Started to read Frank Sawyers book Nympths and the Trout one warm afternoon back in the summer of 1975. I read thru about three chapters when I noticed my
Boxer ( Major Brigadier of Essox) whom was laying at my side.Now this was the most behaved pet anyone could ask for and I sincerly loved this dog and his
company.I usually would give him a warm bath in the home tub ,then dry him off with a turkish towel.We,ll since it was a warm summer day,(he needed his bath) I
thought I,d be able to bring him out in the yard and just power wash him with the garden hose ,so I could get the chore done quickly, and get back to this
great book. After his cold bath and rinse he took off running about the yard ,in mad sprints,probably close to 20 m.p.h.. This got me laughing out load .After
he ran himself dry,I let him back into the house and took a minute to re-coil the hose. What I thought was my next comfort (poping a beer and getting into my
book that I handled so carefully) turned into a shocking nightmare ! There next to my recliner,and in at least ten other areas about the room lie this great
book. I carefully put the covers and chapters back together,put them up in a brown paper bag,with the plan to have the volume rebound at the library. That dog
was my faithfull companion for the next thirteen years.Now some thirty some years later this book remains both unread , and my most prized book,never to be
rebound.
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Harry Middleton's "The Bright Country". Prolific writing, and hits close to home too.
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My favorite book is "From the Log of a Trout Fisherman" by Arthur Holbrook. It was given to my grandfather by the author. This book is the most
comprehensive book on the history of early trout fishing on Wisconsin's Bois Brule River.
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the practical angler by kit clarke was good i love to read the sportmans notebook by h.g. tapply
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A Big cheer for Trout Madness Robert Traver and Haig-Brown a River Never Sleeps.
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Nayashewon/Casey and anyone else who likes books that are essentially fisherman's notebooks that have been published... you may be interested in
Wishing My Father Well, by William Plummer. I thought this was a great book! The late Mr. Plummer discovered fishing in the days after his fathers
death and finding his journal. The book goes back and forth between his own struggles with fatherhood and his other relationships while referencing the
journal and learning to fly fish. As I said I really enjoyed it, but I may be a bit skewed as it's setting is my home county (and river) in NJ.
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The books mentioned so far would sure make for a great fishing library! I'd like to second "The River Why" by David James Duncan, as well as
"The Habit of Rivers" by Ted Leeson. Just wonderful reads - can't wait for the film adaptation of "The River Why". I'd also
recommend "The Snowfly" by Joseph Heywood - surprising that it hasn't shown up on this list before now. Another couple you should keep an eye
open for are "The Year of the Trout", and "The Year of the Angler" by Steve Raymond. And, for me, anything by John Gierach. His style seems
so simple & conversational - until you try to emulate it!
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