To Catch a Fish: Essays on the Joy, Frustration, Curiosity, and Allure of Fishing

Name: To Catch a Fish: Essays on the Joy, Frustration, Curiosity, and Allure of Fishing
Brand: Storey Publishing
SKU: 9781635869729
Price: 30.00 USD
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"Kurlansky's research-filled love letter to fishing will appeal equally to seasoned fishers and complete novices."-- Library Journal

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"This informative book is almost a guilty pleasure. It is perfectly paired with lovely illustrations that make reading about fishing even better than actually going fishing-at least until one finishes the book."-- Carl Safina, PhD, author of Song for the Blue Ocean and Alfie & Me

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"Lifting the hood on his deep, personal relationship with the ocean, Kurlansky reveals that fishing is, in the most profound sense, meditation."-- Paul Greenberg, best-selling author of Four Fish

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"Mark Kurlansky puts you in the angling moment as fully as anyone who has ever written about this wonderful pastime."-- Peter Kaminsky, author of The Zen of Flyfishing

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"Kurlansky showcases his passions for fishing, writing about fishing, and fish cookery in this inviting collection of 40 pithy essays that mixes tales about fishing in different places and circumstances with instructions and tips... Kurlansky's instructive and inspirational essays are accompanied by vivid, finely detailed paintings by Bri Dostie, a nature-focused artist, teacher, and Registered Maine Recreation and Fishing Guide."-- Booklist

Table of Contents:
Introduction: The Intrigue

Part One: Catching Fish
My First Fish
The Secret to Catching Fish
Offering Nothing: Fishing Without Bait
Fishing for Money
Fishing from a Boat
How a Fish Fights
What a Smart Fish Knows
Fish Fighting Styles
Face to Face
The Original American Fishers
Surf Casting
Fishing Buddies
Going Out for a Spin
Wise and Humble
The Casting Ballet
Fair Play
Beautiful Bugs
The Mystery of Salmon
Fishing by the Seat of Your Pants
The Bigger the Fish
The Perfect Rod
Women Who Fish

Part Two: What Do I Do with It Now?
Keepers
Is It Cruel to Catch a Fish?
Bleeding a Fish
The Scale of the Task
Keeping a Head in the Game
Showing Some Guts
What Most People Want to Eat
How to Cook a Fish
Catching a Salt Fish
Two Celebrity Fish Dishes
The Seam Bream (and My Favorite Recipe)

Part Three: Fishing by the Book
Believing in Poets
It May Be Wisdom
The Quiet Fish
A Favorite Contemporary: Norman Maclean
That Delicious Pull
By the Banks of the Trailer Park
Big Two-Faced River

Appendix: A Guide for Fish
Ten Tips to Help Avoid Being Caught

Bibliography
Acknowledgments

Biographical Note:
Mark Kurlansky is a former commercial fisherman, journalist, and the New York Times bestselling author of Cod, Salt, The Big Oyster, and dozens of other books of fiction and non-fiction. He's won numerous awards, including the James A. Beard Award, ALA Notable Book Award, and New York Public Library Best Books of the Year Award, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Audubon Magazine, Food & Wine, The Los Angeles Times, and more. He lives with his wife and daughter in New York City and Gloucester, Massachusetts.

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