Most Popular Books by Roderick Haig-Brown

Filled with wonderful essays selected by Roderick Haig-Brown''s daughter, this book deserves a spot in every fly fisher''s library.

Roderick L. Haig-Brown welcomes us onto his lush farm for a year of insights and observations. In this eloquently written account, Haig-Brown, his wife Ann and their four children tour us through each season, and teach us the ways in which the Earth governs the events in our lives. Haig-Brown observes salmon, blue grouse, blacktail deer and robins, with a soft eye and gentle appreciation for their trials. He discerns how the weather interacts with the land, and how the land interacts with our attempts at civilization. Haig-Brown also discusses his work at a magistrate, and the challenges of marriage, amateur book collecting, the craft of the writer, and the meaning of community. A snap shot of rural BC in the 1950s, Measure of the Year is a country story, told by a man happy in his chosen way of life.

Sixteen-year-old Don Morgan and his friend Tuby Miller spend the winter hunting, trapping and living in the wild.

Whale hunting by pre-Columbian Indians of the Pacific Northwest provides an unusual background in the story of a boy''s education in the tribal skills and rituals essential to become a man and a whale hunter.

Beautifully illustrated children''s story about Canadian wildlife by famed Canadian conservationist and Governor General Award-winning author, Roderick Haig-Brown.First published as a limited edition in 1980 by Colophon Books, ALISON''S FISHING BIRDS by BC''s acclaimed author and conservationist Roderick Haig-Brown is the story of a young girl''s encounter with some of BC''s most intriguing river birds. Alison''s favourite bird, the Dipper, lives along the river by her house. She spends many hours watching the "fierce and splendid" bird as it fishes for dinner, "bob, bob, bobbing" as it skitters and dives below the surface, always emerging with a tiny fish. Farther up the river bank, Alison catches a glimpse of the Belted Kingfisher hovering above the water, just waiting patiently for the perfect moment to "drop like a stone, headfirst in the water" only to emerge a few seconds later with a tiny wiggling silver fish in its beak. Alison encounters many other birds on her adventures and, true to Haig-Brown''s other stories, every bird, whether it is the Osprey, the Heron, or the Merganser, all have a lesson to share about their life and the natural world around them. For almost a century, Haig-Brown has been teaching children and adults alike to explore, learn, and respect our forests, oceans, and rivers. As one of Haig-Brown''s lesser-known stories, ALISON''S FISHING BIRDS is a gem that is long overdue on the shelves of popular children''s fiction. ALISON''S FISHING BIRDS is richly illustrated by acclaimed and talented artist Sheryl McDougald, and includes a preface by Valerie Haig-Brown.

Traces the life and experiences of an Atlantic salmon from birth to final catch by a fisherman.

Le printemps d''un pêcheur raconte bien plus que de simples parties de pêche. L''auteur nous parle de la nature secrète de la superbe Colombie-Britannique et à travers elle de l''environnement en général, de la place du pêcheur dans ce monde sauvage et des rythmes millénaires qui le gouvernent. Dans l''univers de Haig-Brown, aller à la pêche signifie aller à la rencontre de la Nature : c''est un engagement total de l''esprit et des sens. Et quand on découvre la qualité, la portée, la profondeur et la grâce qui se dégagent du Printemps d''un pêcheur, il est impossible de ne pas reconnaître l''infini talent de son auteur. Encensé par les plus grands auteurs de nature writing américains, Roderick Haig-Brown est sans conteste un écrivain-pêcheur hors normes. Avec ce Printemps d''un pêcheur, il nous permet de nous évader quelques heures en sa compagnie au bord des plus belles rivières d''Amérique du Nord.