

"This story is about madness", Paul Quarrington admits blithely in his delightful tale of great fish and mortal men. Thus readers may discern they have joined up with devoted anglers; sane people wouldn't visit a cold, windswept isle in vain pursuit of the world's largest speckled...

In the fall of 1994, Deval set out to fish the Broadback from the wilderness in search of the big one. He had a particular spot in mind, and neither shoulder-high bracken nor a whirling dervish of a wind was going to stand in his way. With him were fellow fishers Gary, Paulo...