Favorite FF books?

Last night I was reading a new book and enjoying it very much. It
occurred to me that one thing I thoroughly enjoy about Winter is that
I slow down a bit and can relax and read more (I also enjoy tying next
year's flies and dreaming about the Spring fishing).

Anyway, I thought I'd ask on ROFF about your favorite FF books. Books
that you just enjoy reading. Last night's book was "Wet Flies" by
Dave Hughes that I just picked up last week. I really enjoyed the
reading (not just the "technical" stuff, but the stories about the
authors fly fishing experiences).

What are some of the FF books that you most enjoyed reading?

- Dave K.

mdk77 wrote:
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What are some of the FF books that you most enjoyed reading?

Harry Middleton's "On the Spine of Time".

Fair warning: don't be surprised if you catch a severe case
of mountain fever.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"mdk77" wrote in message
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Last night I was reading a new book and enjoying it very much. It
occurred to me that one thing I thoroughly enjoy about Winter is that
I slow down a bit and can relax and read more (I also enjoy tying next
year's flies and dreaming about the Spring fishing).

Anyway, I thought I'd ask on ROFF about your favorite FF books. Books
that you just enjoy reading. Last night's book was "Wet Flies" by
Dave Hughes that I just picked up last week. I really enjoyed the
reading (not just the "technical" stuff, but the stories about the
authors fly fishing experiences).

What are some of the FF books that you most enjoyed reading?

- Dave K.

Casting a Spell by George Black
The Bamboo Fly Rod & the Pursuit of Perfection.
http://www.amazon.com/Casting-Spell-.../dp/1400063965

A Wisp in the Wind by Jerry Kustich
http://www.amazon.com/Wisp-Wind-Sear.../dp/0963310941

-tom

On Dec 13, 9:19 am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
mdk77 wrote:
...
What are some of the FF books that you most enjoyed reading?

Harry Middleton's "On the Spine of Time".

Fair warning: don't be surprised if you catch a severe case
of mountain fever.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken this is off topic, but I wondered if you fished any of the rivers
or streams around here in the Winter? I was thinking of trying my
luck a bit, as long as there was open water. Maybe on the Vermillion
river near Pontiac, or even the Mackinaw river (West of Bloomington).

mdk77 wrote:
Ken this is off topic, but I wondered if you fished any of the rivers
or streams around here in the Winter? I was thinking of trying my
luck a bit, as long as there was open water. Maybe on the Vermillion
river near Pontiac, or even the Mackinaw river (West of Bloomington).

No, I don't fish central Illinois much in the winter. I will
drill a hole in the ice and dangle a Swedish pimple in front
of some bluegills every once in awhile but that's about it.

One of the reasons I decided to take up muskie on the fly was
to give myself a winter fly fishing option. Lake Kinkaid in
far southern Illinois is close enough for a weekend trip and
the muskie fishing there is supposed to be among the best in
the state between late November and early June when the water
is cold enough.

This year I'll be fishing the winter trout season in southeastern
Minnesota. More like wandering around in the snow with a fly rod
in hand but what the hell.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:04:58 -0500, "Peter A. Collin"
wrote:

mdk77 wrote:
Last night I was reading a new book and enjoying it very much. It
occurred to me that one thing I thoroughly enjoy about Winter is that
I slow down a bit and can relax and read more (I also enjoy tying next
year's flies and dreaming about the Spring fishing).

Anyway, I thought I'd ask on ROFF about your favorite FF books. Books
that you just enjoy reading. Last night's book was "Wet Flies" by
Dave Hughes that I just picked up last week. I really enjoyed the
reading (not just the "technical" stuff, but the stories about the
authors fly fishing experiences).

What are some of the FF books that you most enjoyed reading?

- Dave K.
Some of my favorite book are probably on everybody's list:

Fishless Days, Angling Nights

The Longest Silence

Trout Bum

There is one in particular that I love:
The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass

It is about a guy who rented a place on Montauk and fished the entire
fall run of striped bass. I live in steelhead country, and often dream
about chasing the spring and fall runs without any other commitments in
my way.

I also have an older book by Peter Barrett called Searching for Trout.
he tells of his adventures with Ted Trueblood, one of my favorite old
school authors, back in the day before fly fishing was a yuppie
activity. In some ways modern fly fishing turns me off, and i like to
read the older stories that were just that - good stories.

That pretty well echoes my feelings. While I _use_ various "technical
manual" type books for reference, I don't particularly like _reading_
them for the sheer joy of reading. I prefer the "fishin' (or huntin')
story" books for reading. Of the "modern" authors, I'd say John
Gierach, Gene Hill (now gone), and Pat McManus (not really fishing...as
such...) are the ones I'd put toward the top of a list, if I were
inclined to make such a list of "favorites"...but I'm not...

TC,
R

Pete Collin

You might enjoy this;

http://www.archive.org/details/flyfishing00greyiala

On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:55:49 -0500, "Peter A. Collin"
wrote:

wrote:


That pretty well echoes my feelings. While I _use_ various "technical
manual" type books for reference, I don't particularly like _reading_
them for the sheer joy of reading. I prefer the "fishin' (or huntin')
story" books for reading. Of the "modern" authors, I'd say John
Gierach, Gene Hill (now gone),

My gosh!! When did Gene Hill die??

Um, about 10 years ago.

It was his articles in Field &
Stream that formed my image of what a fly fisherman is. I would love to
hear his take on things today. What a shame.

Yes, it was.

TC,
R

Pete

On 13-Dec-2007, "Tom Nakashima" wrote:

st night I was reading a new book and enjoying it very much. It
occurred to me that one thing I thoroughly enjoy about Winter is that
I slow down a bit and can relax and read more (I also enjoy tying next
year's flies and dreaming about the Spring fishing).

Anyway, I thought I'd ask on ROFF about your favorite FF books. Books
that you just enjoy reading. Last night's book was "Wet Flies" by
Dave Hughes that I just picked up last week. I really enjoyed the
reading (not just the "technical" stuff, but the stories about the
authors fly fishing experiences).

What are some of the FF books that you most enjoyed reading?

- Dave K.

Casting a Spell by George Black
The Bamboo Fly Rod & the Pursuit of Perfection.
http://www.amazon.com/Casting-Spell-.../dp/1400063965

A Wisp in the Wind by Jerry Kustich
http://www.amazon.com/Wisp-Wind-Sear.../dp/0963310941
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I liked both of Jerry Kustich's books - - At the River's Edge also
I have about 10 in my best books list
Several by Gierach
Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis by Howell Raines
Cating a Spell by George Black

mdk77 wrote:

What are some of the FF books that you most enjoyed reading?

A River Never Sleeps by Roderick Haig-Brown

Fisherman's Spring, Fisherman's Summer, Fisherman's Fall,
Fisherman's Winter, all by Haig-Brown

Trout by Ray Bergman

Trout Fishing by Joe Brooks

*[OK, so I'm an old fart.... so what?]*

Year of the Trout, Year of the Angler, and Steelhead Country, all
by Steve Raymond

Steelhead Water by Bob Arnold

Steelhead Fly Fishing ("The Big Book") by Trey Combs

- JR