Why a Booktrail?
2023: Have you heard of the Fisherman?
The Fisherman
Why a Booktrail?
2023: Have you heard of the Fisherman?
What you need to know before your trail
In upstate New York, within the woods, Dutchman’s Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked and fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true.
When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other’s company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumours of the Creek and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss them. Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir.
Locations
Reset- America/ USA - New York State
- A: Dutchman's Landing
- B: Catskil Creek
- C: Rip Van Winkle Bridge
- D: Ashokan Reservoir
- E: Esopus Creek
Travel Guide
Ashokan Reservoir and the Catskills New York
Water reservoir featuring a paved waterfront trail, views of the Catskills & fishing by permit – Permit – maybe those in the book should have stopped at that and gone no further……
In real life, the reservoir was formed with several others to give New Yorkers their water supply. It is the city’s deepest reservoir at 190 feet (58 m) near the dam at the former site of Bishop Falls.
In the novel this landscape is one of supernatural, gothic goings on. Scary stuff.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Fisherman
Destination: New York State, Catskills Author/guide: John Langan Departure Time: 2023
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