Reviews

“Where Rivers Change Direction” – My Book Review

July 25, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

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

July 24, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

My book review of the fly fishing novel, Northwest of Normal by John Larison.

“The Dead Drift” – DVD Review?

July 20, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

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”

June 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

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.

Native Trout Hardcore

June 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Gary M at Native Trout Fly Fishing is a hardcore nativist. Check out his recent entry where he wraps up his quest for all 12 of the state’s native salmonid species.

Winona Fly Factory

June 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If you haven’t been to Justin’s site before, swing over to Winona Fly Factory. He’s been hard at work for a little over a year learning to fly fish and he is doing a great job of recording his learning.

Artist – Fish Carver – Spencer Alexander

April 17, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Spencer Alexander is an artist specializing in fish carvings. Get information about, and see some of, his work.

Your Summer River Fix All Season Long

January 15, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Dry Fly Media has an interesting DVD series (Rivers In Motion) they introduced a couple of months ago. They have a nice offer to bloggers that we could receive a free copy if we would review it for them. Being a sucker for free stuff, I had them send me a copy of “The Gallatin.” [...]

An Angler’s Progress – My Review at Goodreads.com

December 6, 2008 ⋅ 9 comments

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 [...]

Book Reviews

November 18, 2008 ⋅ 6 comments

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)

Listening to the River – book review at goodreads.com

September 10, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

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

September 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

On Trout Streams and Salmon Rivers – My review at Goodreads.com

September 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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

August 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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

July 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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. [...]