Nervous Water : Variations on a Theme of Fly Fishing
by Steve RaymondFormat: Trade Book
Pub. Date: 2006-05-01
Publisher(s): Lyons Press
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Summary
Nervous water: sometimes it's nothing more than a fleeting crease or wrinkle on the surface of a lake or stream, or a small patch of salt water that looks as if it's shivering. But wise anglers know that such subtle surface movements are nearly always signs of fish stirring down below. Esteemed fly fisher and author Steve Raymond has contemplated these issues and presented them in articles and essays published in many magazines. Now, for the first time, many of these works have been collected in a single book. A thoughtful, engaging contemplation of this complex sport, Nervous Water belongs on the shelf of anyone who loves fly fishing.
Author Biography
Steve Raymond is the author of five books on fly fishing. He has written for Sports Illustrated, Fly Fisherman, and Flyfishing, and appeared on ABC's American Sportsman. He was also an editor at The Seattle Times for thirty years. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| "A Calm, Quiet, Innocent Recreation" | p. 1 |
| By the Book | p. 3 |
| Shop Scents | p. 9 |
| The Fine Art of Flyfinagling | p. 15 |
| Junkyard Rivers | p. 19 |
| Dressing for Success | p. 23 |
| Bear with Me | p. 29 |
| The Intrepid Insect Trapper | p. 37 |
| Elko Interlude | p. 41 |
| Playing the Numbers | p. 45 |
| You Should Have Been Here Yesterday | p. 49 |
| The Good Old Days | p. 51 |
| Fishing with Bill Nation | p. 71 |
| Remembering Ralph Wahl | p. 81 |
| Causes and Controversies | p. 89 |
| Sensitivity Training | p. 91 |
| Wives and Lovers | p. 97 |
| Fish Culture | p. 107 |
| Boob Tubes | p. 111 |
| The Salmo Society | p. 119 |
| Memories Are Made of Fish | p. 125 |
| Opening Daze | p. 127 |
| The Beaver-Pond Brotherhood | p. 131 |
| Rescue Mission | p. 135 |
| How Now Brown Trout | p. 139 |
| Early and Late | p. 145 |
| Shad Occasion | p. 149 |
| Monday Night Salmon | p. 155 |
| February | p. 161 |
| Yesterday's Magic | p. 165 |
| The State of the Art | p. 169 |
| Take Me to Your Leader | p. 171 |
| The Arcane Art | p. 175 |
| Coping with Technology | p. 181 |
| "Old Yeller" | p. 185 |
| The Compleat Fly Tyer | p. 191 |
| Silver Bullets and Exploding Floatants | p. 195 |
| The Sound of Silence | p. 201 |
| A Matter of Definition | p. 205 |
| Author's Notes | p. 211 |
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