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Sixteen-year-old Robbie Daniels, happy to get a job aboard a troller fishing for king salmon off southeastern Alaska, finds himself in danger when he discovers that his mysterious captain is searching for long-buried Russian plaques that lay claim to Alaska and the Northwest.
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A documentary look at the efforts directed at the preservation of the Greenback Cutthroat trout.
Using computer animation and outdoor videography, this program tells the story of how the Greenbacks evolved and migrated to Colorado, why they declined and almost disappeared, and how the scientific recovery process works in restoring populations in the future. They became Colorado's official state fish in 1994.--From container.
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Flyfishing in scenic and remote mountain waters is a special kind of fishing, explored in depth by veteran fly fisher John Gierach. Along with Fly Fishing Small Streams (0811722902), this guide, Gierach's first book, now in print with Stackpole Books, explains how to find the best waters and how to fish them to the best advantage.
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[1993]
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Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis is part sporting autobiography and part guidebook to life's middle passage. It is filled with the author's love for fly fishing - "this disciplined, beautiful and unessential activity" - and informed by his years as a journalistic observer of American society and politics. Howell Raines's own experience of the years between forty and fifty will resonate for countless other men who face aging, divorce, new romances,...
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For Nona Conrad each day is a struggle--to go on after her parents' sudden death, to win her rightful inheritance, and to raise her younger sister. When Nona is hired to manage a fishing camp deep in the Arkansas woods, it seems like an opportunity to settle down. Yet it isn't long before she clashes with two men. One is a stranger who grabs her arm and calls her by name before driving off in a abig sedan. The other is the camp's new owner, Simon...
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[2008?]
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Fly fishers of all skill levels will benefit from this comprehensive look at year-round fly fishing opportunities in Colorado. More than two years in the making, this DVD is packed with action and spectacular scenery. Each monthly entry is filled with exciting video of recommended destinations, specific fishing techniques and proven fly patterns.--DVD Container.
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The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely...
60) Gone fishin'
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c2003
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Gus and Joe eagerly anticipate another quiet, relaxing fishing trip. Only things don't go quite as they planned! Instead, they innocently create an unstoppable series of outrageous mishaps, destroying everything in their wake!
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