Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17907 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Synopsis
For both armchair travelers and avid outdoorsmen and women, Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die maps out the top fly-fishing destinations around the world. Through in-depth interviews with fifty fly-fishing gurus, including Dan Callaghan (noted fly-fishing photographer), John Randolph (editor-in-chief of Fly Fisherman magazine), Mike Fitzgerald (president of Frontiers, the world's leading fly-fishing travel company), and Joan Wulff (a women's fly-fishing pioneer), author Chris Santella goes beyond standard fishing guides to convey the very essence of each location. Readers can vicariously cast mouse pattners to fifty-pound taimen in the wilds of Mongolia, wrangle with wily permit off the Florida Keys, and match the hatch on Montana's Armstrong's Spring Creek. From Cuba to Kamchatka, each essay includes a cultural and natural history of the featured spot, colorful anecdotes based on the author's and authorities' experiences, and, finally, some "if you go" travel and tackle information so that the more adventurous can start planning their next fishing excursion. With 40 breathtakingly beautiful photographs of the spots, many by celebrated fly-fishing photographer R.

Valentine Atkinson, this book is a lovely gift for any fisherman.

Customer Reviews

Very informative
Cool Book that makes you wanna grab your flyrod and travel..and gives the info you need.the only thing is that a couple of the articles don't have pictures.

Too American
I bought this as a present for my father. It is well illustrated and seemed to me to be a reasonable read, but was let down by the fact that nearly half of the places listed were in the USA.

A great present
My daughter bought this for me last Christmas. I keep it by my bed and if I am unable to sleep open it to one of the recommended destinations and dream.
A lovely little book - nicely presented and very readable - a much appreciated present even if it does have a slightly gloomy title.

Frank