Trout reflections

Drawing from 40 years of personal study and observations, naturalist David Carroll leads readers through the yearly cycle of the trout in this enchanting and richly detailed journal of a trout fisherman, introducing us along the way to the myriad flora and fauna that inhabit the trout watery and exquisite world. With Carroll as our guide, we glimpse breathtaking cold-water trout beneath the crystalline surface of a January pond; we experience the thrill of fishing for wild trout on opening day, and witness the great thaw of spring that brings the hatching of new trout and the resurfacing of a spectacular "living tide"; we observe the striking beauty and grace of quicksilver trout in a world that glimmers with sightings of wood turtles and dancing mayflies; we marvel at the trout's ritual mating behavior that marks the end of the year for both fisherman and trout. Anyone who has ever fished for trout will appreciate the candor and simplicity with which Carroll conveys, in a straightforward sentence or a stroke of the brush, what it is about the trout and its world that lures so many expectant admirers back again and again in passionate pursuit. - Jacket flap.