CATSKILL RIVERS: BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN FLY FISHING. By Austin M. Francis.

1983 1st edition. Large 4to (218 x 287mm). Ppxiv,258. B/w photographs, b/w illustrations, maps, end-paper maps, bibliography. Gilt titles to cloth-backed old-gold boards.

"...A kaleidoscopic, poignant journey through the annals of American angling from its origins to the present, laced with anecdotes and stories, graced with over 110 photographs and nine beautifully illustrated river maps by John Manikowski". Chapters include: The Catskill angling mystique; Early river industries; Birthplace of American fly fishing; The Catskill professionals; Women anglers of the Catskills; Managing the fishing. Portraits of the river: Catskill rivers; Beaverkill River; Willowemoc Creek; Neversink River; Esopus Creek; Schoharie Creek; Delaware River; Catskill rivers today; Selected bibliography; Important dates in Catskill angling.