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"Everything in nature is essentially inscrutable," claims Russell Chatham in The Angler's Coast, but his written observations of the world around h... read full description

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Jul 12, 2011
Paul rated it: 4 of 5 stars
A nice, somewhat reflective collection of narrative essays about fly-fishing. Chatham is a good/evocative writer and, unless he's a liar, an incredible fisherman. The book is scattered with photos, none of which are very interesting or varied, except that they show you how expletiving big the fish in question are. There's an interesting fly-vs.-spinners thread throughout, sort of a sail-vs.-powerboat thing, which Chatham keeps effortlessly in check. Kind of funny. There's the occasional cheesy e More...
Jan 30, 2012
Tom rated it: 4 of 5 stars
A collection of essays about fly fishing in California in the 1970s, Chatham's book is evocatively written about a time -- and fisheries -- that really don't exist any more.

He's something of a fly fishing bum and the stories reflect it (he'll fish almost anywhere for anything). I'm not sure what Chatham's intent was when he wrote the book, but over the decades, it's become something of a historical document -- a look back at fisheries, some of which don't exist.

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Aug 19, 2007
Michael rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Fantastic stories of fly fishing on the west coast.
Sep 27, 2011
Shane marked it as to-read
Nov 13, 2010
Alan rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Dec 09, 2009
Don rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Nov 09, 2009
John rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Aug 24, 2009
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Jul 01, 2008
Mark marked it as to-read