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 enlarge | Author: Peter Kaminsky
Publisher: Hyperion
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 691325
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0786886587
Dewey Decimal Number: 799
EAN: 9780786886586
ASIN: 0786886587
Publication Date: September 25, 2002
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captivating July 9, 2002
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
what a marvelous book. more than any book i have read on fishing or outdoors, this one is well written. it captures the feelings of the changing of seasons and the hope and dread of how things will be that day. are there fish still in area or have they moved out. what will today bring. one learns a lot about fishing and life and the passion one can have for something. at same time it is not obvious or heavy-handed with some zen philosophy or fishing as allegory. ultimately it is about the love of fishing with a fly rod and sharing that with a few other friends who have the same feelings. while reading this gem of a book, one learns a lot about fishing. i live on the east end of long island but i didnt really know the areas he talked about and the history of some of them. the author really makes the region and the people come alive. it is like you are having breakfast in the local "greasy spoon" with the guys who fish and talk about it. you can see the guys with the bedraggled looks while they try to glean some info on where action is without giving away any of their own secrets. you can see the birds working the water and feel the hard tug. you can also feel the days where nothing working/nothing happening but it isnt dissappointing. the possibilty is almost enough ....but not quite. i have only fished for stripers once with a fly rod but after i read this book i made arrangements to go out to montauk area to try it. if it is 1/4 quarter as good as the author makes it out to be, it will be well worth it.
captivating July 9, 2002
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
what a marvelous book. more than any book i have read on fishing or outdoors, this one is well written. it captures the feelings of the changing of seasons and the hope and dread of how things will be that day. are there fish still in area or have they moved out. what will today bring. one learns a lot about fishing and life and the passion one can have for something. at same time it is not obvious or heavy-handed with some zen philosophy or fishing as allegory. ultimately it is about the love of fishing with a fly rod and sharing that with a few other friends who have the same feelings. while reading this gem of a book, one learns a lot about fishing. i live on the east end of long island but i didnt really know the areas he talked about and the history of some of them. the author really makes the region and the people come alive. it is like you are having breakfast in the local "greasy spoon" with the guys who fish and talk about it. you can see the guys with the bedraggled looks while they try to glean some info on where action is without giving away any of their own secrets. you can see the birds working the water and feel the hard tug. you can also feel the days where nothing working/nothing happening but it isnt dissappointing. the possibilty is almost enough ....but not quite. i have only fished for stripers once with a fly rod but after i read this book i made arrangements to go out to montauk area to try it. if it is 1/4 quarter as good as the author makes it out to be, it will be well worth it.
Nostalgic masterpiece February 1, 2002
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I received this as a Xmas gift from my daughter. After reading the first chapter I became enthralled with the writng and how it took me back to my youger days when I frequented Montauk and enjoyed not as sophiticated but more pristine times. In spite of what ever else he does Peter is one of us who cant get enough of
fishing. I had a fly rod in hand when I was about seven. I am now 77 and still get the same thrill on the strike as I did then. Peters story brings it all back and carries me back to when 50 lb bass were not as exceptional as they now seem to be. He has not just written another fish story. This work is outstanding in its class.
A great drug for all fishaholics! January 8, 2002
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A great read for anyone who understands great passion in the sport of fishing. What a priveledge it is for all of us to experience a month long fly-fishing adventure at Montauk through the skilled prose of Peter Kaminsky. This book reads as deliciously as Peters' recepies sound for fresh grilled Striped Bass accompanied by a burst of just ripe local vegetables...... Pardon me, as I have to go "Blitz" the kitchen right about now!
A must read if you flyfish for stripers. December 22, 2001
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you have ever caught a striper on a flyrod you will enjoy Kaminsky's Month of fishing. He has a calm manner of expressing the explosive nature of the striper. He has shared his experiences during the annual run of stripers around Montauk Point. There are plenty of technical manuals of how to do this or where to do that regarding flyfishing for stripers and this isn't one of them. Yet, you can learn from his first hand experiences fishing, not guiding but the actual art of going to the waters in pursuit of the striper. Wheter he is fishing the flats, shores or from a boat his descriptions of his experience are what make this book. The names of his associates have faded but the places he fished, the techniques of casting and presentation, and the fights he described remain. If you enjoy flyfishing for striper you will enjoy the moments of time he selectively shares with his readers.
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