Ed Van Put
{{Short description|American fisherman and author (1936–2024)}}
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Edward George Van Put (May 28, 1936 – December 14, 2024) was an American fisherman, author, and conservationist.{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Sam |date=January 8, 2025 |title=Ed Van Put, Who Hooked Jimmy Carter on the Catskills, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/sports/ed-van-put-dead.html |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=The New York Times |via=}}{{Cite web |last=Ladd |first=Dan |date=January 7, 2025 |title=New York fly-fishing legend Ed Van Put passes away at 88 |url=https://www.outdoornews.com/2025/01/07/new-york-fly-fishing-legend-ed-van-put-passes-away-at-88/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Outdoor News}}
Born on May 28, 1936, in Paterson, New Jersey, Van Put was raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey, and graduated from Hawthorne High School.
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."{{Cite news |last=Bryant |first=Nelson |date=1984-09-24 |title=OUTDOORS: NO DILETTANTE ANGLER |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/24/sports/outdoors-no-dilettante-angler.html |access-date=2025-01-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
He died on December 14, 2024, at his home on Livingston Manor, New York.
Books
- ''The Remarkable Life of James Beecher (2021)
- The Beaverkill: The History of a River and Its People (1996, 2016)
- Trout Fishing in the Catskills (2007)
References
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Category:Hawthorne High School (New Jersey) alumni
Category:People from Hawthorne, New Jersey
Category:People from Livingston Manor, New York
Category:People from Paterson, New Jersey
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