Harold F. Blaisdell fans?
The Philosophical Fisherman (1969) and Tricks that Take Fish (1954) are two of the finest books on angling I've read.
Anyone have information on Mr. Blaisdell? I've searched Google with little success other than identifying his books. I've ordered his Trout Fishing in New England and am awaiting its arrival.
No man can have too many fly rods;
no woman too many shoes.
I'm certainly a fan of Harold F. Blaisdell, but I can't give you any more info. IIRC, he retired from being a school superintendant many years ago. I wish that he was more popular today.
Ed
[QUOTE=EdD;205316]he retired from being a school superintendant many years ago.
Ed--thanks for the reply. I was under the impression that he was a full time writer and didn't know he had been a school administrator.
No man can have too many fly rods;
no woman too many shoes.
He also wrote The Art of Fishing with Worms and other live bait. It has a chapter on snelling and one on wire forming lures and trolling gangs. I'll see what's on the dust jacket for him
Fatman
Thanks, Fatman. Blaisdell's style is so enjoyable and his insights about fish behavior and angler success so profound, I'll read anything by him.
No man can have too many fly rods;
no woman too many shoes.
Harold Blaisdell
Here is everything I could find that has been printed by him. There are two links to on-line book stores that are very handy to search for any printed material, especially the out of print items.
Larry-- sagefisher---
Harold F. Blaisdell
From Alibris Books: http://www.alibris.com/
The Philosophical Fisherman
The Art of Worm Fishing
Trout Fishing in New England
From AddAll: http://used.addall.com/
The Art of Fishing with Worms and Other Live Bait
The Philosophical Fisherman: Wet and Dry Fly Fishing
Tricks That Take Fish
Trout Fishing In New England
1. FIELD and STREAM - Volume 81, number 4 - August Aug 1976: Fast Trolling for Muskies; Pre-season Scouting for Doves; A Month Among the Woodcock; Woodchucks Are Table Fare Too; Primes Times for Lunker Bass; Tricks for Trophy Elk; Slow Down for Pronghorn
Jack (editor) (Richard P. Smith; Daniel Alber; Chuck Garrison; Harold F. Blaisdell; Sylvia Bashline; ~ CBS Publications 1976 ~ ISBN: B000NXQRXS ~ Paperback
Organizations and clubs I belong to:
Fly Fishers International Life Member
FFI 1000 Stewards member
FFI Presidents Club
FFI Fly Tying Group Life Member
Washington State Council FFI
V.P. Membership
Alpine Fly Fishers Club
President & Newsletter Editor--The Dead Drift
North Idaho Fly Casters club
thanks Sagefisher--didn't know of that website for out of print books.
No man can have too many fly rods;
no woman too many shoes.
I also have "The Philosophical Fisherman". I clipped and saved some old articles of his, too. I really miss the outdoor writers of his generation: Ed Zern, Ted Trueblood, Byron Dalrymple, etc.
Originally Posted by HCR
Alibris is GREAT!
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