Back in 2008, when I first began this podcast I had two dreams—that I would have my two literary heroes, John McPhee and Thomas McGuane as guests. (They are both passionate fly fishers.) I was lucky enough to record a podcast with John in . . .
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Classic Podcast: Twelve Tips on Fishing Hatches that Might Surprise You
This week, I take a break from interviews and do a podcast like we did in the old days by interviewing myself. It’s a shameless plug for my newest book, The Orvis Guide to Hatch Strategies: . . . Read More
Tom Rosenbauer on How to Fish Streamers for Trout
This fat rainbow fell for a Bunny Streamer fished with a fast retrieve on Colorado’s Yampa River.
Photo by Jay Nichols
Streamers can be fished just like nymphs and wet flies—across-stream, upstream, and downstream. Streamers will take fish all of these ways, even dead-drifted directly . . .
Read MorePodcast: Talking Salmon (and other fish) with Mark Kurlansky
This week, I have the pleasure of interviewing one of my very favorite non-fiction writers, Mark Kurlansky. Author of such award-winning books as Cod, Salt, Paper, 1968, and A Continent of Islands, Mark is a tireless journalist who digs into the very . . .
Read More“Literary Treasures” by William G. Tapply
Bill Tapply fishes one of his beloved Montana spring creeks.
Photo via williamgtapply.com
“The literature of angling falls into two genres: the instructional and the devotional,” wrote William Humphrey in his satirical little novel My Moby Dick. “The former is written by fishermen who. . .
Read MorePodcast: The Feather Thief, with Kirk Johnson
I occasionally receive a fishing book that really strikes my fancy as being totally original, and last winter I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of The Feather Thief, by Kirk . . .
Read MoreBook Excerpt: How to Tie and Fish the Busted Stone
Written by: Rich Strolis
Merging natural with synthetic materials, the Busted Stone offers a great imitation of these rather complex insects.
Stoneflies will forever be one of my favorite insects to replicate and fish. Some species grow large, making them a joy to fish as you can see them easily on the surface of the water, and due to. . .
Read MoreVideo: Tom Introduces His New Book!
A new Tom Rosenbauer book about fly fishing is certainly something to celebrate, and the man himself has made a video introducing Fly Fishing For Trout – The Next Level. From his home . . .
Read MoreCheck Out This Seminal Book in the History of American Fly Fishing Online, for Free!
Yesterday, I discovered that the Internet Archive—non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, and more—contains a full copy of the first book by our founder, . . .
Read MoreQ&A With Kirk Werner, the Man Behind Olive the Woolly Bugger
Artist Kirk Werner shares his love of fly fishing and conservation with kids.
Photo courtesy Kirk Werner
Kirk Werner’s first two books for children—Olive the Little Woolly Bugger and Olive and the Big Stream—were first published in 2007. Since then, a third . . .
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