The Beaverkill; The History of a River and its People

, by Ed Van Put; Introduction by John Merwin

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ISBN: 9781585746910 | 1585746916
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Copyright: 11/1/2002

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An in-depth history of America's most famous trout stream.

Ed Van Put was for many years a fisheries professional with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, beginning in 1969. His numerous articles have appeared in Trout, Fly Rod & Reel, The Conservationist, and Fly Fisherman. He lives in the Catskills.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

John Merwin

Maps of the Watershed

xiii

Part I

America's Stream

(5)

``The People at the Rising of the Sun''

(7)

Whelenaughwemack, Pioneers, and Rafting Days

(6)

Steamboats, Stagecoaches, Trout-Finishing Tourists

(4)

The Troutist

(7)

James Spencer Van Cleef---A Beaverkill ( and Sand Pond) Reminiscence

(6)

``Scarcely Less Famous Than the Beaverkill''

(3)

``Wagon Fishermen''

(4)

Tanneries

(5)

Pigeon Fever

(7)

``The Trout are Playing Out''

(6)

Unlimited Trout

(5)

Beecher, Burroughs, and Buntline

(11)

Clubmen

(8)

No More Free Fishing

(7)

``Who Would Not Be a Game Protector?''

(7)

Part II

Enter Salmo Fario

(8)

``Beware the Brown Trout''

107

(4)

The ``Big River''

111

(6)

William Keener and Louis Rhead

117

(9)

Creating New Trout Waters

126

(12)

The Falls Lot

138

(8)

``Dancing Feather Creek''

146

(5)

Acid Factories

151

(10)

Fish Hatchery Folly

161

(8)

From Sunken Fly to Floating Fly

169

(10)

Catskill Style

179

(10)

Part III

``The Kettle That Washes itself Clean''

189

(5)

``Day Trippers''

194

(4)

The Best of Times

198

(9)

A. J. McClane and ``The Turnwood Years''

207

(8)

A Siren Along the Beaverkill

215

(3)

Pools and Eddies

218

(10)

The Dry Fly Takes Off

228

(3)

The Catskill School

231

(20)

Fish Management and the Search for Public Fishing

251

(10)

Protecting the Resource

261

(12)

Addendum

273

(10)

Bibliography

283

(8)

Index

291

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The Beaverkill; The History of a River and its People

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