Ed Van Put
Edward George Van Put (May 28, 1936 - December 14, 2024) was an American fisherman, author, and conservationist.[1][2]
Born on May 28, 1936, in Paterson, New Jersey, Van Put was raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey, and graduated from Hawthorne High School.[1]
When former president Jimmy Carter was attending a fundraising event for the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum in September 1984, Van Put served as Carter's guide while fishing for rainbow trout along stretches of the upper Delaware River. Van Put admired the former president's work on the water, saying 'Mr. Carter made my guiding easy,"[3]
He died on December 24, 2024, at his him on Livingston Manor, New York.[1]
Books
[edit]- The Beaverkill: The History of a River and Its People (1996, 2016)
- Trout Fishing in the Catskills (2007)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Roberts, Sam (January 8, 2025). "Ed Van Put, Who Hooked Jimmy Carter on the Catskills, Dies at 88" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Ladd, Dan (January 7, 2025). "New York fly-fishing legend Ed Van Put passes away at 88".
- ^ Bryant, Nelson. "Outdoors:No Dilettante Angler", The New York Times, September 24, 1984. Accessed January 13, 2025. "Mr. Carter fished bigger water, the upper reaches of the Delaware River, the afternoon of his first full day in the Catskills, and his catch included a rainbow of 15 or 16 inches. His guide for that trip was Ed Van Put of Livingston Manor, N.Y., a superb fly fisherman who first introduced this writer to that river's big rainbows more than a decade ago. 'Mr. Carter made my guiding easy,' said Mr. Van Put."
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