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"Trout of the World," by James Prosek Stewart; Tabori & Chang, $32.50 |
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People battle endlessly over fishing.
Insect. Fish.
Stream-conscious works of the trout literati.
Shivers and fits
The faithful swarm to Crowley Lake.
Sweet mystery
Beyond the wire went Ishikawa, Fisherman.
Trout savant
The man behind Curtis Creek's manifesto.
Blue skies
Openers often bring wild surprises.
Nymphs 101
Find out what's on the trout's menu.
Bad casts leave a trail of ER visits.
Bad company
Stocked trout wreak havoc with wild species.
Spare the rod?
Never. Rather, spoil the angler.
Anglers have plenty of fly-fishing equipment options.
Better fish trap
How to make the Softer Hackle Hare's Ear.
Gill-compulsive
Must-reads for trout enthusiasts.
You bet. Fishing is a sport for river trout.
Flight risks
In their hide-outs, trout usually evade capture.
Bait vs. fly
Among fanatics, the debate never dies.
Trout of the World
James Prosek
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $32.50
As a scientific profile of one of the world's most adaptable life forms — species of brown trout in Ireland alone have five times the genetic diversity of human populations throughout the world — the 100 exquisite watercolors and succinct essays in this volume make for an impressive achievement.
But its author is an even more fascinating study. Obsessed with trout by age 9 — "Everything I ever do, whether it is fishing or not, is fishing" — James Prosek is a man out of a time, a mad Victorian scholar who circles the globe (Norwegian, Afghan and Japanese trout are among international stock represented here), painting and examining the most minute details of his quarry. At 27, he has written six eloquent books on fishing and become a strange kind of national treasure. If you have an interest in trout or fly-fishing, this colorful book is indispensable.
-- Chuck Thompson
Go fly a lake with
an old float tube
Fly Fishing California Stillwaters
Bill Sunderland
Mosca Loca Inc., $27.95
The subtitle for this book should read, "the best trouting guide for fly-fishing in a lake." This is a singularly informative guide to California lake fishing with a fly, and it can entice the novice and titillate the pro. Heck, I'm enticed and titillated all at once.
I'm a freestone fly-fisher by preference, but the book is 129 pages of the right stuff for the fly-mad — maps and directions to lakes and reservoirs throughout the state; the pros and cons of float tubes versus pontoon boats, equipment and safety tips, basic lake entomology with fly recommendations, great shots of vintage fishing stuff (my personal weakness) and trout-to-drool-for photography.
The photo on the contents page sums up the prospects: a thickly shouldered rainbow that should really watch its carbs. It's enough to get me into the garage to dust off my old float tube.
-- Darrell Kunitomi
James Prosek
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $32.50
As a scientific profile of one of the world's most adaptable life forms — species of brown trout in Ireland alone have five times the genetic diversity of human populations throughout the world — the 100 exquisite watercolors and succinct essays in this volume make for an impressive achievement.
But its author is an even more fascinating study. Obsessed with trout by age 9 — "Everything I ever do, whether it is fishing or not, is fishing" — James Prosek is a man out of a time, a mad Victorian scholar who circles the globe (Norwegian, Afghan and Japanese trout are among international stock represented here), painting and examining the most minute details of his quarry. At 27, he has written six eloquent books on fishing and become a strange kind of national treasure. If you have an interest in trout or fly-fishing, this colorful book is indispensable.
-- Chuck Thompson
Go fly a lake with
an old float tube
Fly Fishing California Stillwaters
Bill Sunderland
Mosca Loca Inc., $27.95
The subtitle for this book should read, "the best trouting guide for fly-fishing in a lake." This is a singularly informative guide to California lake fishing with a fly, and it can entice the novice and titillate the pro. Heck, I'm enticed and titillated all at once.
I'm a freestone fly-fisher by preference, but the book is 129 pages of the right stuff for the fly-mad — maps and directions to lakes and reservoirs throughout the state; the pros and cons of float tubes versus pontoon boats, equipment and safety tips, basic lake entomology with fly recommendations, great shots of vintage fishing stuff (my personal weakness) and trout-to-drool-for photography.
The photo on the contents page sums up the prospects: a thickly shouldered rainbow that should really watch its carbs. It's enough to get me into the garage to dust off my old float tube.
-- Darrell Kunitomi
L.A. for less than the price of sunblock. 
