Summer reading

[Andrew]

Now that we're in the summer doldrums, I have a bit more time to read again. I just finished "Backcast" by Lou Ureneck. Highly recommended, but not nearly as much about fishing as the title would suggest - more a book about his relationship with his father, stepfather, mother, and later, his son. Part of the book is about a father-son fishing/rafting trip down a remote Alaskan river.

I also just finished Jim Harrison's memoir "Off to the Side". Can't say I enjoyed it much; also, very little about fishing, although I didn't expect much.

Next on the list is "The Big One" by David Kinney, about obsessive striper fishing on Martha's Vineyard, and "Trash Fish" by Greg Keeler. I don't know what that one's about, but I have to read them quickly because they're new books at the library, and hence due soon!

I also have on loan from the library "Fisherman's Fall" by Roderick Haig-Brown, which I started last winter but somehow failed to finish. Coming in the mail is a copy of "Silent Seasons", edited by Russell Chatham.

Anybody else have some good summer reading to recommend?

[BRK TRT]

Northern Waters, by Jan Zita Grover.

Its about a San Francisco nurse who looks to change her life and moves to northern Minnesota and discovers fly fishing and a wonderful natural world around it.

A good book.

[Tidal]

CASTING A SPELL: THE BAMBOO FLY ROD & THE AMERICAN PURSUIT OF PERFECTION by George Black was recently given to me by a fellow fly addict. All about the history of bamboo - contains a bunch of local, Hamden/Mt Carmel CT, references. Made me almost want to try bamboo again. Very cool read.

[Andrew]

Wow, this is almost eerie: I checked "Northern Waters" and "Casting a Spell" out of the library the same day I checked out the others I mentioned.

Haven't gotten to them yet.

I just finished "The Big One" by Kinney, and am part way through "Silent Seasons" (ed. by Russell Chatham) and "Trash Fish" by Greg Keeler.

Keeler's book is very funny.

[captain-ahab]

I'm not reading any "fishing" books per say...but, I have read and am reading some great books this summer.

Started with The Road by Cormac McCarthy - Awesome
Then to The Shack - not to into religious stuff, but a creative story
and The Lovely Bones which I'm reading now

[trouter203]

i have taken to drinking to pass the summer doldrums. i also picked up a couple of gierach books that have been on my bookcase for about 10 or 12 years. the pages are yellowed and it almost feels like i never read them before. i think i will go and read the whole collection again as i await his next book. i have nothing to base this on, but i wouldn't be surprised if it comes out next may. it seems like every other may he releases a new book.
from a fishing perspective, my dreams are now haunted by visions of steelies that won't be too far around the corner......

[Jon]

i have taken to drinking to pass the summer doldrums.

Yes, and the winter too, and maybe a glass in the spring.....

[Andrew]

Yeah, if you think summer reading and drinking are mutually exclusive, you've got a lot to learn.