Grand Cascapedia River: A History: Volume 2

Hoagy B. Carmichael (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

512 Seiten

2015
Artabras (Verlag)
978-0-7892-1223-8 (ISBN)

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Originating in two rocky torrents in the Shick-Shock Mountains, the Grand Cascapedia River cuts across the forested wilderness of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula and empties into Chaleur Bay. Just as exceptional as the river’s natural beauty are the giant salmon that return there each summer to spawn. Known to the local Micmac Indians from time immemorial, these outsize fish have attracted wealthy and well-connected sportsmenincluding captains of industry and U.S. presidentssince the mid-nineteenth century. Now, in these exhaustively researched and superbly written volumes, veteran angler Hoagy B. Carmichael reveals the eventful history of this most exclusive salmon river.

The first volume of The Grand Cascapedia River recounts the discovery of the river’s salmon by adventurous outdoorsmen in the 1840s; the assignment of fishing rights on the river to successive Governors General of Canada, as a curious perk of office; andin a fascinating encounter between the Gilded Age and the northern wildsthe subsequent purchase of those rights by a small group of American millionaires, the Old Club.” The second volume begins with the dissolution of the Old Club in the depths of the Great Depression and traces the development of the private camps, each with its own character and lore, that are found along the river today. It also explores the management of the river’s natural resources and the present-day division of fishing rights between the camps, the Micmacs, and the public.

Both volumes are illustrated with hundreds of rare archival photographs, as well as original maps and drawings. The Grand Cascapedia River represents an important contribution not only to the annals of sport, but also to social history and wildlife conservation and management.

Hoagy B. Carmichael, a noted authority on fly fishing, is also the author of A Master’s Guide to Building a Bamboo Fly Rod (with Everett Garrison) and 8 by Carmichael.

Table of Contents

Foreword: By Hoagy B. Carmichael

The New Club
- A New Beginning

New Derreen
- The Old Club Moves In
- Amy Guest Finds a Home
- The River Gives up a Great Fish
- Crosby Comes to the Cascapedia
- Very Different Owners
- Troublesome Times
- Change for the Better
- New Tenants for the Old Camp
- New Derreen Gets a Second Chance
- Important Visitors
- President Carter Visits the Grand Cascapedia
- Bittersweet Change
- The Chemical Bank Week

Middle Camp
- Transition
- The River Gets a Gift
- The New Middle Camp
- Two Camps - One Old, One New
--- The Ford Camp
--- The Schlotman Camp
- Wooden Salmon of Size
- The Cascapedia Valley Goes to War
- A Canadian Takes Over
- A Few Large Fish and a Big Fire
- Mrs. Killam Comes to Camp
- Two Bedrooms - A New Angle
- New Boys in Camp
- The End of an Era
- A Salmon Story
- An Ironic Anniversary
- Inevitable Change

Tracadie Camp
- New Owners
- New Tracadie
- The Goelet Years
- A Time Honored Friend

Three Islands Camp
- The River Gets a New Camp
- Fraser's Gets a Name
- Sam Webb Takes Over
- Parsons Pool Goes Out - Brush Pile Comes In
- New Owners

Lorne Cottage
- The River Begins to Disappoint
- The Love Affair Begins
- The 1980s
- The Valley Hosts a Wedding
- The 1990s
- The 21st Century

Camp Chaleur
- The War Years and Beyond
- Charles Engelhard Come to the River
- An Interesting Visitor
- The Tea House
- The Valley Was Fortunate
- Several Novel Ideas
- A Senseless Act

Salmon Lodge
- The Return of Bonbright
- A Canadian Buys a Camp
- Salmon Lodge Turns the Corner
- The New Salmon Lodge
- Important History Saved
- A New Set of Owners

Mershon's - Horse Island Camp
- A New Era Begins
- More Time on the River
- Moving Up River
- Eight More Seasons
- Anglers Three
- The Old Cottage Goes Down
- A Piece of Very Bad Luck
- The Big One
- An Unfortunate Turn of Events

River Management

Cascapedia River Museum

The Grand Cascapedia River Map

Appendix

Middle Camp
- General Billy Mitchell Lands on the Grand Cascapedia
- "A Few Thoughts"

Three Islands
- Fishing "The Patent"
- The Havemeyer Family

New Derreen
- Amelia Earhart Takes on a Guest
- The Micmac Club Preserve of Canada
- Brandy Smoked Salmon; By M.A. Rainville

River Management
- The Riparian Rule Book
- Riparian Owners Fishing Rights
- The Marshall Decision

Mershon's - Horse Island
- Elzear Coull's Big Secret
- A Footnote to Mr. Kirby

Bibliography

Endnotes

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.3.2015
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Angeln / Jagd
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
ISBN-10	0-7892-1223-4 / 0789212234
ISBN-13	978-0-7892-1223-8 / 9780789212238
Zustand	Neuware