Whitefish Can't Jump: And Other Tales of Gamefish on the Fly
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In his Preface to Whitefish Can't Jump, Don Thomas writes: "A space alien arriving on the Big Hole during the middle of the salmon-fly hatch might conclude that the same sport an earlier writer had... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0070642486
ISBN13:9780070642485
Release Date:October 1994
Publisher:Ragged Mountain Press
Length:167 Pages
Weight:0.86 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.7" x 8.6"
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We need more flyfishing books like this!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Don Thomas writes as well about wildness and the sporting life as anyone alive today. Although he is probably better known for his bowhunting books, he writes just as well about bird hunting, and, in this case, flyfishing.This is not just a list of fish taken and patterns used. It is a book about the flyfishing experience, of people and places and, of course, fish. Thomas has a naturalist's eye, and is fascinated by wild creatures and the places they inhabit. There are too many flowery, sentimental flyfishing books on the market, written by Norman Maclean wannabes. This book is not one of them. Thomas is not a yuppie rhapsodizing about trout. He is a gifted writer who understands wildness and can convey what this wildness means to him.It is one of the better flyfishing books out there. Anyone who loves the pursuit of fish would love this book.
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