213007
• ISBN 13: 9781558213005
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 6W x 9.25H x 0.75D inches 6 inches width by 9.25 inches height by 0.75 inches depth
• Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fishing

About this title

Synopsis

Offers meditations on fishing in the Northwest, looking at streamside natural history, flies and those who tie them, and some unpleasant chance encounters with other fishermen

About the Author

Ted Leeson teaches English at Oregon State University.