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Title: The Legendary Neversink
Subtitle: A Treasury of the Best Writing about One of America's Great Trout Rivers
Author: Justin Askins (Editor)
Narrator: Larry Wayne
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-12-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Science & Technology, Environment
Publisher's Summary:
The Neversink River in New Yorks Catskill Mountains, with its plunges and gorges, is one of the worlds great trout streams. This treasury from the finest fly-fishing writers takes a revelatory look at the river from its earliest days right up to the present, and from its origins high on Slide Mountain to the wild and deep ledge pools where the biggest fish live.
Editorial Reviews:
Editor Justin Askins compiles more than 20 essays about the Neversink River in New York's Catskill Mountains, from such noted fly-fishing writers as John Burroughs, Hay Berman, and Jay Cassell, in this wide-ranging anthology. Larry Wayne performs with a studious grace, giving these indelible portraits of the Neversink an impressed reverence. The Legendary Neversink is not just a collection of great fishing tales, however; it details the history of the river, including a discussion about the political controversy surrounding the region, making this a well-rounded document of a fisherman's paradise.
Members Reviews:
This collection of essays, all of which have appeared in sportsmen's magazines of bygone days, captures the essence of this wond
derful passtime in the places of a stream that I am familiar with. Having the flavor of men together, sharing what they love and what they are so good at, brings this treasured place to life over time. I've been encouraged to read John Burroughs' America because of it. (from the interlibrary loan system in my area--part of the Neversink catchment). The editor's choices are various, and every aspect of fishing, comaraderie, and the sharing of this art of dry fly fishing has been illuminated.
This book is one of my treasures, and I would, were other copies available, wish to give it as a gift to the sportsfolk I know who have fished this stream, or might someday.
Five Stars
A lovely book for anyone who fishes or not.
Flyfishing Stories
As a collector of fly fishing books I am always on the lookout for new authors. Askins book is well written and entertaining, about all one could ask for in a book of fishing adventures.
Return to the Gorge
"The Legendary Neversink" is a keeper.
15 years ago I learned that The Neversink River in the Catskill Mountains of New York is where dry fly fishing was introduced in America. It was developed and spread throughout the county until "the Catskill School" became the American School. This book offers further proof that it would be hard to name a sportsman, naturalist or conservationist who did not explore the river, try his hand at fishing it and later write about it.
Wonderfully illustrated, Askins has blended over twenty essays about the Neversink River (written by these individuals over the span of more than 100 years) into a thrilling history of the environment, the explorers and innovators, the economy and the political struggles which threatened and ultimately preserved it for our generation. Every chapter, whether it is a how-to-do-it, an adventure well remembered, or an hilarious tale of men (or women) interacting with nature, is great reading.
Misleadingly Titled
Much of what is reprinted here could be accurately described as having little or nothing to do with the Neversink; many pieces seem to have been selected merely because their authors were somehow associated with the Neversink or were known to have fished the river.
