Today, August 1, 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of my receiving my first author’s copy of my first book, Philadelphia on the Fly: Tales of an Urban Angler.
The area I fished during the writing and illustration of the book has changed dramatically, with much redevelopment, and few seem to much remember the rough banks that once lined the Schuylkill River at the start of the 21st Century. Conversely, the Wissahickon Valley has maintained its wild integrity.
My little book has, if nothing else, provided a literary descriptive moment in time for an American urban outdoor space that thankfully still remains.
To posterity. Enjoy the book . . .
— rPs 08 01 2025
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