"I submit first of all that there is no such thing as sport without ethics." So writes Roderick Haig-Brown in the opening essay of this superb collection, plumbing with depth and humor the finer points of fishing etiquette. Here's Vlad Evanoff on which surf caster gets the best spot on the shore; Al Kyte on his seven points of fishing etiquette; Cathy and Barry Beck on how much river room to give another angler; Ray Bergman on how to treat beginners and spin casters; Billy Pate on courtesy on the flats, and more from: . Joan Wulff . Bob Clouser . Gary Borger . Mel Krieger . Steve Rajeff . Mallory Burton . Mike Lawson . Seth Norman . Stu Apte . Nick Lyons . Loriann Murphy . George Kelly . Flip Pallot . Tom McGuane . Gary LaFontaine . Ernie Schwiebert . Dave Whitlock . Jodi Pate . Lee Wulff . Tom Jindra . Jim Teeny . Jack Gartside . Dick Talleur . William Tapply . Jerry Kustich . and many others For every angler who wondered what to think of the guy just downriver, here's the ultimate guide. "I submit first of all that there is no such thing as sport without ethics." So writes Roderick Haig-Brown in this superb collection, which plumbs with depth and humor the finer points of fishing etiquette. Here's Vlad Evanoff on which surf caster gets the best spot on the shore; Al Kyte on his seven points of fishing etiquette; Cathy and Barry Beck on how much river room to give another angler; Ray Bergman on how to treat beginners and spin casters; Billy Pate on courtesy on the flats, and more from: Joan Wulff Bob Clouser Gary Borger Mel Krieger Steve Rajeff Mallory Burton Mike Lawson Seth Norman Stu Apte Nick Lyons Lori-Ann Murphy George Kelly Flip Pallot Tom McGuane Gary LaFontaine Ernie Schwiebert Dave Whitlock Michael Baughman Lee Wulff Tom Jindra Jim Teeny Jack Gartside Dick Talleur William Tapply Jerry Kustich and many others For every angler who wondered what to think of the guy just downriver, here's the ultimate guide. RHEA TOPPING runs MayFly Adventures, an outfitter and fly-fishing school in her hometown of Upperville, Virginia. She achieved the Federation of Fly Fishing's Master Instruction designation in 1998, the second woman ever to do so. She has also taught at the Wulff School of Fly Fishing and the Mel Kreiger International Schools. She lives in Upperville, Virginia. Excerpts from IN SEARCH OF ETIQUETTE: ". . . angling solitude is liekly to be broken in minutes rather than days. On well-known waters, a traffic cop, rather than a game warden, seems more fitting. Even people new to the sport can share a horror story of some angler's deplorable manners. In short, the worst of today's highway behavior has been spilling over into the trout stream. When I think of etiquette, the focus shifts from myself to my interactions with other people. Etiquette is synonymous with a social code, rules of conduct, and manners. It is the standard of what is socially acceptable in conduct as prescribed by authority or convention. Ultimately, it involves making a choice that honors another's rights as much as my own. Often today The Golden Rule seems to give way to another code--"Looking Out for Number One." Etiquette is not that simple due to the fact that accepted guidelines vary with the waters and tactics one fishes; the acceptable spacing on a large river, for example, often constitutes crowding on a small stream." Used Book in Good Condition