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Category Archives: Fly Fishing Books
Reminder, December 12 & 13 – Rob Russell and Jay Tying Flies at Shop
Reminder: December 19 & 20, Jay’s at Shop – with Rob Russell on the 20th. Rob Russell will be at the fly bench on Saturday too, and it will be fun to re-connect and pry some great new fly patterns … Continue reading
December Events with Jay Nicholas at the Caddis Fly Shop
December Events with Jay Nicholas at the Caddis Fly Shop Let’s have some fun and visit and tell some fishing stories. I’ll plan on doing some fly tying demos and answering questions about everything from dory fishing, tackle for salmon, … Continue reading
Fly fishing for sea-run cutthroat in Puget Sound
After reading Chester Allen’s book “Fly Fishing for Sea-Run Cutthroat“, my fishing buddy Doc Reedy bought me a copy, and we took his class on the subject at the Albany Expo. When Chester invited us up for a day of … Continue reading
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Founding Flies
Mike Valla’s Founding Flies book “will no doubt be considered a definitive history for the flies of the 20th century. He’s dug out stories never before heard, interviewed tiers or people who new them and photographed the places where all-time … Continue reading
Fly Fishing the Inland Oceans: Jerry Darkes sparks my interest
With the crew in last week for Capt. Nate’s Wedding extravaganza, we had the opportunity to spend some time with my old fishing buds from the Northwest and do a little recreating on the Ohio watersheds, looking for Lake Erie … Continue reading
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McKenzie River Trout, Red Fang in the Fly Fish Journal
My favorite magazine, The FlyFish Journal, ran a feature article on the fight to get hatchery fish off the McKenzie River. It’s worth a read, if you want to relive that great night back in 2010 in the Springfield Amory. … Continue reading
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Mike Maxwell: Lessons from the First Speyfisher
High water has its benefits, not the least of which is the shocking productivity it can bring back to a steelheader’s home life. Last weekend was a whirlwind of yard work, house cleaning and resumed projects, which inevitably led me … Continue reading
Seasons of the Steelhead
Finally, steelheaders have a coffee-table book that captures the essence and excitement of our sport! Will Godfrey, one of the most important and influential angler/advocates of our day, teamed up with world-class outdoor photographer Drew Stoeklein to produce this stunning … Continue reading
John Larison book reading in Corvallis tonight
The OSU Literary Northwest Reading Series presents a reading by John Larison. Thursday, November 3 7:30 p.m. The Valley Library, Main Floor Rotunda Free and Open to the Public Book-signing to Follow Larison has lots of noteworthy jacket blurbs for … Continue reading
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Off the Grid is here!
Shot in Mexico, Alaska, British Columbia, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Florida, Northwest Territories, and a few surprise locations, this collection of films is about places that are off the beaten path. It is about people that live the fly fishing lifestyle, … Continue reading
Book Review: Holding Lies by John Larison
John Larison’s new novel Holding Lies is a grown up version of The River Why. It’s grim. In some ways, it’s the book David James Duncan said he didn’t want to write, couldn’t. Because the situation facing the Northwest’s wild … Continue reading
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The Greatest Fly Tying Book You’ve Never Heard Of
Today, as I was going about my office routine, our warehouse manager brought a new arrival to the front desk. I pondered the cover for a moment, fully prepared to be underwhelmed. Another fly tying book, cleverly titled Flytying. Brilliant! … Continue reading
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Fly fishing media update — Q&As and a new publication
If you’re interested in the fly fishing publishing biz, check out these Q&As from Rob Russell with the publisher of Stackpole Books and the editor of Fly Fishing & Fly Tying Journal.
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Two favorite fly fishing authors coming to Eugene Oct 16
Mark your calendars folks. Two of our favorite fly fishing writers are coming to Tsunami Books in Eugene on October 16 for a free reading and book signing. John Larison, author of The Complete Steelheader and Northwest of Normal, and … Continue reading
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