Adirondack Fishing in the 1930s: A Lost Paradise

Vincent Engels, who died in 1992, fished for trout, salmon, and bass from Oregon to Nova Scotia, but declared that no place on earth held him in such a spell as the Adirondacks in the 1930s. These delightful accounts avoid the "basic trivialities" of trout fishing and concentrate instead on what it was like to come to know the then pristine streams and lakes in the heart of the Adirondacks. This is a heartfelt tribute to the native Adirondack trout and the characters-both locals and sports-who sought them out. Engels, a consummate storyteller, has written a gem of a book about the last of the "good old days." Black and white photographs. 154 pages. 1978. 1st softcover edition, 1994.