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“Long Flies” Table of Contents

JB — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:00:02 +0000

Long Flies is officially on its way from the printer. I’m supposed to have a few books myself come Wednesday or Thursday. In the meantime, GB has posted the Table of Contents over at his blog. If you have an interest in seeing what the book contains, point your web browser here. And for those [...]

Another “Long Flies” Excerpt

JB — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:12:35 +0000

Just to keep the Long Flies vibe going, here’s another except from GB’s new book (which is subtitled Streamers, Bucktails & Other “Big Fish” Flies). If all goes as expected, I should have an actual tome in my hands by next week. This excerpt is from GB’s section on the “Baitfish from ‘L’” (a.k.a. “The [...]

“TAaP” Gets a Cover

JB — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:00:05 +0000

With Long Flies due to be boxed up by the end of this week, I figured it was time to look at book #4 in the “Fly Fishing” series: The Angler as Predator (or TAaP for short). By “look at,” I mean that literally. Here’s the cover: For any readers who have seen certain slide [...]

A “Long Flies” Excerpt

JB — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:07:05 +0000

As many of you know, GB’s book, Long Flies is due back from the printer this week in finished form. To give the project a little boost, GB is currently making the title available at a special pre-release price of $25.00, postage paid (in the U.S., more for those readers elsewhere). The books are inscribed [...]

GB’s “Long Flies” Special

JB — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:31:30 +0000

GB is running a pre-release special on his new Long Flies book. If I understand it right, the first 100 who grab a copy get it signed and shipped for $25 (international shipping does cost extra, sorry). If you have an interest in streamers, bucktails and other big fish flies, the $25 is not much to pay for [...]

“Long Flies” Due April 6

JB — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:11:36 +0000

Not quite hot off the presses just yet, but getting close…

LF Finally Finished! (Plus the Friday Fish Fry)

JB — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:30:23 +0000

It is done, approved and away from me at last. Yes, Long Flies (LF for short) is soon to be appearing in person at a fly shop, cataloger, internet site, or even a mailbox (if you are a Series Pass holder) near you. This thing took seemingly forever to complete, and as such, I’ll be into [...]

Three “Nevers” I Know About Fly Fishing

JB — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:07:00 +0000

1) I’ll never be as good of a caster as I would like to be. 2) I’ll never tire of seeing a fish take my fly. 3) I’ll never fish the same day twice. All three of those “nevers” are part of what keeps me coming back for more. Got three yourself? That’s what the [...]

“Long Flies” is Off to GB for a Final Read

JB — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:01:28 +0000

Just decided to tough it out and get it done. The last chapter of Long Flies is now off to GB for his final read-through. After the last illustration was placed, we came in at 190 filled pages and we need 192 to make a whole book. I’ll toss some pix onto the last two pages [...]

“Long Flies” is Almost Ready

JB — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:56:34 +0000

Well, that took a lot longer than anyone expected—me included. The end is in sight, though, and GB’s Long Flies book appears to be in a form that will be ready for press by the end of the week. This is the first book in GB’s “Fly Fishing” series that will have a color section, and [...]

Almost There – “Long Flies” is Finishing Up!

JB — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:42:58 +0000

Below is the first page (not yet proofed) in the color section of GB’s soon-to-be printed Long Flies book. To keep book prices in the “Fly Fishing” series consistent, we are printing color in single, large sections like this, versus scattered throughout the text. This can make things a bit tricky in terms of book [...]

Another Long “Long Flies” Fly

JB — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:44:23 +0000

Fly 10.67 from Long Flies shown as two halves (hey, it’s a *long* long fly). This is one of Bill Sherer’s beastly 4/0 BP muskie patterns. Don’t try to be a “hero” with a seven-weight when it comes time to cast these….

TiF Dec/Jan ’12 and TFJ 3.2 Have Arrived

JB — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:39:11 +0000

Yes, “This is Fly” and “The Flyfish Journal” have recently arrived via email and snail-mail, respectively. As many of you know, TiF is the not-safe-for-tweed e-zine that pushes the boundaries of what a fly-centric mag can be, and TFJ is, well, it’s one of the few mags out there that I’ll ante up $40 a [...]

“Long Flies” Fly Foto

JB — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:16:11 +0000

Yes, Long Flies is taking its time in getting done, but at least GB is well into book #4 of the “Fly Fishing” series, so once I get caught up with LF, I’ll just jump into that. But, in the meantime, I am plowing through fly photos for LF. Here is fly 10.75, an Ulf Hagström [...]