Sunlit riffles and shadowed runs stories of fly-fishing in America /
Kent Cowgill.
- Madison, Wis. : Terrace Books, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (x, 160 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Day of mourning -- Two men in a museum -- Valentine -- The conception -- Anglinguistics -- Spanish fly -- Rage -- The devil's arse -- Fly -- The FÜLODOG -- Last cast -- Coachmen -- Indian summer -- Labor day -- The rod -- Season's end.
Ranging from the riotously comic to the nostalgic, edgy, and suspenseful, these short stories offer richly developed and engaging portraits of characters across the spectrum of life, all absorbed by the thrill of fly fishing. A marriage betrayal on a trout stream in the north woods; angler rage on the redfish flats of the Gulf of Mexico; ,the intensity of combat fishing on a salmon pool in the Pacific Northwest-- all rendered in sparkling prose that will resonate with every angler, and delight any reader who enjoys outdoor pastimes.