The Catch of a Lifetime: Moments of Flyfishing Glory

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FOR EVERY FLYFISHER, there is amoment, 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 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 Kaminskys case, it wasnt the 200-pound tuna he foughtand lostagainst 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.

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 Minnesotas Boundary Waters. The works of flyfishings greatest artists and photographers weave their way through more than seventy unforgettable essays.

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Peter Kaminsky is a master angler, storyteller, and companion on the water. He combines these skills to take you on a memorable pursuit of flyfishing andadventure. Hell even buy beersif the day goes well.
Tom Brokaw
Its a miracle of a book: eclectic and full of suspense, wit, and fun. Theresnothing likeit.Nick Lyons
"Delightful, inspirational, insightful, and educational."John Rowen, Booklist (starred review)
Peter Kaminsky writes passionately about the world of angling, but he now flexes his curating muscles in this beautiful fly-fishing anthology.Anglers Journal

Author Bio

PETER KAMINSKYis one of Americas leading angling journalists and authors. His Outdoors column has appeared in the New York Times for thirty-five years. A recipient of the C.F. Orvis Outdoor Writing Award, Kaminsky has been a contributing editor at Field & Stream, Sports Afield, and Outdoor Life and was managing editor of National Lampoon. His angling writing has also appeared in Fly Fisherman, Cond Nast Traveler, Smithsonian Magazine, GQ, The Field, and Anglers Journal. Among his books are The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass, American Waters, The Flyfishermans Guide to the Meaning of Life, Fishing for Dummies, and Flyfishing for Dummies. As avid a cook as he is a fisherman, hes written and cowritten eighteen cookbooks, including three with Francis Mallmann. He is a creator of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.