Six Fish Limit: Stories From the Far Side of Fly Fishing

Six Fish Limit: Stories From the Far Side of Fly Fishing

“Few angler-authors can match the skill and insight of Steve Raymond. . . . Raymond leads his reader to a refined and refreshed understanding of what the natural world is really all about.”— The New York Times   Perhaps the most innovative fly-fishing writer of his generation, Steve Raymond reaches a new level in this collection of five short stories and a novella. Here you’ll learn the fate of the world’s first genetically modified fly fisher, discover the secret behind the amazing success of an isolated little fly shop, and find out what was really going on between the sainted Theodore Gordon and his mysterious young woman fishing companion. You’ll witness the suspenseful trial of the world’s most famous fly fisher, chuckle at the tale of an angler who outwitted the Internal Revenue Service and his own accountant, and laugh out loud at the “real” story behind the first words ever written about fly fishing. And you’ll agree with the words of Arnold Gingrich in his classic work, The Fishing in Print: “Such books, and such authors, are rare, and Raymond is somebody simply not to be missed.” In Praise of SIX FISH LIMIT “Many of fly fishing's most important wisdoms are best learned through stories, and the sport has no wiser tale teller than Steve Raymond. That's the special power of his book  Six-Fish Limit , because these stories provide not only entertainment but illumination. Like all his books, I'm already looking forward to reading this one again.”—Paul Schullery, author of  The Fishing Life  and  A Fish Come True “The stories are fresh, immediate, knowledgeable and very entertaining—as all stories in this genre should be.”—Nick Lyons, author of Spring Creek   In Praise of The Year of the Angler : “Such books, and such authors, are rare, and Raymond is somebody simply not to be missed.”—Arnold Gingrich, The Fishing in Print. “Few angler-authors can match the skill and insight of Steve Raymond . . . Through the seasons of the angler’s year, Raymond leads his readers to a refined and refreshed understanding of what the natural world is really all about.”—Nelson Bryant, New York Times. “Unquestionably one of the finest angling books of its kind to be published in recent years.”— Library Journal “A classic of fishing literature . . .joyful praise for the wonders of nature that even nonfishermen enjoy reading.”— Seattle Times “Steve Raymond, possessor of a wonderfully serene and lucid prose, makes the perfect companion for readers whose joy, when not fishing, is books about the art of fishing.”— Publishers Weekly. “He has a talent for catching the very essence of the sport—the moods, the sounds, the scents, the scenes—and transporting the reader back to that very moment on the stream.”— Milwaukee Sentinel “Raymond takes the reader fishing in a manner so graphic that a person almost finds himself chilled by the cold water on his waders and his vision blurred by the Pacific fog on his glasses.”— St. Louis Post- Dispatch In Praise of The Year of the Trout "[Raymond] has a quality I find too rare in modern fishing writing: a sense of wonder.”— The Flyfisher “A future classic.”— Fisherman “Raymond invokes the sublime escape of trout fishing with graceful mastery.”— Seattle Times ”The book has a subtle blend of science and mysticism . . . Steve Raymond is at his best, which is the best, in his thoughtful mood pieces.— Fly Fisherman “The blend of personal experience, philosophy, advice, and history make this a book that will be cherished by those who seek the elusive trout.”— American Field In Praise of Steve Raymond: “Steve Raymond has been one of fly fishing’s finest writers longer than most of us have been fishing.”—Paul Schullery, author of Royal Coachman and American Fly Fishing: A History “Reading Steve Raymond . . . is much like sitting around a campfire with a good scotch, a fine cigar, and listening to your best friend.”—A.K. Best “It’s always a pleasure to read Steve Raymond. Fly-fishing literature is a genre rife with tired cliches and posturing, but Steve has a knack for reinventing the wheel in fresh and interesting ways.”—John Gierach, author of All Fishermen Are Liars “Steve Raymond artfully dresses the shank of this irresistible memoir with the dubbing of nostalgia, the hackle of adventure, and the wings of humor. I bit eagerly, and he hooked me deep and played me all the way to the end. A terrific read by a truly professional writer.”—William G. Tapply, author of A Fly-Fishing Life “Over the past three decades Steve Raymond has given us many classic nonfictional books on fly fishing. But in the five fictional stories of Trout Quintet he takes us into the driving emotions that define us as fly fishers. If fly fishing is our ‘resonant chord,’ then these stories describe our ‘Trout Symphony.’—John Randolph, publisher emeritus, Fly Fisherman magazine “Raymond’s prose is direct, his commentary forthright, frankly opinionated,