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A River Never Sleeps
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 438

A River Never Sleeps

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-10-21
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  • Publisher: Skyhorse

Few books have captured the haunting world of music and rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps. Roderick L. Haig-Brown writes of fishing not just as a sport, but also as an art. He knows moving water and the life within it—its subtlest mysteries and perpetual delights. He is a man who knows fish lore as few people ever will, and the legends and history of a great sport. Month by month, he takes you from river to river, down at last to the saltwater and the sea: in January, searching for the steelhead in the dark, cold water; in May, fishing for bright, sea-run cutthroats; and on to the chilly days of October and the majestic run of spawning salmon. All the gre...

The Whale People
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 184

The Whale People

Story about the Indian tribes in British Columbia who hunted the giant whales of the Pacific. Suitable grades 7 and up. Much detail on customs and taboos of the West Coast Indians.

Writings and Reflections
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 232

Writings and Reflections

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Saltwater Summer
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 246

Saltwater Summer

This tale of a young man's first summer as a commercial salmon fisherman on the BC coast, written in 1948 by the renowned fisherman and outdoor adventure writer Roderick Haig-Brown, has become a modern classic. Don Morgan has made enough money trapping on northern Vancouver Island to realize his dream: he has bought himself a 32-foot West Coast salmon troller, Mallard. In early summer, with his pal Tubby, he sets off on his great adventure, which does not unfold quite as he had pictured it. Don has a lot to learn--not just about commercial fishing, but about growing up. The fishing is so poor that Don could lose his beloved boat before the first season is over. But in the end, Don's own good sense prevails, his real friends come through, and he finds a way to overcome his troubles--running into some real-life adventure in the process.

Excerpts from the Diaries of Roderick Haig-Brown
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 380

Excerpts from the Diaries of Roderick Haig-Brown

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1994-01-01
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Panther
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 253

Panther

"Nothing in nature, so long as it is honestly observed and honestly described, can harm the mind of a child. Almost all the ills of the human race may be traced to the fact that it has strayed too far from nature and knows too little of the natural order of things . . . let them read and understand the ways of animals and birds, of water and wind and earth; for these things are pure and true and unspoiled." --Roderick Haig-Brown Ki-Yu roams the full length of Vancouver Island's Wapiti Valley without fear, hunting deer, visiting females, and using his cunning and strength to evade famed cougar hunter David Milton with his shotgun and barking dogs. Evocative of Jack London's White Fang, Panther captures the harsh reality of the Vancouver Island setting with Haig-Brown's skillful, unadorned prose, telling an enthralling-- and often bloody--story of elusive wild cats and the timber wolves, bears, blacktail deer and humans who are all led by instinct as they struggle for survival in an unforgiving wilderness.

The Quotable Fisherman
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 250

The Quotable Fisherman

When they're not at their favorite sport, anglers will find great entertainment in more than 350 quotations by writers such as Lord Byron, Cervantes, Arthur Ransome, Ted Leeson, and, of course, Ernest Hemingway, author of that unrivaled novel of struggle between man and fish, The Old Man and the Sea.

Fisherman's Fall
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 216

Fisherman's Fall

Originally published in 1964, Fisherman’s Fall brings a unique perspective to the world of fall fishing. In the preface, Robert L. Haig-Brown ruminates on the attempts to preserve the salmon and trout in the rivers of British Columbia. What we know could save them, yet what we do contradicts that knowledge. Gaining the knowledge in this book will help fishers learn the nature of the fish and might even inspire some to contribute to their preservation. Fisherman’s Fall gives fishers all the tools to become adept at fishing the rivers of British Columbia as well as firsthand knowledge of the fish of those rivers and their habits. In fabulous prose, readers will discover the unique fishing ...

A River Never Sleeps
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 404

A River Never Sleeps

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Fisherman's Winter
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 271

Fisherman's Winter

Originally published in 1954, Fisherman’s Winter is Roderick Haig-Brown’s final installment in his well-known “seasons” cycle. With a unique blend of experience and observation, Haig-Brown brings readers through the exotic