Fly Fishing: A Life in Mid-Stream - Recollections and Essays Mek povez, 128 str In Fly Fishing: A Life in Mid-Stream, Turhan Tirana weaves memories and anecdotes to reflect upon his remarkable life as a fly-fisherman. As a boy he caught his first trout in the upper reaches of Virginia`s Rapidan River. His love of the sport has taken him from Montana`s Yellowstone River to such far-away places as Macedonia and Slovenia. With wit and humor, the veteran fisherman shares his most memorable catches, in which intuition often overcame lack of experience. He describes the trials and rewards of fishing with a spouse and the pleasure of introducing his children to the sport. With unflagging enthusiasm, he chronicles the history of fly-fishing, including some of its most unforgettable practitioners. Here are tales of fish hooked and sometimes landed; a look at the fascinating river life of trout and salmon; an examination of the biology of an aquatic insect hatch and an appreciation of the artistry of imitation flies carefully crafted from feathers and fur. Tirana also reports on current movements to reclaim fly-fishing waters including efforts to save the Atlantic Coast striped bass, once near extinction, California`s cutting-edge wild trout management, and the ongoing rescue of Montana`s Big Blackfoot River. Turhan Tirana plete uspomene i anegdote kako bi razmišljao o svom izvanrednom životu kao mušičaru. Kao dečak ulovio je svoju prvu pastrmku u gornjem toku reke Rapidan u Virdžiniji. Ljubav prema sportu odvela ga je od reke Jelouston u Montani i do tako dalekih mesta kao što su Makedonija i Slovenija. Sa duhovitošću i humorom, ribar veteran deli svoje najupečatljivije ulove, u kojima je intuicija često prevazilazila nedostatak iskustva. On opisuje iskušenja i nagrade pecanja sa suprugom i zadovoljstvo upoznavanja svoje dece sa sportom. Sa nepokolebljivim entuzijazmom, on beleži istoriju mušičarenja, uključujući neke od njegovih najnezaboravnijih praktičara. Ovo je priča o ribama koje su se upecale, a ponekad i sletele; pogled na fascinantan rečni život pastrmke i lososa; ispitivanje biologije izleganja vodenih insekata i uvažavanje umetnosti imitacije muva pažljivo izrađenih od perja i krzna. Tirana takođe izveštava o trenutnim kretanjima da se povrate vode za pecanje mušicom, uključujući napore da se spase prugasti bas Atlantske obale, koji je nekada bio blizu izumiranja, najsavremenije upravljanje divljom pastrmkom u Kaliforniji i tekuće spasavanje reke Big Blackfoot u Montani.