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Title: Spring Creeks by Mike Lawson, Dave Hall, Thomas McGuane ISBN: 0-8117-0068-2 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A Missed Opportunity
Comment: Within the corpus of technical American fly-fishing literature an innovative and influential text on the finer aspects of flat-water trout angling eludes us. For years I anxiously awaited "Spring Creeks" and had automatically incucted Lawson into the "KLM club" (i.e. the best American fly-fishing authors to date: Kreh, LaFontaine, and Marinaro). Unfortunately, this book is a missed opportunity and certianly does not deserve a "must read" distinction.
Why have I elected to write such a harsh criticism of Lawson's "Spring Creeks?" Foremost, Lawson has been working on this project for a long time (10 or more years I belive), which provides ample opportunity for critical and innovative research. Additionally, he has the best labratory imaginable--Harriman State Park on the Henry's Fork. These two factors, I argue, should have resulted in something new and profound (e.g. fly design theory pertaining to flat-water trout, technical "how to" features that expand upon current tactics, unique insect and trout behavior, and more) but "Spring Creeks" is largely anecdotal and undisciplined; more importantly, it does not expand upon the previous contributions provided by other authors. A beautiful book it is, a fine addition to any angling library--sure, but a text that consumes one's free time--no.
Rating: 5
Summary: A must read--carefully--for trout anglers
Comment: Except for the last 1/4th, whichis more directly instructional, Lawson writes in a casual conversational style that must be read carefully to pick up many little bits of information and insight. He credits others for all his know-how, but I watched him fish a difficult stretch in front of his shop. He and Will Godfrey were the only ones who caught anything that afternoon. He knows western spring creeks as few others do. One minor criticism--he mentions midwestern spring creeks only in passing. (He also ignores his own advice concerning red shirts.)
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Title: Tying Small Flies by Ed Engle ISBN: 0811700828 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: January, 2004 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Trout Hunter: The Way of an Angler by Rene Harrop ISBN: 087108922X Publisher: Pruett Publishing Co. Pub. Date: April, 2004 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: Tying Flies With Foam, Fur, and Feathers by Harrison R., III Steeves ISBN: 0811729095 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Guide Flies: How to Tie and Fish the Killer Flies from America's Greatest Guides and Fly Shops by Dave Klausmeyer, David Klausmeyer ISBN: 088150582X Publisher: Countryman Pr Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Tying Emergers: A Complete Guide by Ted Leeson, Jim Schollmeyer ISBN: 1571883061 Publisher: Frank Amato Publications, Inc. Pub. Date: March, 2004 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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