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Irish Drinking: McCarthy’s Bar
Reading this will make you feel the need…for a drink When I was a kid I used to watch sports every second I could steal away from school, and when I wasn’t actually playing sports. I’d sit and watch the Sonics and … Continue reading
Dave Hughes, Western Streamside Guide
Clear, concise, hatch-matching knowledge We’re moving into big-time hatch season in the northern Rockies and that means anglers could soon be perplexed by emergences of Baetis, Callibaetis, caddis and pale morning duns. After that it’s the salmonfly parade, along with … Continue reading
Angler’s Coast by Russell Chatham
A classic and first edition by a stroke of luck I’m probably not much different than you or the next person in line, meaning I sometimes question my luck in comparison to the rest of humanity. Then, one day, for … Continue reading
Haruki Murakami A Wild Sheep Chase
The Murakami Mind Spiral I read 353 pages of A Wild Sheep Chase (Vintage paperback; $15), closed it and said, “What was that about?” And then I went to Elliot Bay Book store in Seattle and bought five more Murakami … Continue reading
Tom McGuane’s The Longest Silence
There are very few writers penning consequential angling essays these days, mostly because there are few outlets in which to sell those words and because there is a lack of imaginative writers on the angling scene. One exception is the … Continue reading
Northwest Trees
Northwest Trees The Mountaineers Books 246 pages, Softbound, $18.95 Northwest Trees arrived in the mail the other day, for some odd reason. That’s one of the perks of being a writer—authors and publishers want free ink and we scribes serve … Continue reading
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Tarpon Quest by John Cole
One of the rarer books on angling I’ve ever encountered, Tarpon Quest is perhaps most remarkable for its lack of affectation. While in his mid-60s author John N. Cole sets out to catch a tarpon, one of fly-fishing’s most sought-after … Continue reading
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