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

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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. 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.