Reviews
Book Review – An Entirely Synthetic Fish – Anders Halverson
Book Review of An Entirely Synthetic Fish, by Anders Halverson. The book goes on sale next week. You’ll want to grab a copy of this fascinating look at the history of stocking and conservation of non-native fish in the United States that is told with a reporter’s zeal for facts yet with a storyteller’s touch.
Book Review – Inventing Montana – Ted Leeson
Ted Leeson has been one of my favorite authors since his first book in 1994, The Habit of Rivers. Inventing Montana has a lot more personal feel and more humor than his previous works. For those of you who might have tried Leeson before but didn’t quite get into it, give this one a try. For those who already enjoy Leeson, you’ll love the extra dimensions this book adds to his repertoire.
Some Art of Angling
A handful of artists are featured in this post as I try to get caught up. Fly fishing art has some great artists plying their skills. In addition, I find many of them keep some great blogs where you can get a behind-the-scenes look at an artist at work.
In the Land of the Cutthroats – DVD
Nick Clement of Reel Escape Films has a nice trailer (4:33) of his In the Land of the Cutthroats (this is the link to the HD version on Vimeo—check out the other videos of his there too).
Thom Glace – Watercolors of Trout
Thom Glace is a watercolor artist living in Pennsylvania. He has some nice looking paintings dealing with many sportsfishing species.
The Dead Drift – DVD Review
Dean Bell, one of New Zealand’s premiere guides, fishes Fiordland of New Zealand’s South Island giving excellent instruction on how to fish using the “dead drift,” as well as additional information and analysis.
Jazz & Fly Fishing?
A Scandinavian jazz group who also have a passion for fly fishing. Combine the two and you get a made for TV series titled, “Jazz & Fly Fishing.”
Native Fish – A New Resource
For those interested in native fish, or would like to become better informed about them, or learn how and where to fish for them, you’ll find this new website, The Angler’s Life List, to be an excellent resource. It’s mainly dedicated to North America and salmonid species for now.
Lost in Wyoming: Stories – My Book Review
My review of Scott Sadil’s latest book, Lost in Wyoming: Stories. This is a collection of 12 short stories, and 11 of them deal with fly fishing in some way or another, but they are really stories about relationships.
Mike Savlen Offers New “Bragging Rights Portraits” of You
Mike Savlen is a great artist! And he is now offering, for the first time, to paint portraits of you and your trophy.
Rivers of a Lost Coast Awarded
Rivers of a Lost Coast received the Jury’s Award for Best Documentary Feature at Sacramento Film Festival.
“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.
“The Dead Drift” – DVD Review?
You’ll notice the question mark in the title of this post. That’s because I’m not actually reviewing the DVD, “The Dead Drift,” but rather the promotional efforts of the website that produced and markets the DVD.
“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.
