Backcasts
Memories and Recollections of Seventy Years
as a Sportsman
Fishing, Hunting, and Other Stories
by John Knowles
Experience hunting grizzly bears in British Columbia, moose in Ontario, and deer and antelope in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming. Fish for salmon in New Brunswick, and trout and steelhead in all the major streams of Michigan.
This humorous and engaging collection describes the beauty
and serenity of the water and woods, and one man’s love and respect for the
outdoors. Above all, Backcasts is a story of camaraderie—of friends
joined by a mutual love of nature and bound by sportsmanship.
About the Author
John Knowles moved from Florida to Detroit in 1926 to work for the Detroit Free Press. In 1940, he joined a major oil company and worked there until his retirement in 1965 as Vice President. The woods and streams have always been John’s favorite playground and fly fishing his love. He has fished with the best—John Voelker, Paul Young, George Mason, Lyle Dickerson, Mike Cavanagh, Ray Bergman, and many others.
As a Lt. Col. in the 10th Air Force, his love of flying led to owning and operating an aircraft service in Detroit as a sideline for many years. John now resides with his wife Margie in Bath, Michigan.
Backcasts by John Knowles
144 pages ♦ softcover ($11.95) or hardcover ($14.95) ♦ 15 photographs
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