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Fishing / Outdoor Recreation / Photography

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Gone Fishing Photographs and text by Bob Rashid A photograhic celebration of fishing Whether hiking through a farm field in search of a trout stream or stretching out in a folding chair waiting for the next bite, anglers agree on one point: that the joy of fishing is not so much at the end of the line, but in the lapping of water, the calls of birds and insects, the sun, the snow, and the stars, and the people met along the way. In Gone Fishing , photographer Bob Rashid captures this elusive truth in word and image: there's more to fishing than catching fish. With camera in hand, Rashid spent nearly a year with dozens of Wisconsin anglers—men, women, and children. From spearing sturgeon through the ice on Lake Winnebago to pursuing the wily muskellunge on a placid Vilas County night, Rashid captures on film the myriad incarnations of Wisconsin fishing. Nearly ninety full-color photographs, accompanied by Rashid's engaging narrative, lavishly evoke the traditions and culture of fishing in Wisconsin (including fish fries and catfish queens). A companion book to Wisconsin Public Television's hour-long special "Gone Fishing ," this volume expands upon that program, chronicling people and places that the film crew didn't reach. Gone Fishing  will charm everyone interested in fishing—novice and expert alike. Bob Rashid is a photographer and writer whose work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, and other national and international publications. He has also published the photography book Wisconsin's Rustic Roads, and has exhibited his work throughout the state. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

December 1999 116 pp.   87 color photos   11 1/2 x 10 ISBN 0-299-16820-4   Cloth $34.95t To order, you can accumulate titles in the Shopping Cart by clicking on the bulleted lines below. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with MasterCard or Visa. Click here for further explanation of shopping cart feature. Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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