Whatcha been reading lately?

[andrew stoehr]

If I can bump this thread back up to “active” again…

I have to second “The Angler’s Coast” by Russell Chatham.

[Michael Phillippe]

If you are serioius about fly fishing literature, you should read some or all of the books by these authors (in no particular order of importance):

1. Ernest Schwiebert
2. Thomas McGuane
3. Nick Lyons
4. John Gierach
5. Robert Traver, aka Paul Voelker
5. James Babb
6. Harry Middleton
7. Christopher Camuto
8. Paul Schullery
9. Charlie Fox
10. Roderick Haig-Brown (possibly the greatest fly fishing writer of the 20th century.

This is not meant to be all inclusive. There are some really good writers out there today, including a lot of how-to books by Caucci, Borger, Wulff, LaFontaine to name a few.

[Simon Chu]

Funnily enough Michael, I just bought a first edition of Trout by Shwiebert tonight!
I love books and somehow got another “bargain”! ::)

[michael delp]

Jim Harrison…SAVING DAYLIGHT for the umteenth time

Cormac MCcarthy…BLOOD MERIDIAN

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS…..Kenneth Grahame

lots of book manuscripts

[Zach Matthews]

I just picked up Bill Bryson’s amazing “Made in America.”

[jamesw]

Journal of a Trapper – Osborne Russell

A firsthand account of life in the Northern Rockies from 1834-1843.

[Carter Simcoe]

have dog-eared the pages re-reading it to people.

No, I refuse to believe this.

[Zach Matthews]

OK, wise guy, here’s a brief example.

[Carter Simcoe]

People are picking up thier cell phones and pretending to talk on them when they see you coming down the hall aren’t they?

[Steve K.]

Zach,

I’m siding with Mr. Simcoe…..you really do need to get out more often

[Zach Matthews]

hahah.

[Simon Chu]

Sealevel by Jeffrey Cardenas.
Nice.

[ron eagle elk]

Rereading Fly Tiers Masterclass by Oliver Edwards and A Handbook of North Country Trout Flies by Roger Fogg.

[brandonweaver]

I just picked up Bill Bryson’s amazing “Made in America.”  It’s a linguistic history of American speech – totally freaking fascinating.  I’ve learned so much cool stuff I have dog-eared the pages re-reading it to people.

Zach

at the risk of ridicule…. A Short History of Nearly Everything is another Bryson book that will have you starting every sentence with “Did you know….”

[Simon Chu]

Thats a great one for long haul flights Steelheader, I agree.

Just read “92 in the shade” by McGuane

I didn’t realise they made a movie as well 😮
Has anyone seen the movie?
Comments please

[mark s]

About halfway through Tom Wolfe’s “A Man in Full” – great read so far

[Randy Kadish]

The Habit of Rivers. So far, so, so good.

Randy

[Cameron Mortenson]

On our trip to Michigan this past week I read “Backcast” by Lou Urenech which was a bit of a disappointment since the book was billed as a father/son Alaska adventure…but turned out to be about Alaska only a fraction of the story and about 90% about how Urenech had a screwed up childhood, marriage, and relationship with his children and how as an adult he was just now figuring it all out. If someone wants to read it…PM me your address and I’ll send it.

I did however pick up Thomas McGuane’s book “The Sporting Club” which so far has more than made up for “Backcast”. I had forgotten that McGuane grew up in Michigan. I need to read more of his work.

[anonymous]

Cameron,
You’re right about Urenech’s book.

[Rich Kovars]

Tarpon has just been re-released on DVD.

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