THE NEXT VALLEY OVER: AN ANGLER'S PROGRESS. By Charles Gaines. Foreword by Terry McDonell.

# (2000) 2000 1st paperback edition. Small 8vo paperback. Ppxvi,237. Not illustrated. White pictorial card covers.

# "[Charles Gaines'] acclaimed collection starts and ends at Lake Tadpole, where his passion for fishing was sparked. He journeys to exotic locales, in the company of eccentric characters, in pursuit of nearly every species of fish known to man. In the process, Gaines explores what we are really looking for when we fish." Good fishing/travel writing - New Zealand trout; tarpon and bonefish; Argentina and Montana; billfish, bass and catfish. "I found Charles Gaines's The Next Valley Over fresh, original, and downright elegant - a bonanza to the lover of fishing." (Tom McGuane). "Gaines breaks your heart with his stories, his voice, and the rhythm and control of his prose... He captures the sport - and the passions it evokes - with a sense of adventure, grace, and magic." (John Rasmus, National Geographic Adventure). "Charles Gaines writes about fishing with such grace and passion and the stories he tells are so compelling that it makes me want to drop everything and pack up my rods." (Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump).