The Spawning Run

Nonfiction, Sports, Outdoors, Fishing, Travel, Adventure & Literary Travel, Biography & Memoir
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Author: William Humphrey ISBN: 9781504006347
Publisher: Open Road Media Publication: February 17, 2015
Imprint: Open Road Media Language: English
Author: William Humphrey
ISBN: 9781504006347
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication: February 17, 2015
Imprint: Open Road Media
Language: English

**William Humphrey’s delightful chronicle of an angling holiday in Wales celebrates two equally astonishing creatures: the Atlantic salmon and the British fly fisherman **

In order to mate in the same freshwater stream where it was spawned, the salmon swims one thousand miles or more and overcomes countless obstacles, from trawling nets to twelve-foot-high waterfalls. To catch the King of Fish at the end of its incredible journey, the Anglo-Saxon angler subjects his pride, his bank account, and his taste buds—poached milk, anyone?—to similar dangers. Nine out of ten salmon do not make it back to the sea once their spawning run is finished; nine out of ten sportsmen return to the hotel empty handed when the fishing day is done.
 
And yet, year after year, they return to the rivers and streams of Great Britain—fish and angler both. Why? Perhaps “poor Holloway,” who has yet to land a salmon after twenty spawning seasons but whose success rate with the bored wives of more skillful fisherman is scandalously impressive, knows the answer.
 
An elegant blend of fishing narrative, travelogue, and character study, *The Spawning Run *is a hilarious and heartfelt tribute to the irresistible passions that unite us all: man, woman, and salmon.
 
This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Humphrey including rare photos form the author’s estate.

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**William Humphrey’s delightful chronicle of an angling holiday in Wales celebrates two equally astonishing creatures: the Atlantic salmon and the British fly fisherman **

In order to mate in the same freshwater stream where it was spawned, the salmon swims one thousand miles or more and overcomes countless obstacles, from trawling nets to twelve-foot-high waterfalls. To catch the King of Fish at the end of its incredible journey, the Anglo-Saxon angler subjects his pride, his bank account, and his taste buds—poached milk, anyone?—to similar dangers. Nine out of ten salmon do not make it back to the sea once their spawning run is finished; nine out of ten sportsmen return to the hotel empty handed when the fishing day is done.
 
And yet, year after year, they return to the rivers and streams of Great Britain—fish and angler both. Why? Perhaps “poor Holloway,” who has yet to land a salmon after twenty spawning seasons but whose success rate with the bored wives of more skillful fisherman is scandalously impressive, knows the answer.
 
An elegant blend of fishing narrative, travelogue, and character study, *The Spawning Run *is a hilarious and heartfelt tribute to the irresistible passions that unite us all: man, woman, and salmon.
 
This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Humphrey including rare photos form the author’s estate.

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