{"product_id":"downstream-reflections-on-brook-trout-fly-fishing-and-the-waters-of-appalachia-hardcover","title":"Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing, and the Waters of Appalachia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDownstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing, and the Waters of Appalachia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid L. O'Hara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew T. Dickerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNick Lyons\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDownstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing, and the Waters of Appalachia\u003c\/em\u003e brings together nature writing, fly-fishing stories, personal reflection, memoir, and philosophical and spiritual inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough accounts of time spent on the water and memories drawn from their own lives, David O’Hara and Matthew Dickerson examine the connection between people, rivers, and the landscapes that sustain them. The authors consider how our beliefs about nature influence the ways we fish, conserve waterways, and interact with the natural resources on which life depends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe journey begins in Maine’s Androscoggin watershed, a river system once regarded as one of the most polluted in the United States. After decades of recovery, the watershed now supports some of the country’s finest wild brook trout fishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Maine, the book travels south through the Appalachian region, passing through Kentucky and continuing into Tennessee and North Carolina. In these southern mountain waters, a native strain of brook trout faces growing pressure and an uncertain future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe structure of the book reflects the character of the rivers it explores. Some chapters move steadily through flowing narratives, while others pause for quieter moments of observation and contemplation, much like the still water that collects behind a dam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach essay stands on its own as a reflection on fishing, nature, and place. Together, they form a larger portrait of Appalachia’s cold mountain streams and the native fish most closely associated with them: the brook trout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDownstream\u003c\/em\u003e is a thoughtful choice for readers interested in fly fishing, brook trout, Appalachian waterways, environmental conservation, and the deeper relationships that develop between anglers and the rivers they love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDavid O’Hara\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid O’Hara is an associate professor of philosophy and classics at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He studied at Middlebury College, St. John’s College, and Penn State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis teaching includes courses on environmental thought, nature, American philosophy, religious philosophy, and the history of ideas. Whenever possible, he brings those subjects beyond the classroom through outdoor lectures, field experiences in the Badlands and Black Hills, and an annual rainforest and reef ecology course in Guatemala and Belize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMatthew Dickerson\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew Dickerson is a professor at Middlebury College in Vermont, where he has taught writing courses focused on nature, ecology, and fishing literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis books include the historical novel \u003cem\u003eThe Rood and the Torc\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Hobbit Journey\u003c\/em\u003e, and the fly-fishing and ecology narratives \u003cem\u003eA Tale of Three Rivers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTrout in the Desert\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDickerson and O’Hara have also collaborated on \u003cem\u003eNarnia and the Fields of Arbol: The Environmental Vision of C. S. Lewis\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFrom Homer to Harry Potter: A Handbook of Myth and Fantasy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247821242556,"sku":"9781498205719","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7081\/9004\/files\/downstream-brook-trout-fly-fishing-appalachia-book-cover.webp?v=1786113228","url":"https:\/\/www.jbicklesbee.com\/products\/downstream-reflections-on-brook-trout-fly-fishing-and-the-waters-of-appalachia-hardcover","provider":"JBicklesbee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}