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A River Never Sleeps Paperback – Oct. 21 2014

by Roderick L. Haig-Brown (Author), Thomas McGuane (Afterword), Louis Darling (Illustrator),
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Few books have captured the haunting world of music and rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps. Roderick L. Haig-Brown writes of fishing not just as a sport, but also as an art. He knows moving water and the life within it—its subtlest mysteries and perpetual delights. He is a man who knows fish lore as few people ever will, and the legends and history of a great sport.

Month by month, he takes you from river to river, down at last to the saltwater and the sea: in January, searching for the steelhead in the dark, cold water; in May, fishing for bright, sea-run cutthroats; and on to the chilly days of October and the majestic run of spawning salmon. All the great joy of angling is here: the thrill of fishing during a thunderstorm, the sight of a river in freshet or a river calm and hushed, the suspense of a skillful campaign to capture some half-glimpsed trout or salmon of extraordinary size, and the excitement of playing and landing a momentous fish.

A River Never Sleeps is one of the enduring classics of angling. It will provide a rich reading experience for all who love fishing or rivers.

Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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  1. Print length
    400 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Skyhorse
  4. Publication date
    Oct. 21 2014
  5. Dimensions
    13.97 x 2.79 x 20.96 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1629145254
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1629145259
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Roderick L. Haig-Brown (1908–1976) was a conservationist and well-known Canadian writer. He was born in England and found his way to British Columbia as a youth. He spent much of his life fishing rivers around the world and writing about his experiences, and in 1953 he received an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from the University of British Columbia. He is also the author of Fisherman’s Fall, Fisherman's Spring, Fisherman’s Summer, and Fisherman’s Winter. He is now deceased.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Oct. 21 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1629145254
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1629145259
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 399 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 2.79 x 20.96 cm
  • 鶹 Rank: #1,507,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • Blair
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!
    Reviewed in Canada on February 19, 2025
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    What an amazing book, Haig-Brown was a true master of literature and angling! I would recommend this book to anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the natural world from a very intelligent and unique perspective that is very refreshing to read!
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  • Paul MacDonald
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoying Fishing
    Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2024
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    A great book - a classic
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  • GregH
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic
    Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2020
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    I've fished some of the same waters that Haig-Brown writes about, and for anyone who loves the outdoors this book is an absolute classic!
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  • Row
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Gift for any true fisher
    Reviewed in Canada on November 17, 2017
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    Exactly what I was looking for. A special gift that was well received and enjoyed by it's recipient.
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  • Blknight
    5.0 out of 5 stars as listed, would buy again
    Reviewed in Canada on November 28, 2019
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    as listed, would buy again
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  • Bill Sudo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fishing
    Reviewed in Canada on October 24, 2017
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    Good so far.
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  • Triplecee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on January 1, 2017
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    Brilliantly written. A very enjoyable read.
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  • Bradley West
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the best fishing autobiography of all time
    Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2011
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    For the longest time, I held off reading any Haig-Brown because I didn't identify with the main advocates, those (seemingly) elitist fly fishermen on Internet message boards. About a decade ago I picked up a used copy of "Fisherman's Fall" (his second best book)and marveled at the man's ability to tell a story -- mostly about fish and fishing -- so clearly and lyrically. In short order I learned that RH-B moved to Canada post WWI as teen and earned a living any which way he could, including falling timber and trolling spoons on heavy spinning gear for VI springs. Nothing effete about this fellow! I was well and truly hooked and have read another half dozen of his books (including the four seasons books).

    But the jewel in the crown is ARNS. Haig-Brown's personal story so worth reading that my non-fishing 70 year mother rated it one of the better non-fiction books she'd ever read. Rod Brown led such a fascinating life in a time and place that offered sport fishing opportunities few of us will ever see . . . and certainly none in native English speaking countries. His love of rivers, forests, and people shows itself not in some philosophical meanderings, but in a vital sense of shared excitement at discovery and participation. Here's a man who wanted to know where the fish lay in his home water, the Campbell River. Rod wriggled into a wetsuit, put on a mask, snorkel and flippers and swam the river, diving down to spy the chinooks holding in the deep all the other salmon and trout in between. To test whether or not waders would fill with water and pull the wrong-footed angler to the bottom of the river to tumble and inevitably drown in those lead (sic) boots, he put on his waders and walked out over his head to see what happened. (Not a whole lot other than getting wet and needing to point his feet downstream to prevent hitting his head on boulders.) Haig-Brown was also an innovative and expert fly fishermen, pioneering the dead drifted dry fly for summer run steelhead. His stories of long-gone fishing holes and extinct runs of salmonids heighten the pleasure fishing addicts like myself derive from reading and thinking, "What would it have been like to have stood on the banks on the Stamp watching the General fish his run?"

    A well-lived life in and around fishing, in a beautifully told book.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2015
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    I first read this book many years ago. The pleasure has not diminished with my timely re read. One of the great classic fishing books and a pleasure to re read.
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  • Herc
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2016
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    I really love this book; I fly fish but the writing is so enjoyable I think most readers will enjoy his descriptions
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  • ofieldstream
    5.0 out of 5 stars Never wrong with Haig-Brown
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2019
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    Roderick Haig-Brown was, by many, considered the Father of the genre of outdoor writing for the 20th century. He was prolific as a writer; a consummate stickler for details; and a poet in winding the path through the details to build a captivating story that entertained and educated along the way. This book is the epitome of quality writing on an outdoor subject. Read for education. Read for how to write. Read for the conservation voice needed. Read for the sheer pleasure of beautiful prose. But please .. READ! You can NEVER go wrong reading a book by Roderick Haig-Brown.
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  • Andrew Fawcett
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2014
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    Excellent
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