Land of Little Rivers : A Story in Photos of Catskill Fly Fishing

The Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus, Schoharie, and Delaware#x97;the rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Gordon, and many others#x97;are celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text. In three major sections, Land of Little Rivers presents historical and physical profiles of the rivers; classic rods, reels, and flies; and engaging stories of the people, events, and developments that constitute the Catskill fly-fishing tradition.Complementing its photographic beauty, Land of Little Rivers is a book of substance, filled with fascinating stories, anecdotes, and nuggety captions. Land of Little Rivers is the product of author Francis's twenty-five years of research and writing about Catskill fly fishing, and of photographer Ferorelli's more than thirteen thousand images, from which has been selected the most evocative portfolio of photos ever made of these historic rivers. Together they have produced an exquisite, museum-quality work, one that captures magnificently the beauty and passion so central to the sport Izaak Walton called #x93;the gentle art.";Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; One-Catskill Fly Fishing Center; Part I Rivers; Two-Land of Little Rivers; Three-Beaverkill River; Four-Willowemoc Creek; Five-Neversink River; Six-Esopus Creek; Seven-Schoharie Creek; Eight-Branches of the Delaware; Nine-Delaware River; Part II Tackle; Ten-Rods; Eleven-Reels; Twelve-Flies; Part III Heritage; Thirteen-Early Catskill Fly Fishers; Fourteen-Theodore Gordon; Fifteen-Trout Hatcheries; Sixteen-Private Clubs & Preserves; Seventeen-The Woman Flyfishers Club. A stunning photographic portrait of the hallowed streams where American fly fishing had its beginnings. The Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus, Schoharie, and Delaware/the rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Gordon, and many others/are celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text. In three major sections, Land of Little Rivers presents historical and physical profiles of the rivers; classic rods, reels, and flies; and engaging stories of the people, events, and developments that constitute the Catskill fly/fishing tradition. Author Austin McK. Francis, noted angling historian and biographer and acknowledged authority on the history of Catskill fly fishing, has a home in the Catskill Mountains and has fished there for more than thirty/five years. Famed photographer and avid fly fisher Enrico Ferorelli, a regular contributor to National Geographic and Smithsonian magazines, spent five months creating the most evocative portfolio of photos ever made of these historic rivers. Together they have produced an exquisite, museum/quality work, one that captures magnificently the beauty and passion so central to the sport Izaak Walton called the gentle art. Over 300 color and 100 black/and/white photographs An “amazing” pictorial tour of Catskill rivers: “Fly fishing has produced a number of beautiful books, but this work exceeds any that this reviewer has seen.” —Library Journal The Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus, Schoharie, and Delaware—the rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Gordon, and many others—are celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text. In three major sections, Land of Little Rivers presents historical and physical profiles of the rivers; classic rods, reels, and flies; and engaging stories of the people, events, and developments that constitute the Catskill fly-fishing tradition. Complementing its photographic beauty, Land of Little Rivers is a book of substance, filled with fascinating stories, anecdotes, and nuggety captions. It is the product of Austin Francis’s twenty-five years of research and writing about Catskill fly fishing, and of photographer Enrico Ferorelli’s more than thirteen thousand images, from which have been selected the most evocative portfolio of photos ever made of these historic rivers. Together they have produced a book that captures magnificently the beauty and passion so central to the sport Izaak Walton called “the gentle art.” The Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus, Schoharie, and Delaware—the rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Gordon, and many others—are celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text. In three major sections, Land of Little Rivers presents historical and physical profiles of the rivers; classic rods, reels, and flies; and engaging stories of the people, events, and developments that constitute the Catskill fly-fishing tradition. Complementing its photographic beauty, Land of Little Rivers is a book of substance, filled with fascinating stories, anecdotes, and nuggety captions. Land of Little Rivers is the product of author Francis's twenty-five years of research and writing about Catskill fly fishing, and of photographer Ferorelli's more than thirteen thousand images, from which has been selected the most evocative portfolio of photos ever made of these historic rivers. Together they have produced an exquisite, museum-quality work, one that captures magnificently the beauty and passion so central to the sport Izaak Walton called "the gentle art." Front Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Acknowledgments Contents Foreword Introduction One-Catskill Fly Fishing Center Part I Rivers Two-Land of Little Rivers Three-Beaverkill River Four-Willowemoc Creek Five-Neversink River Six-Esopus Creek Seven-Schoharie Creek Eight-Branches of the Delaware Nine-Delaware River Part II Tackle Ten-Rods Eleven-Reels Twelve-Flies Part III Heritage Thirteen-Early Catskill Fly Fishers Fourteen-Theodore Gordon Fifteen-Trout Hatcheries Sixteen-Private Clubs & Preserves Seventeen-The Woman Flyfishers Club. Eighteen-A Cast of AnglersNineteen-Dams & Reservoirs Twenty-Wulff Fishing School Twenty-One-Literature of Catskill Fly Fishing. A stunning photographic portrait and rich, lucid narrative of the hallowed streams where American fly fishing got its beginnings.