The nation’s #1 authority on outdoor sports and adventure, Field & Stream presents this collection of the best fishing stories shared throughout the 100+ year history of the magazine, from writers old and new, tales infamous and unknown. The best true-life fishing tales about big catches, bright seas, and the respect that nature commands come from the likes of John Updike, Bill Heavey, Zane Gray, Eddie Nickens, Ernest Hemingway, Ian Frazier, Kim Barnes, and Thomas McGuane.<BR><BR>Anyone who appreciates a good story can appreciate the infinite resource that is the sport of fishing. From the annals of the world’s leading outdoor magazine comes this collection of the Field & Stream editors’ favorite true-life tales, with everything from Hemingway’s deep-sea adventures to the one that got away from Bill Heavey.