Fishing with the Presidents

by Bill Mares

Anecdotal lore about our fishing presidents. Historic photos, political cartoons, excerpts from journals, letters, diaries, interviews. "Lighthearted and entertaining." -- Library Journal

272 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1999

About the author

Raised in Texas, educated at Harvard, Bill Mares has been a journalist, high school teacher and member of the Vermont House of Representatives. He has authored or co-authored 13 books on subjects ranging from the Marine Corps to workplace democracy to desert travel to Presidential fishing. His hobbies include running, beekeeping, singing and fly-fishing. He lives in Burlington, Vermont with his wife of 41 years, Chris Hadsel.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun collection of anecdotes, stories and political cartoons involving those Presidents of the US who were avid fishermen. The book did not strictly follow chronological order and in this case, it made the book more interesting since a paragraph about Grover Cleveland might be followed by one about Jimmy Carter, or vice versa. Other Presidents mentioned include George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, Dwight Eisenhower, and George H.W. Bush, among others.

The fly fishermen definitely felt a sense of superiority over those folks using bait. In fact, Calvin Coolidge got scathing mentions in the newspapers after admitting he used worms for bait! I had no idea that was so frowned upon!

**#82 of 120 books pledged to read/review in 2016**

[Ronald]

Recommended by someone at a party. Have read Herbert Hoover's fishing book, and thought this would be fun (I collect fishing books of all genre). Paperback on Amazon.

[Mark · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kinda' fun. Just couldn't keep me coming back for more; only made it through half...