The Beaverkill: the History of a River and Its People

Lyons Press (This edition has been significantly updated and revised). An in-depth history of America's most famous trout stream. Thisengrossing book chronicles the river's history, winding through theheart of the New York Catskills, and offers portraits of the men andwomen who affected its life and its development as a fishery. The Beaverkillprovides insight into what the fishing was like prior to theintroduction ofhatchery trout, chronicles the human disturbances to the watershed -including stream habitat degradation and the exploitationof native brook trout - and includes a comprehensive study of theintroduction of browntrout, the emergence of the dry fly, and theevolving changes infly-fishing tactics.

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• (This edition has been significantly updated and revised).
• An in-depth history of America's most famous trout stream.
• Thisengrossing book chronicles the river's history, winding through theheart of the New York Catskills, and offers portraits of the men andwomen who affected its life and its development as a fishery.
• The Beaverkillprovides insight into what the fishing was like prior to theintroduction ofhatchery trout, chronicles the human disturbances to the watershed -including stream habitat degradation and the exploitationof native brook trout - and includes a comprehensive study of theintroduction of browntrout, the emergence of the dry fly, and theevolving changes infly-fishing tactics.

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