ED VAN PUT Catskills Fly Fishing Historian
“Van Put’s prodigious research and wordy prose takes us on this voyage through time and space visiting significant ports of call and authoritative personages along the way to paint perhaps the most complete history of a region. A region devoted for almost two centuries, to the pursuit of Savalinus Frontinalis, the American Brook Trout, and its cousins the Brown Trout and, of late, Rainbow Trout. It was here in this twice blessed place that fly fishing in America began in earnest.”
“This panoptic chronology covers nearly two centuries of failure and success, tragedy and triumph in the cradle of American fly fishing. It is an essential reference for any and all who fish the Catskills….” (More Info)
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Does Mr. VanPut speak to small local groups about fishing? We are a historical society in Delhi, NY and would like to find a speaker who would be willing to come to our small town and talk about the great sport of fishin?
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I cannot find anything current re his activities since the 2009 post.
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