Fishing the Wild Waters: An Angler's Search for Peace and Adventure in the Wilderness

Fishing the Wild Waters is a book by John Sullivan that explores the agony and ecstasy of fishing in three distant and distinct dream destinations in America, such as Hawaii, Alaska, and New England. It illuminates the profound nature of fishing as a vehicle that connects those who practice it with reverence to a world beyond the one humans created. Sullivan reveals what goes into the pursuit of select fish in the region with humor and personal stories, as well as deep knowledge. He also highlights the cultural and fishing outposts that these places offer, and how fishing these wildest of waters can help anglers tune into their fundamental, hands-on relationship with the sea and find solace and sustenance.

Format: Hardback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 17 March 2022
Publisher: Pegasus Books

From the azure waters of Hawaii to the pristine streams in Alaska to the craggy New England coast, a devoted angler reveals the agony and ecstasy of fishing. Fishing the Wild Waters invites us to traverse America and visit three distant and distinct dream destinations for any serious angler—and anyone who aspires to someday become one. Sullivan's marvelous debut illuminates the often profound nature of fishing as a vehicle that connects those who practice it with reverence to a world beyond the one humans created.

As we travel along with Sullivan, he reveals what goes into the pursuit of select fish in the region with humor and personal stories as well as deep knowledge. Hawaii, Alaska, and New England are some of the last frontiers of fishing in America. They are full of danger, big fish, and extraordinary adventure. To fish these places is to reach back and stand alongside the First Nations of fishermen—our ancestors who lived there for thousands of years before us—as well as those early Americans who built this country using species like cod as their currency.

These cultural and fishing outposts will tell us something if we can just be quiet and listen. To hear that message requires an intrinsic respect for these ancient fishing grounds and our connection to them. This mindset is in lock-step with a growing movement of anglers who fish these wildest of waters as a way to turn down the noise of modern living and tune into their fundamental, hands-on relationship with the sea, finding not only the solace, but the sustenance the fish provides to those who take the time to learn its lessons. Plus, filling a freezer with the world's healthiest protein just feels right.

By turns funny, thrilling, and lyric, Fishing the Wild Waters celebrates these species.

Weight: 366g
Dimension: 149 x 217 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781643138312