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Literature & Writing
“Where Rivers Change Direction” – My Book Review
My Book Review of “Where Rivers Change Direction,” which is an excellent memoir of a boy growing up on a dude ranch in rural Wyoming. This is not a fly fishing book, but is set in Wyoming, near Yellowstone. Many anglers fish here, and I thought might be interested in a book about the area.
“Northwest of Normal” – My Book Review
My book review of the fly fishing novel, Northwest of Normal by John Larison.
“Turning Over Small Stones”
An exceptional blog about fly fishing comes to us from Eccles at “Turning Over Small Stones.” Using science, wit and an educated mind, he tackles fly fishing issues.
Anglers and Authors—Deceivers and Manipulators
Anglers make good authors because they are natural storytellers, especially catch and release anglers—when they walk away from the river, the only thing they take away is a story. But there is an even stronger link between the two: anglers and authors are both natural deceivers and manipulators.
Last Hole – a poem
I’m no poet, although I’d love to be. As always, feel free to comment—I can take the heat. Last Hole Was this the hole, where limestone walls shoulder the margin between earth and sky? He bends into the current, casts about forgotten water thickened by rains. Forgotten waters, patterns, faces— even the name of this [...]
An Angler’s Progress – My Review at Goodreads.com
The Next Valley Over: An Angler’s Progress by Charles Gaines My review rating: 2 of 5 stars This book is the reason I wrote the “Braggarts R Us” post. Foreward by Terry McDonell: “Charles Gaines is a handsome man…The perfect cast has been his forever and he is a confident man… [he is:] so deeply [...]
Braggarts R Us?
This post was prompted by my reading the book, The Next Valley Over: An Angler’s Progress, by Charles Gaines (a complete review of that book is here, which isn’t flattering to the author because he frequently comes across to me as bragging). As I contemplated Gaines’ motives for writing that book, it caused me to [...]
Book Reviews
I’m a bit behind, so here are four book reviews: Cutthroat: Native Trout of the West (nonfiction) Travers Corners (fiction) The Run to Gitche Gumee (fiction) Killing trout and Other Love Poems (poetry)
Fly Fishing – Literature – Randy Kadish
I’m always on the lookout for some fresh reading material. Several months ago, while reading Tom Chandler’s excellent blog, “The Trout Underground,” I noticed a little something he had about Goodreads.com. It’s a social networking site for book lovers. You can get online to find books to read, write review for books, discuss books with [...]
Listening to the River – book review at goodreads.com
Listening to the River by Malachi Mccormick My review Handmade book from The Stone Street Press Listening to the River is a slim volume (52pp), handmade by McCormick. It is stated as limited to 595 editions, but the reviewed copy is numbered 708. It is Japanese four hole binding. This is a memoir of Malachi [...]
The Trout Whisperers – my review at Goodreads.com
The Trout Whisperers by Peter Bodo My review rating: 4 of 5 stars Fly fisherman are sometimes thought of as snobbish sorts by other types of fishermen. Or, so the common “wisdom” is bandied about by fly fisherman. But I don’t ever think I’ve heard a non fly fisherman disparage a fly fisherman or fly [...]
Literary Outdoor Blog – StoryArc
Do you like reading well-written fishing stories? Enjoy "Gray’s Sporting Journal" but wish it came out more frequently so you could read some decent outdoorsy type poetry? Are you a closet writer? Have some great photos you’d like to share with a larger viewership? Then StoryArc is the place for you. David Motes, a published [...]
On Trout Streams and Salmon Rivers – My review at Goodreads.com
On Trout Streams and Salmon Rivers is a collection of short (3-4 pages) narrative pieces about trout and salmon fishing which originally appeared in “The Anglers’ Club Bulletin” or “The Atlantic Salmon Journal.”
A Place In Mind – My Review at Goodreads.com
A Place in Mind by Sydney Lea My review rating: 5 of 5 stars “Mystery that I observe—and make, like anyone. There are certain things, it seems from birth, that stick in the mind as signs from the heart of truth, and you attach them to what you call the self. “The self I’ve invented [...]
Riverwalking: Reflections on Moving Water – My Review at Goodreads.com
Riverwalking: Reflections on Moving Water by Kathleen Dean Moore My review rating: 4 of 5 stars Kathleen Moore takes the reader with her to 20 different rivers, creeks and streams. Each river is the title for an essay. Most of the essays follow the pattern of personal narrative interspersed with philosophical, geological, piscatorial, ethical, etc. [...]
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