Dr. Clarke is a salmon fisher par excellence who has spent more than half a century fishing the superlative salmon rivers that are found in the province of New Brunswick. In this book George tells of his experience of fishing salmon, inviting us to accompany him aboard his canoe and to share with him the joys of many memorable moments. With him we hear the thud of the guide's iron-shod setting pole on the rocky bottom; and with him to enjoy the wild music of the reel as the salmon takes the line over its shoulder and spins off a hundred yards in a matter of seconds. Between expeditions, he regales us with anecdotes of the great, the near-great and the not-so-great who have fished these wonder waters. His account of Janet Fairfax's struggle with a monster salmon must be one of the most exciting angling stories ever written.Ā
Interspersing these pages are other anecdotes unconnected with angling stories of folk-lore of ghostly visitations and, since Dr. Clarke is also a noted archaeologist , of prehistoric portages and aboriginal campsites. It is a book that abounds in the lore of the wilderness, the song of the woods at dusk and at dawn, and the magic enchantment of undisturbed Nature in solitary places. But it is of salmon fishing that the author principally writes, and what he has to say on the subject will enlighten and enthrall all anglers.Ā
Hardcover
Author: George Frederick Clarke Book Condition: Good Jacket Condition: Fair (Minor tears on front cover, and wear along edges of jacket) ISBN: 9780887900204 Publisher: Brunswick Press Published Date: 1960
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