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.

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.

2009 Fly Fishing Slideshow

Check out Cutthroat Stalker’s 2009 Fly Fishing year in review slideshow.

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.

“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.

“Utah Energy Leases Deferred”

“Utah Bureau of Land Management [announces] that valuable public-lands fish and wildlife habitat would receive additional review before being leased for oil and gas development.”

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 eccentric and graceful in [...]

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 McCormick’s childhood in [...]

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 fishing. It’s [...]

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 has always lived [...]

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. discussions. The [...]