Willow Sticks, Earth Worms is all about true fishing experiences for trout and salmon by the author in the lakes, rivers and ocean of British Columbia. The author was fortunate to be born in this West Coast province of Canada and spent his entire working career in British Columbia, taking as much time as possible to enjoy its bountiful outdoors, especially fly fishing.
There are 10 chapters, over 70 pictures, and 6 poems that describe many BC fishing adventures. In brief, the chapters contain the following;
Chapter 1: Growing up on a small South Langley farm, dissected by the Little Campbell Creek. Here the author was taught the rudiments of bait fishing by his Father, then went on to discover the joys of fly fishing.
Chapter 2: True accounts of fly-fishing experiences for trout, some quite large; in 17 of BC's best lakes. Information given on how to get there, where to fish and what to use
Chapter 3: True adventures with huge trout in some of the Nehalliston Plateau's best big fish lakes.
Chapter 4: How the author's yellow Labrador pup swallowed a roe baited hook, which subsequently generated a $600 veterinarian bill, a high price for one fly caught coho salmon
Chapter 5: True experiences of fly and float fishing on 9 of BC's best salmon and steelhead rivers, including the how to, why's and where's.
Chapter 6: Trying to catch giant Atnarko River spring salmon many years ago with essentially a hand line
Chapter 7: Friends of the author own a fishing lodge on Nimpo Lake. This chapter describes a wonderful Chilcotin holiday fishing the Dean and Atnarko Rivers while a guest of the lodge.
Chapter 8: The joys of salt air and fresh caught oceansalmon True experiences of catching the giant springs of Bamfield, fly fishing in the surf for pink salmon south of Port Hardy, jigging for coho salmon near Campbell River and tying into large Active Pass salmon.
Chapter 9: A description of how to tie and use a dozen of the authors all time favourite flies.
Chapter 10: A poem sets the conclusions by describing how to throw out the work, and go fishing
Please visit www.tourcanada.com/outdoors.htm and click on fly tying.