I really hope that I didn’t miss too many typos, etc., this time because now there is no going back…

Above is a sneak peak at the inside of Nature of Fly Casting version 2.0. This is a chunk of the first page of Chapter One as it stands now (final edit has not been done). For those of you with a copy of the first version, I think you’ll immediately see some changes in [...]

With Reading Waters now at the printers, I figure that another little (and hopefully humorous) story from the book is due. This one is from GB’s past, and includes the biggest whitefish either of us have ever caught. Hope you like the (somewhat abridged) read. In the early/mid 1980s, I appeared in three videos from 3M/Scientific [...]

Yep, it’s gone. Off to the printer in Ohio for proofs, then onto the press shortly thereafter. We’ll have an order page up as soon as we can for those readers who might be interested in a Father’s Day gift (not sure that actual delivery will make Father’s Day, but it should be close—we hope). [...]

I’ve rather suddenly gotten a number of emails in the last few days (actually weeks) asking about my now out-of-print Nature of Fly Casting book. I scrounged up two more copies that were damaged and those went to a couple of casters in the UK. I literally have nothing remaining, except for a copy in [...]

GB’s second book in the “Fly Fishing” series, Reading Waters, is planned to be available in time for Father’s Day orders (I’m polishing the index right now). In the meantime, here’s an excerpt from the text. This is basically the first few paragraphs from page one of Chapter One. Hope you like it. Waters have always [...]

Hard to believe this shot of me was taken in Tasmania some 15+ years ago. What happened to the time? It feels like my angling life is rushing by and I’ve become strangely disconnected from some of the places that I know and love. 15 years?! How can that be? Well, in any case, it’s [...]

Almost have the illustrations and layout for Reading Waters finished. Plowed through a few of the larger drawings last night, including four brown trout (all caught by GB in one location—have to read the book to get the story). Thought that they would make for a nice bit of visual enhancement here. While they are [...]

Yes, a trophy horned chub for your viewing pleasure. This magnificent specimen was extracted from Pennsylvania’s Little Sandy River some years ago by none other than GB.  My ink-on-vellum rendering appears in a story in the upcoming Reading Waters book, but it is “special” enough that I felt that I needed to share it here. [...]

This one is a slice from the recent FF&W E-List mailing, and is also straight from the next version of my Nature of Fly Casting book (and not yet edited). Makes for a decent (if brief) lead-in piece to the “Heathier Cast” post/page. Here goes…. If you’re going to be doing some serious casting during a [...]

Continuing the FF&W Art Archive series with another image from the book, Designing Trout Flies. This one is from page 45. The collection of numbers correspond to colored pencils that I used for the “presentation” edition of the book. That edition was quite a beauty: handmade wood boxes (with burled panels), leather covers, all of the [...]

A gold star to anyone who can ID that piece of water on the cover. So, I’m through the big edit of Reading Waters, and thought that I’d toss the chapter list out here on the blog. It should give an idea of the scope of the text. In that vein, some people have asked [...]

Guess that GB got a bunch of requests for signed copies of Fishing the Film. As such, he’s decided to offer the book, signed and personalized, on his eBay store. The price includes shipping (international customers will need to check out any additional ship costs). Don’t know how long he’ll keep the book up there, but [...]

An FF&W reader (that’s you, Robert) made a mention in a comment about a “gator-snouted brown.” Well, here’s one for you. This is actually the first fish head I did for the new Reading Waters book in the 20-book “Fly Fishing” series. This fish is in Chapter Two, so for those of you interested in [...]