Trout

(Hardback)

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Trout takes us on a visually stunning tour of the finest trout waters from the big freestone rivers of the West to tailwaters and tiny creeks and springs. Featuring photography from the Catskills to Patagonia, Appalachia to the Rockies and Pacific Northwest, this is a lifes compilation of fly-fishing stories and photography. Each section features a photo gallery and an accompanying essay fish tales told in Tom Rosenbauers unmistakably authentic voice on subjects including big-river mysteries, boats, and guides, wading and solitude, flies, and the trout themselves. For the fly fisherman, this is an album of shared experiences that exist only on these magical trout waters.

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A stunning coffee-table book, beautifully written (by Tom Rosenbauer, with a foreword by Callan Wink) and shot (by Brian Grossenbacher), featuring trout waters from all over the globe. Monte Burke, Forbes Magazine

Brian Grossenbachers photography illustrates that if we keep looking carefully enough, we can always see fly fishing in a new light. At times we see solitary anglers dwarfed by panoramic landscapes, fishermen clearly less important than the sprawling watersheds they fish in. When we do see anglers in action, they tend to be peering upstream, casting, searchingnot conquering heroes. And when they do bring trout to hand or net, its the trout we see, powerful and beautiful, the lithe wild center of those watershedsbrilliant portraits and images of browns, rainbows, brookies, their distinctiveness as species, which is hardly a platitude, on full display. And we see anglersbearing down and lazing about, solemn and joyous, alone or with friends and family against the backdrop of the boisterousness of rivers or the comforts of the riverside. Along with this album of images, Tom Rosenbauer offers well-weathered essays that distill the essence of a lifetime of trout fishingbig rivers and small rivers, boats and gear, the conviviality and the solitude of it. He writes with succinct originality about every aspect of angling, casually offering gems of insight about the technical demands of fly fishing and the experience of it. His appreciation is still keen: Every single trout stream Ive ever fished has a unique feel and smell and combination of colors. In words and images, Trout revives and enlarges what we know and feel about trout fishing. -- Gray's Sporting Journal
A stunning coffee-table book, beautifully written (by Tom Rosenbauer, with a foreword by Callan Wink) and shot (by Brian Grossenbacher), featuring trout waters from all over the globe. Monte Burke, Forbes Magazine

Brian Grossenbachers photography illustrates that if we keep looking carefully enough, we can always see fly fishing in a new light. At times we see solitary anglers dwarfed by panoramic landscapes, fishermen clearly less important than the sprawling watersheds they fish in. When we do see anglers in action, they tend to be peering upstream, casting, searchingnot conquering heroes. And when they do bring trout to hand or net, its the trout we see, powerful and beautiful, the lithe wild center of those watershedsbrilliant portraits and images of browns, rainbows, brookies, their distinctiveness as species, which is hardly a platitude, on full display. And we see anglersbearing down and lazing about, solemn and joyous, alone or with friends and family against the backdrop of the boisterousness of rivers or the comforts of the riverside. Along with this album of images, Tom Rosenbauer offers well-weathered essays that distill the essence of a lifetime of trout fishingbig rivers and small rivers, boats and gear, the conviviality and the solitude of it. He writes with succinct originality about every aspect of angling, casually offering gems of insight about the technical demands of fly fishing and the experience of it. His appreciation is still keen: Every single trout stream Ive ever fished has a unique feel and smell and combination of colors. In words and images, Trout revives and enlarges what we know and feel about trout fishing. -- Gray's Sporting Journal

Trout offers readers an exciting tour of some of the worlds finest trout-fishing watersfrom Appalachia to the Rockies and Pacific Northwest, to the Catskills and on to Patagonia with Tom Roenbauers lifetime of stories and Brian Grossenbachers wondrous photography. Big-river mysteries, boats, and guides, wading and solitude, flies, and the trout themselves. A magical journey for both experienced and learningand wannabefly fishers. And you wont need to don your waders! This book is a treasure for any coffee table or book-shelf! The Enchanted Circle News (Eagle, NM)

Author Bio

Tom Rosenbauer was Fly Rod & Reels 2011 Angler of the Year. He has hosted fly-fishing shows on TV, and his podcast, The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide,is one of the most popular outdoor titles on Apple. He has worked with the Orvis Company for more than 40 years, and is the author of more than 20 books on fly fishing and tying.

Brian Grossenbacher is perhaps the most celebrated contemporary outdoor photographer working today, after 18 years as a renowned fishing guide.