The Tug Is the Drug by Chris Santella (English) Hardcover Book

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The Tug Is the Drug

by Chris Santella

Thirty seven stories take readers from leaping makos near the fairways of Torrey Pines to midnight Atlantic salmon fishing on the fabled Ponoi. Santella's peripatetic lifestyle and eye for entertaining details – even those that have little to do with the act of throwing flies at fish – will make one look at fishing in a whole different way.

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Publisher Description

These thirty stories take readers from leaping makos near the fairways of Torrey Pines to midnight Atlantic salmon fishing on the fabled Ponoi to encounters with very friendly mujeres on the streets of Havana ...and even offer an unauthorized (yet unequivocal) account of Bob Dylan's 1970s obsession with fishing. Santella's peripatetic lifestyle and eye for entertaining details--even those that have little to do with the act of throwing flies at fish--will make you look at fishing in a whole different way.

Author Biography

Chris Santella is a freelance writer based in Portland, Oregon, where he resides with his wife and two daughters. He is the author of 19 books, including Fifty Places To Fly Fish Before You Die, Fifty Places To Play Golf Before You Die, Why I Fly Fish and Fifty Places To Drink Beer Before You Die (all Abrams), and Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer (Princeton University Press, with Dr. Peter Marra). The Fifty Places series has sold over 500,000 copies. Santella is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, Trout, Fly Rod & Reel, The Drake, American Angler, and Fly Fish Journal. His writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, Travel & Leisure, and Links, among many other publications. When he's not at his desk, Santella loves to swing flies for steelhead on the Deschutes, Sandy, and North Umpqua Rivers, and to front Catch & Release, a four-piece rock band that plays original compositions...including a tune called "The Tug is the Drug."

Table of Contents

AcknowledgementsA Ferocious Gift Lures Anglers to Christmas IslandThe Karma of Broken TrailersTraveling LightCalgary — A City Where Trout Fishing Does Not Go to DieChasing Juvenile Tarpon through Yucatán MangrovesOff the Links, Onto the StreamFrank Moore, Dean of the North UmpquaWhen the Roosterfish start to Run, Anglers Just Try to Keep UpOnce Considered 'Trash', Carp Become Worthy Fly Rod TargetSeeking Stripers in the Shallows of Maine's Casco BayNato and the Human AnchorPostcard from HomosassaIn Ireland, Fishing for Salmon that Like a CrowdOn Our Own on Alaska's Kanektok RiverCasting with a MasterSalmonflies Awaken Western Trout, AnglersThe Fish Whose Bite Is as Fierce as Its NameWhite Nights of SalmonFly Anglers Are Drawn to a Toothy AdversaryThe Addictive Allure of the Steelhead's TugMojitos, Muchachas, y SábaloLobstermen Turn to Guiding in the YucatánHow to Get Skunked on the Bulkley and Threaten Your Marriage at the Same TimeMakos on the FlySize Does Matter When Spey CastingThe Man Who Brought Trout to a Valley of GravelFishing with Lewis and ClarkThe Greedy Beady Egg ManDylan: The Fly Fishing YearsFeed your Fish HeadAmong the Hobbit TroutRainbows AllThe Rainbows of Crater LakeIt was Epic, DudeThe PledgeNo Good Deed Goes UnpunishedSmallmouth in Greater PortlandAbout the Author

Review

Some fly-fishing books are not meant to be technical but rather to entertain and delight. Santella's well-written short stories are about our passion: its anglers and fascinating essays. You will enjoy this one. -- Lefty Kreh, fly fishing legend and author of numerous books, including Casting with Lefty Kreh, Fly-Casting Fundamentals, and 101 Fish The list of how-to fly-fishing books is at least a mile long, but there are scant few that delve into the "why" with such clarity and credibility as this one. Nobody else wades as far out of the main channel, but brings it home with such resonance, like Santella can. -- Kirk Deeter, Editor-in-Chief, TROUT Media Tug is honest, fair and self-effacing, and it does what great angling writing should-it inspires us to get on the water more often to fish. If you don't want to fish the world with a fly rod in hand after reading it, you better check for a pulse. -- Greg Thomas, Editor, Fly Rod & Reel

Long Description

These thirty stories take readers from leaping makos near the fairways of Torrey Pines to midnight Atlantic salmon fishing on the fabled Ponoi to encounters with very friendly mujeres on the streets of Havana ...and even offer an unauthorized (yet unequivocal) account of Bob Dylan's 1970s obsession with fishing. Santella's peripatetic lifestyle and eye for entertaining details--even those that have little to do with the act of throwing flies at fish--will make you look at fishing in a whole different way.

Review Quote

Some fly-fishing books are not meant to be technical but rather to entertain and delight. Santella's well-written short stories are about our passion: its anglers and fascinating essays. You will enjoy this one.

Details ISBN0811719634 Author Chris Santella Short Title TUG IS THE DRUG Publisher Stackpole Books Language English ISBN-10 0811719634 ISBN-13 9780811719636 Media Book Format Hardcover Residence Portland, OR, US Year 2017 Imprint Stackpole Books Country of Publication United States DEWEY 799.1 Place of Publication Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Edition 3rd Publication Date 2017-03-01 UK Release Date 2017-03-01 NZ Release Date 2017-03-01 US Release Date 2017-03-01 Pages 184 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-03-14

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  • Condition: Brand New
  • ISBN-13: 9780811719636
  • Publication Year: 2017
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Language: English
  • Book Title: The Tug Is the Drug
  • Item Height: 237mm
  • Author: Chris Santella
  • Publisher: Stackpole Books
  • Genre: Sports
  • Item Width: 158mm
  • Item Weight: 417g
  • Number of Pages: 184 Pages

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