A wonderful book about the author's Northwest quest for steelhead on the fly. If you enjoy fly fishing for steelhead you will find this book hard to put down as the author leads you down the Wenatchee, North Fork Stillaguamish, Skagit, Sauk, Grande Ronde, and other rivers for winter and summer steelhead. Each chapter has something very important to say from selecting fly patterns to the uses and construction of sinking lines and methods for winter and summer fish. View More...
"Whizzing hand lines, dangerous waters, and all-day hauls put you in touch with the lives of the people like Terry and the Kingfish Captains. A must-read."--Gary Poyssick, founder of TheOnlineFisherman.com "Captures the classic storytelling style of these seamen. The catch grows a little longer, a little heavier, and a little meaner when the tale is retold. I love it."--Ed Killer, outdoors writer, Scripps Newspapers "Another fine job. I love the book. Keep writing them."--Randy Wayne White Take to the sea with Captain Terry Howard, who will introduce you to some of the best-known commercial... View More...
Published to rave reviews in hardcover and purchased by DreamWorks in a major film deal, The Big One is a spellbinding and richly atmospheric work of narrative journalism in the tradition of Friday Night Lights. Here is the story of a community--Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts--and a sporting event--the island's legendary Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby--that is rendered with the same depth, color, and emotional power of the best fiction. Among the characters, we meet: Dick Hathaway, a crotchety legend who once caught a bluefish from a helicopter and was ultimately banned for cheating; Janet Me... View More...
With literary grace, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis returns with a wry, witty, new memoir on life, career, remarriage, and, of course, fishing. View More...
"The most humble fisherman has this in common with fishermen of all degrees. Even the thousandth trip of the same old familiar fished-out stream begins with renewed hope, with unfailing faith."--Zane Grey Bob Rich likes people who fish. He thinks they are categorically the most positive and optimistic people in the world. It's no wonder then that Bob Rich has a lot of friends who fish. In The Fishing Club, Rich's quest is to discover what besides this sunny attitude draws his extraordinary group of friends to the water and to the endless pursuit of fish. Is it patience, perservance, hope? A co... View More...
