Bibliograph

The longest silence, a life in fishing, Thomas McGuane

Type

Label

The longest silence, a life in fishing, Thomas McGuane

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The longest silence

Oclc number

1046069229

Responsibility statement

Thomas McGuane

Sub title

a life in fishing

Summary

In a compilation of essays, the author reflects on the world of angling as he shares his observations on his quarry, great fishing spots around the world, and fishing equipment

Table Of Contents

Some remarks -- Small streams in Michigan -- Back in Ireland -- Sakonnet -- Twilight on the buffalo paddock -- Angling versus acts of God -- Twenty-fish days -- Henry's fork -- Tying flies -- Spring -- Runoff -- The big hold -- Midstream -- Seasons through the net -- Southern salt -- The longest silence -- Close to the bone -- Weather -- A world-record dinner -- Tarpon hunting -- Silver king : a glimpse -- The hard way -- The sea-run fish -- Wesley's river -- Sur -- Fly-fishing the evil empire -- Of the dean -- Snapshots from the whale -- Izaak Walton -- Iceland -- Roderick Haig-Brown -- Down under -- Unfounded opinions -- Sons - Unintended consequences -- Sasha and the salmon -- Steelhead -- Seeing snook -- Trials of tarpon -- Black squall - Shrink to fit.

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