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"Dylan Tomine takes us to the far reaches of the planet in search of fish and adventure, with keen insight, a strong stomach, and plenty of laughs along the way. Closer to home, he wades deeper into his beloved steelhead rivers of the Pacific Northwest and the politics of saving them. Tomine celebrates the joy--and pain--of exploration, fatherhood, and the comforts of home waters from a vantage point well off the beaten path. His book traces the evolution of a lifelong angler's priorities from fishing to the survival of the fish themselves."--Provided by publisher.
List of contents
Foreword
Introduction
Stories
Confessions of a Steelhead Bum
Trout Fishing at the End of the Earth
Silver Lining
Way Down South to the Old West
Luck
Hunting Giants
The Worst Guide in the World
The Search for Atlantic Steelhead
Commitment
The Little Things
State of the Steelhead
Crash
A Recipe for Caddis Carbonara
Why Can’t Fly Fishermen Be Watermen?
Hidden Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
The High Cost of Kola Chrome
Trouble in Paradise
Wrath
Gluttony
Operation Ditch Pickle
Frankenfish: Coming Soon to a Market Near You?
A Crack in the Dam Removal
What about Bob?
Running Out of North
Big in Japan
The Weather Will Decide
The Myth of Hatcheries
A River Reborn
Giants Live Forever
What Is Fly Fishing?
There Is No Plan B
A Small Offering
The Grand Salami
Steelhead, Love, and Other Mysteries
Salmon Dreams
About the author
Dylan Tomine, formerly a fly fishing guide, is now a writer, conservation advocate, blueberry farmer and father, not necessarily in that order. His work has appeared in the Flyfish Journal, the Drake, Golfweek, the New York Times and numerous other publications.
Thomas Francis McGuane III is an American author. His work includes ten novels, short fiction and screenplays, as well as three collections of essays devoted to his life in the outdoors.
Summary
Christmas Island. The Russian Arctic. Argentine Patagonia. Japan. Cuba. British Columbia.
Dylan Tomine takes us to the far reaches of the planet in search of fish and adventure, with keen insight, a strong stomach and plenty of laughs along the way. Closer to home, he wades deeper into his beloved steelhead rivers of the Pacific Northwest and the politics of saving them. Tomine celebrates the joy—and pain—of exploration, fatherhood and the comforts of home waters from a vantage point well off the beaten path. Headwaters traces the evolution of a lifelong angler’s priorities from fishing to the survival of the fish themselves. It is a book of remarkable obsession, environmental awareness shaped by experience, and hope for the future.
