Few books have captured the haunting world of rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps. Roderick 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 great joy of angling is here: the thrill of fishing during a thunderstorm the sight of a river in freshet or a river calm and hushed, the suspense of a skillful campaign to capture some half-glimpsed trout or salmon of extraordinary size, and the excitement of playing and landing a momentous fish.
A River Never Sleeps is one of the enduring classics of angling. It will provide a rich reading experience for all who love fishing or rivers.
This edition has an Introduction by Nick Lyons and an Afterword by Thomas McGuane.
Roderick Langmere Haig-Brown was born in England in 1908 and lived most of his life on Vancouver Island, Canada along the banks of the Campbell River. He died in 1976.
- 352 pages
- Black and white illustrations by Louis Darling
- Fully bound in deep green leather
- Gold blocking to upper board
- Gilt titles to spine
- Contrasting burgundy cloth slipcase
- Edition limited to 600 copies