P.G. Koch reviews a new Keith McCafferty mystery for The Houston Chronicle, noting the title comes from the fly found snagged in a dead man’s lip.  ”The singer, the murdered man, the fishing guide, and the fate of the area’s wild … more →

Flies That Catch Trout, by Terry Lawton, offers the true story behind a range of fly patterns, old, new, popular and obscure, that deserve a spot in any fly-fisherman’s fly box.  Terry Lawton is the author of a few books … more →

On Huffington Post, Bradley T. Borden, a professor at Brooklyn Law School, reviews Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun & Faith. Andrew Marshall Weyment’s new book, Borden writes, “reaffirms that the things that matter to us require our … more →

Rob Neufeld reviews a new book by David Joy entitled Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman’s Journey, calling it slightly flawed but very worth delving into.  ”In ‘Growing Gills,’ Joy accomplishes what his subtitle says, ‘a journey.’ Despite the need for … more →

Derek Grzelewski, in this second excerpt from The Trout Diaries, A Year of Fly Fishing in New Zealand, writes about the Rangitikei’s opportunities at dusk: “Fish that are so difficult during the day are suddenly bolder and more visible, and … more →