Fly Fish Literati

Fly Fish Literati

Fly Fish Literati

Fly Fish Literati is a group of readers dedicated to those writers who have blended the experience of fly fishing with Literature (with a capital L). Creative writers who give literary life to the outdoors in the spirit of Isaak Walton: authors like Gierach, Leeson, and McGuane; Maclean, Middleton, and Raymond; Grey, Hackle, and Traver; Babb, Lyons, and Tapply, too . . .

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All Fishermen Are Liars

All Fishermen Are Liars

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Why we're reading this: John Gierach's new collection shall be published on April 15, 2014.
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Death Canyon: A Jake Trent Novel

Death Canyon: A Jake Trent Novel

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David Riley Bertsch

Why we're reading this: How has David R Bertsch's debut held up after its first year? Reader feedback encouraged!
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The Year of the Trout

The Year of the Trout

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Start date: February 14, 2010

Finish date: March 15, 2010

Why we're reading this: I recently acquired a vintage paperback edition of this book at The Strand bookstore in NYC. This will be…more
[close] I recently acquired a vintage paperback edition of this book at The Strand bookstore in NYC. This will be my first read as a member of the Fly Fish Literati. What's yours?

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Vermont River: The Classic Portrait of a Man and His River

Vermont River: The Classic Portrait of a Man and His River

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Start date: November 1, 2011

Why we're reading this: One of the best literary portraits of a waterway by an American angler and author, Vermont River also end…more
[close] One of the best literary portraits of a waterway by an American angler and author, Vermont River also ends on an autumnal note perfect for fall-season fireside reading.

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Brook Trout & the Writing Life: The Intermingling of Fishing and Writing in a Novelist's Life

Brook Trout & the Writing Life: The Intermingli...

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Jun 16, 2011

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The Snake Rod and Other Stories from the Rodmaker's Bench

The Snake Rod and Other Stories from the Rodmak...

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Robert L. Nunley,

Harry Boyd (Foreword)

Date read

May 13, 2011

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Do Fish Feel Pain?

Do Fish Feel Pain?

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Victoria Braithwaite

Date read

Dec 22, 2010

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Hook, Line and Thinker: Angling & Ethics

Hook, Line and Thinker: Angling & Ethics

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Alexander Schwab

Date read

Dec 20, 2010

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Wild South: Hunting & Fly Fishing the Southern Hemisphere

Wild South: Hunting & Fly Fishing the Southern ...

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Troutsmith: An Angler's Tales and Travels

Troutsmith: An Angler's Tales and Travels

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Trout Madness

Trout Madness

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Spring Creek

Spring Creek

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Marie Lyons (Illustrator)

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The Compleat McClane; A Treasury of A.J. McClane's Classic Angling Adventures

The Compleat McClane; A Treasury of A.J. McClan...

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The Trout Bohemia: Fly-Fishing Travels in New Zealand

The Trout Bohemia: Fly-Fishing Travels in New Z...

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Derek Grzelewski

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The Sea Trout Diaries

The Sea Trout Diaries

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The Trout Diaries: A Year of Fly-Fishing in New Zealand

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Derek Grzelewski

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