Tarpon Fishing in Mexico & Florida

By Edward George Spencer-Churchill

Introduction by Randy Wayne White

Perhaps the grandest of the rare old tarpon books, this is the author's account of a year spent tarpon fishing at Tampico and Boca Grande in 1905. A British Army captain related to Sir Winston, Spencer-Churchill provides an acerbic, at times fussy, though very British and dryly humorous view of the sport of tarpon fishing. A thoroughly delightful book which includes a section of spectacular early photographs of tarpon.

Randy Wayne White is a former fishing guide, the author of the acclaimed Doc Ford series of mystery novels, Batfishing in the Rainforest, and is a contributing editor of Outside Magazine.

Paintings by John Rice

6 x 9 / Slipcased / 76 Pages

ISBN: 1-886967-07-5

$50.00 U.S. Postpaid

Reviews

"Hale thee tarpon well met," is the congenial tone of this book and the author knows his audience: men like him, safari sorts, well-heeled Anglo sports of the Empire--masters accustomed to servants... He is cavalier and bold, launching to the ocean in small boats with doubtful handlers, in which the oil would have been more profitably burnt underneath.

Seth Norman - Fly Rod & Reel

Tarpon Fishing is printed on heavy paper with a handsome binding and heavy cardboard slipcase -- another elegant presentation in the tradition of Meadow Run Press. A nicely written introduction by Randy Wayne White and illustrations by John Rice add to the attraction. The result is a book that looks as good as it reads."

Steve Raymond - Fly Fishing in Salt Waters

This is a great tarpon book, a fine example of travel writing from the period and a great addition to the literature of salt-water fishing in North American Waters."

 Christopher Camuto - Gray's Sporting Journal