Archive for July, 2008
The Little Egret Press is compiling a book on trout fishing in England’s River Thames, made up of passages from Edwardian and Victorian fishing books. They are very keen to hear from any relatives of authors of the following works:
An Anglers Rambles by Edward Jesse (John Van Voorst, 1836)
A Book on Angling by Francis [...]
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“1. Fly fishing, Scotland
If you’re [sic] kids love to fish this is the ideal location where you can fish for salmon or trout…
…7. Ice Hotel, Quebec, Canada
Families with kids are more than welcome at this amazing hotel, constructed entirely [...]
You’d think it was enough that they have rugby’s Grand Slam and we don’t…
You’d think it was enough that their brand new national stadium is ready for business in two years and ours takes five…
You’d think it was definitely enough that they have Katherine Jenkins and we have Amy Winehouse.
But no. The vengeful rubbing in [...]
But I sooo agree with this…
There can be no more excuses: this magnificent exposition of country living means it can only be a matter of time before the mobile fishing lodge becomes reality:
And damn you, Deliverance, for giving me lingering reservations about three guys I could otherwise seriously warm to.
Make the most of this: it’s not often I presume to dispense fishing advice but Saturday saw me experience enlightenment on not one but two fronts – loading a tidy reel and finding an alternative excuse for not mowing the lawn (“I’m developing habitat,” is becoming a little tired).
Not having the biggest hands in the [...]
Following on from the recent report on Canadian plans to dump mine waste in selected lakes, we start getting down to the nitty-gritty with this story of proposals to dump nickel waste into a Newfoundland water.
Disclosure time – I hold shares in North American companies in the energy and raw materials sectors. It’s an area [...]
Sadly, it’s a little outside my neighbourhood but let’s hope that one day, all where-to-fish maps will be done this way…
Great news for California’s urban anglers – maybe. Los Angeles’ famous Sportsmen’s Lodge might not be closing after all.
Situated on Studio City’s Ventura Boulevard, the Lodge became famous (a) as a hang-out for Hollywood’s rich and famous and (b) for the fact that you caught your own dinner at the on-site trout pond. Clarke [...]
Whatever the mixed reviews for Charles Rangeley-Wilson’s last sortie onto the small screen, it would be a stone-hearted angler indeed who wasn’t moved or inspired by the moment when he caught a trout in the kind of London waterway one would assume had been lost forever to the ravages of urban pollution.
If the teary-eyed moment [...]
News- Dream fishing expeditions - guardian.co.uk
- British Columbia: my very own call of the wild - guardian.co.uk
- Calling anglers... chance to net Ure own bit of heaven - Yorkshire Post
- Fraser on Fishing: I was trout of luck on Loch Fad but still hooked a pike - Edinburgh Evening News
- Teen reels in 66lb catch of a lifetime - Ipswich Evening Star
- Twitter Taunts
“Best fishing book ever…”
We all have one. I'm taking names...
Ninety-two in the Shade, by Thomas McGuane. "the finest fishing novel ever written, with the possible exception of Moby-Dick" - Paul Quarrington, Toronto Globe & Mail
The Joys of Trout, by Arnold Gingrich. "What a great book to read." - Pastor Caster, FlyAnglers.org
The Habit of Rivers: Reflections on Trout Streams and Fly Fishing, by Ted Leeson. "I find myself coming back to...'Habit of Rivers' quite a bit...Extremely well written book." - sculpin1, Fly Fisherman forum
Curtis Creek Manifesto, by Sheridan Anderson. "...hands-down the best book I’ve found to learn about the basics of fishing." - Kim Jackson, Albany Democrat-Herald
About Me
Taunted By Waters is what Trout Fisherman features editor Jeffrey Prest gets up to between salary negotiations.
Much as he'd like the credit for this play on the famous last words in A River Runs Through It, the real hero is Hannah Nordhaus, who coined the phrase in an article on her first try at flyfishing, for Rocky Mountain News. This blog is dedicated to her. The good bits, anyway.
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