Attention Steelheaders & Trout Bums: Author Sightings in Eugene & Ashland!

Some of the fly-fishing world’s greatest contributors have been seen signing their new books this week. Wednesday night in Ashland, Lani Waller and Kenny Morrish entertained a crowd of happy, wine-sipping steelheaders while signing copies of their new book, A Steelheader’s Way. Lani has poured his soul into this beautiful creation, passing along a lifetime of observations, stories and wisdom for all of us to share. The book is full of gorgeous photos, courtesy of Oregon’s own Kenny Morrish. The Caddis Fly will have a handful of these signed copies for sale starting Friday, February 20th. They will go fast.

“I hope everyone will read Chapter 11,” says Lani. “That’s the real story. It’s what steelheading is about for me.” It’s a thoughtful, powerful chapter, getting to the heart of what steelheading is about. And it’s a perfect wrap-up to this amazing book. Check it out.

Then Thursday morning, while I was sipping coffee and settling into my morning routine, Dave Hughes and Rick Hafele pulled into the driveway. They had towed Dave’s drift boat to Eugene for some early-season dry fly fishing on the McKenzie. They also picked up some books for upcoming events, and Dave signed copies of his new masterpiece Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters. There has never been a more complete treatment of nymphs, covering the characteristics and behaviors of the naturals, the best imitations for all stages, and techniques for presenting them to trout in varied situations. Signed copies are now available at the Caddis Fly.

Dave and Rick bickered back and forth like an old married couple, as usual. After the obligatory slams on Rick, Dave had to admit that Rick is the best nymph fisherman he’s ever met. And that’s saying something! I guess being one of the world’s most respected entomologists has given Rick a leg up. Now we can all get a leg up from Rick. He and John “Smurf” Smeraglio recently released a 2-DVD set called Advanced Nymph Fishing. It’s a follow-up to his best-selling Nymph Fishing Basics, and the best DVD value on the market at $29.95 for 130 minutes of instruction.

Swing by the Caddis for these great titles, and stay tuned, because the word is that Randall Kaufmann will be in Eugene sometime in the next couple of weeks to sign copies of his upcoming book, Fly Patterns. This monster pattern book boasts over 3600 up-to-date fly patterns with recipes. More on that later!

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