Hi guys,

I am currently writing my dissertation for uni about fishing in media, and i was wondering if anyone knows of some good stuff to look at. i have already looked at A River Runs Through It, Moby Dick, The old Man and the Sea and the monk and the fish.

thanks!

Did you read "Moby Dick" cover to cover and still think it was about "fishing"?

SharkeyP

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Paxman's "Fish, Fishing and the Meaning of Life" is a collection of extracts from all over the place, may be a useful jumping off point for chasing up references.

yeah, i forgot to mention that the essay is mainly about the fish, the symbolism of it etc and the persuit. the title is "The Quest For The Big Fish"

Hi Steve, yeah i have that book and i have milked it dry already, thanks though.

The River Why - by David James Duncan

If its the symbolism of fishing your interested in, then this book will be right up your street.
They also made it into a film, which sadly went straight to DVD

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Hi River Fly Fisher,

this book might be of interest to you:

A jerk on one end-reflections of a mediocre fisherman by Robert Hughes

Good luck with your dissertation!

Johan

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thanks for the help guys, the film and the book looks really good, much appreciated!

Tarpon on Fly
by Donald Larmouth, Rob Fordyce; 2002;

The Tarpon Book: A Complete Angler's Guide
by Frank Sargeant; 1991

Sea Level: Adventures of a Saltwater Angler
by Jeffrey Cardenas, Jimmy Buffett; 2002

The Book of the Tarpon
by A.W. Dimock, Tosh Brown; 2004;
That should keep you going for a term or two. If you need any more let me knoow.All the best

Slightly off the point, but what is it about film with fishing in it (not specifically about fishing) ?
In everything else, filmmakers go for authentic detail, but get an ad. or a tv drama with a fisherman in it and invariably it is like something from the 1930s - camp stool, pork pie hat, canvas bag with leather straps, rod with a centre pin reel propped up on a forked stick.

Perhaps nobody in the media world goes fishing.

That would explain a lot.

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