what are you reading?

[fshflys]

Anything from Patrick McManus (not necessarily FF, but light heartedly good).

Got "The Blight Way" (Patrick McManus )from the local library, enjoyed it, probably try to get another by him on my ipod to listen to on my next trip up to Mammoth.

[theophilus]

I'm waiting for Amazon to deliver my latest fix of fishing books (yes, I got my order in before the sales tax deadline), but here are some of what i have reread lately:

M.R. Montgomery "Many Rivers To Cross"- the authors search for native cutthroats in wild places, and his personal views on wilderness

Jerry Dennis "The River Home"- a good read by an author who celebrates the challenges of being a fly fishing addict with a family.

Behnke "About Trout"- a compilation of the foremost authority on native trout, from articles published by Trout magazine. Priceless!

Chris Camuto ' A Fly Fisherman's Blue Ridge"- sort of furhter away than a day trip, but so beautifully written that reading it is indulgent. His "Hunting From Home" is a must-read if you also hunt.

Soon-to-be read: 3 books on the Henry's Fork. I wanna move......

Doug

[hpskiff]

I second Bob's suggestion on the bluegill book - great info in there! I reread it every season , and swear by the Bully Spider pattern.

I also recommend Simon Gawesworth's "Single-handed Spey Casting". It is very well explained and illustrated and makes some rather complicated casts much easier.
and
Mac Brown's "Casting Angles" But ONLY if you have a physics or engineering degree!! I have read this one 3-4 times and am still a bit lost - however the parts I can grasp have changed my view of casting forever.

On the fiction side:

I am a bit torn over Thomas McGuane. His collections of essays are great, but the one novel I read was so dry and depressing that it ended up in the circular file after I forced myself to finish it. Too much about divorce, money problems and trying to raise chickens commercially in a dilapidated hotel - not enough fishing!

Randy Wayne White has a series of novels featuring Doc Ford, an ex-operative that manages to get in some fly fishing under the guise of being a South Florida freelance marine biologist - when he isn't dispensing some pretty high level vigilante justice.