A River Never Sleeps

Haig-Brown, Roderick

ISBN 10: 0888947240 / ISBN 13: 9780888947246

Published by Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, 1991

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As New - Unread Copy - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Few Books Have Captured The Haunting World And Music Of Rivers, And Of The Sport They Provide, As Well As A River Never Sleeps. Roderick Haig-Brown Writes Of Fishing Not Just As A Sport, But As An Art. He Knows Moving Water And The Life Within It - Its Subtlest Mysteries And Perpetual Delights. He Is A Man Who Knows Fish Lore As Few People Ever Will, And The Legends And History Of A Great Sport. Month By Month He Takes You From River To River, Down At Last To Salt Water And The Sea: In January, Searching For The Steelhead In The Dark, Cold Water; In May, Fishing For Bright Sea-Run Cutthroats; And On To The Chill Days Of October And The Majestic Run Of Spawning Salmon. A River Never Sleeps Is One Of The Enduring Classics Of Angling: It Will Prove A Rich Reading Experience For All Who Love Fishing Or Rivers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A River Never Sleeps
• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre, Limited
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0888947240
• ISBN 13: 9780888947246
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 750 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mountain Life & Survival

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Synopsis

"One of the 20th century's most gifted angling writers." —The New York Times Few books have captured the haunting world of music and rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps . Roderick L. Haig-Brown writes of fishing not just as a sport, but also as an art. He knows moving water and the life within it—its subtlest mysteries and perpetual delights. He is a man who knows fish lore as few people ever will, and the legends and history of a great sport.

Month by month, he takes you from river to river, down at last to the saltwater and the in January, searching for the steelhead in the dark, cold water; in May, fishing for bright, sea-run cutthroats; and on to the chilly days of October and the majestic run of spawning salmon. All the great joy of angling is the thrill of fishing during a thunderstorm, the sight of a river in freshet or a river calm and hushed, the suspense of a skillful campaign to capture some half-glimpsed trout or salmon of extraordinary size, and the excitement of playing and landing a momentous fish.

A River Never Sleeps is one of the enduring classics of angling. It will provide a rich reading experience for all who love fishing or rivers. 24 B&W