2014, ISBN: 9780498069666

Gazelle Book Services Ltd, 1970-01-01. Hard cover. Very Good/Good. A collection of 20 short stories, billed on the dust-wrapper as "The World's Best Fishing Stories". Cont… Plus…

Gazelle Book Services Ltd, 1970-01-01. Hard cover. Very Good/Good. A collection of 20 short stories, billed on the dust-wrapper as "The World's Best Fishing Stories". Contents include: The law ov it by Francis Francis; First of April by William Senior; The man who went a-fishing by C.A. Augur; Crocker's Hole by R.D. Blackmore; Ol' settler of Deep Hole by Irving Bacheller; His other engagement by Henry van Dyke; Fly-fishing in A.D. 2014 by J.C. Mottram; One path to paradise by T. Morris Longstreth; The four-pounder by William Caine; The whirling dervish by Frederick White; The tragedy of the elm-tree pool by Eugene E. Slocum; The St. Croix's second musky by Donald Hough; Fish are such liars by Roland Pertwee; The diver does his stuff by John Taintor Foote; Down around the river by Charles E. Cox, Jr; The willow fly by Eugene Wright; Spare the rod by John Alden Knight; A trout brook conversion by Harold P. Sheldon; Crazy Stiller goes a-fishing by Arthur R. Macdougall, Jr; Mad trout by Charles Elliott. Charles K. Fox was an author, fly fisher, conservationist, and historian. In his home on the Letort, Charlie formed his philosophy and techniques, especially with terrestrials, that are laid out in his best-known book, The Wonderful World of Trout. It was also here that Charlie helped pioneer the concept of “catch and release” fishing in the 1940’s, more than a decade before Trout Unlimited championed the cause. It was also here that he entertained fellow members of the fly fishing fraternity: Ernest Schweibert, Vince Marinaro, Sparse Grey Hackle, Ed Shenk and Joe Brooks. Charlie edited Pennsylvania Angler magazine for several years and also worked as an editor at Stackpole Publishing Company., Gazelle Book Services Ltd, 1970-01-01, 2.75<