Whether the fish got away or was landed, big-fish stories dominate fireside conversations about fly fishing just as they govern every angler's fantasies, be he daydreaming over destination ads or eying a new fly reel. In this wonderful anthology, Lamar Underwood -- avid sportsman and reader of fly-fishing literature -- brings together great tales of big fish that took the angler where he always wanted to be.From Rene Harrop's story about a big rainbow on the Henry's Fork to Tom McGuane's account of a salmon hen on the Whale to Nick Lyons's tale of a certain trout in an unnamed creek, "Into the Backing" offers the kind of inspiration that will keep you going even on the slowest day streamside.
- ISBN10 158574378X
- ISBN13 9781585743780
- Publish Date 1 January 2002
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 22 November 2012
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
- Imprint The Lyons Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 296
- Language English