Fishing for Brookies, Browns & Bows
Old Guy's Utterly Complete Book on How to Catch Trout
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2003
- Category
- Fishing, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550549447
- Publish Date
- Apr 2003
- List Price
- $22.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
This authoritative, amusing and thoroughly engaging guide to fishing for trout marries the expertise of veteran trout fisherman and champion tournament caster Gord "The Old Guy" Deval with the wit and brilliance of his star pupil, author Paul Quarrington. The result is a compendium of invaluable tips on the art and intricacies of angling from the master, laced with pungent editorial comments from his upstart apprentice.
About the author
Gord Deval holds, or has held, over one hundred records both nationally and internationally, including several world records, during more than six decades of tournament casting. He won the North American All-Round Senior Championship fourteen times. He was the president of the Ontario Fly and Bait Casting Association in the 1950s, while organizing the first Canadian Casting Association and acting as its president. Deval has also competed thirty-seven times in the North American Championships, winning many titles and awards. He has been the recipient of Ontario's Athletic Achievement Award every year since this special recognition became available.