{"product_id":"the-catch-of-a-lifetime-moments-of-flyfishing-glory-hardcover","title":"The Catch of a Lifetime: Moments of Flyfishing Glory - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Kaminsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeously illustrated collection of first-person stories on the sublime joy of flyfishing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For every flyfisher, there is a moment, etched into deepest memory, when the stars aligned around an encounter with a great fish. Though years or decades may pass, anglers can still recall those fleeting minutes: the direction of the wind, the length of the cast, the course of the fly, the instant of \u003cbr\u003e the take, the leaps and surges of the fish. In The Catch of a Lifetime, prize-winning author Peter Kaminsky has collected thrilling, beautiful, and evocative stories on the joys of flyfishing and the one flyfishing memory that stands out above all others. In Kaminsky's case, it wasn't the 200-pound tuna he fought--and lost--against the shore in Montauk. It was a plump brown trout, dappled with fire-engine-red spots in a yellow halo, barely fourteen inches and caught early one summer morning as mist rose off a Catskills creek. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The contributors are artists, authors, guides, and poets who have a singular passion for flyfishing, including Carl Hiaasen, Joan Wulff, Nick Lyons, Rachel Finn, Tom Colicchio, Rachel Maddow, Mark Kurlansky, Brittany Howard, Hilary Hutcheson, and John McPhee. Their encounters bring to life vivid recollections of a forty-pound salmon taking to the air, the furious jolt of a barracuda, the acrobatic somersaults of an enormous Florida tarpon, the serenity of a smallmouth caught at last light in Minnesota's Boundary Waters. The works of flyfishing's greatest artists and photographers weave their way through more than seventy unforgettable essays. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER KAMINSKY \u003c\/b\u003eis one of America's leading angling journalists and authors. His Outdoors column has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003efor thirty-five years. A recipient of the C.F. Orvis Outdoor Writing Award, Kaminsky has been a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eField \u0026amp; Stream, Sports Afield\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOutdoor Life \u003c\/i\u003eand was managing editor of \u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e. His angling writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eFly Fisherman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Field\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnglers Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his books are \u003ci\u003eThe Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Waters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Flyfisherman's Guide to the Meaning of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFishing for Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFlyfishing for Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e. As avid a cook as he is a fisherman, he's written eighteen cookbooks, including three with Francis Mallmann. His television credits include creator and executive producer of \u003ci\u003eThe Mark Twain Prize for American Humor \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Gershwin Prize for Popular song. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Brooklyn, New York. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764459897120,"sku":"9781648291494","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9368c6d8a3e5b8234881105f7965f837.webp?v=1780248957","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-catch-of-a-lifetime-moments-of-flyfishing-glory-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}