Fly-Fishing with Leonardo Da Vinci By David Ladensohn

Introduction

Leonardo da Vinci was obsessed with water. The famed Italian Renaissance artist meticulously drew every aspect of rivers, from the nature of water drops to the ways currents create and destroy the earths surface. His obsession led him to become a professional hydraulic engineer and an expert on the physics of water. It is obvious to David Ladensohn, who has been fly-fishing for forty years, that Leonardo would have made the perfect fishing guide. The artists keen sense of humor and winning personality would have made him a wonderful companion. He knew more about how rivers work than any person before him and would have been outstanding at reading the water to figure out where the fish are. Beginning with Leonardos remarkable biographyfrom underprivileged child to celebrity whose company was sought by competing rulers in Italy and Franceand taking readers through the inspirations that led him to fall in love with waterways, Ladensohn makes the connection between the artists life and his own deep knowledge of the art of fly-fishing. His adventures have led him to seek out the most unique, storied, and traveled fly-fishing locales in the world, including Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Bhutan, Italy, Slovenia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Ireland, England, and Mongolia. 6x8inches, 208 pgs.