onthefly7 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I have read "A River Why" and "A River Runs Through it", and enjoyed them both tremendously. What other similar books would you guys recommend? They don't even necessarily have to be about fly fishing just outdoor novels in the vein of "Into the Wild", "A Walk in the Woods" etc... Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwaters Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Not fly related but "seven summits" is a good outdoor related read..in short a couple old guys attempt to summits the highest peaks in each continent.. have you read "watermarks"??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zed Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 fishing for bacon - michael davie excellent read, absolutely hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loeber Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Salty piece of sand by Jimmy Buffett has some Bone fishing in it, a good read, more on the humor fiction side than outdoors but if you like Bubba the books area shoo-in. Not fly fishing but ENTIRLEY pro Bass tour and side splitting funny is Double Whammy by Carl Hiassen. (Most of his books have at least some fishing in them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekkard2019 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 "Even Brook Trout Get The Blues" by John Gierach is light-hearted and pretty funny as well. He proves that you don't have to catch a million fish to enjoy a day of fishing. I suggest any Gierach novel...great short stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBBrownie Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hemmingway has some classic fishing related books, Im sure you are aware of Old Man and the Sea. Although not directly fishing related, anything Andy Russell writes is up among my absolute fav outdoor books- there is some fishing though, he used to fish as a kid up on Dry Wood creek, he even talks about noodling for trout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethfisher Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 There is a fly fishing mystery series called the "Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Mystery Series" by John Galligan that aren't to bad. Here is a link to I think the first in the series if you want to get a taste for it. The Blood Knot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 "Icefields" by Alberta author Thomas Warton (a fictional account of an early 1900 expedition around the Jasper area) "Touching the Void" by Joe Simpson (much better then the docudrama could even convey) "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer (simply an amazing story) "Under the Banner of Heaven" (though not directly outdoor related a very interesting read) by Jon Krakauer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Watermarks by Jim McLennan Anything by John Gierach, Thomas McGuane (especially The Longest Silence), and Roderick Haig-Brown A Good Life Wasted by Dave Ames I'm currently reading Lines on the Water by David Adams Richards and it's pretty good so far. It's about fishing for salmon on the Miramichi. Won a Governor General's award too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude1125 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Anything by John Gierach and Fishing With My Old Guy by Paul Quarrington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 By novel, I presume you mean fiction, in which case I recommend Dave Ames' work - A Good Life Wasted, particularly (actually a little hard to tell how much is fiction and how much isn't, but it reads as a novel). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedy1 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 It's not a novel but "Presentation" by Gary Borger is a must for any Ffisherman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGK Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfisher Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I don't think you could go wrong with any of these: Somewhere Down The Crazy River: Journey's in search of Giant Fish by Paul Boote and Jeremy Wade The Bright Country: A Fisherman's Return to Trout, Wild Water and Himself by Harry Middleton The Snowfly by Joseph Heywood Trout Madness by Robert Traver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailhead Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I like Fish and Tell and Go to Hell. It's a nice collection of fact, fishing tales and fiction, so funny parts too. Plus it is local. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBBrownie Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 "Rainbow Chasers" by Irvin Austin MacDonald is a great outdoor-old time-settling the wild west type book that started a bit far fetched, but became one of the best trapping, farming, pack horse traveling books i've read. There are a few fishing references, but in a catching and eating fish context. Definately worth reading for anyone who likes old time pack train sort of reads. Although not novel, I also would highly recommend anything by Rodrick Haig Brown, Bright Waters, Bright Fish is the last I read and it was inspiring. He was an amazing man and you can still visit his estate on the banks of the Campbell River. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zed Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 awesome topic, i'm always looking for something to read... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekside Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hey Zed. all the above mentioned books have no pictures in them. might prove to be a tough read. But if you want to try I've several books kicking around, D. is coming up from Rev for xmas I'll box them up and have her drop them off on the way home. merry xmas Kent and a happy new year, already next years trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdangler Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Also by Dave Ames, Dances with Sharks, & True Love & the Wooly Bugger.Pale Morning Done by Jeff Hull & Ninty-Two in the Shade by Thomas McGuane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthefly7 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 Thanks everyone! I have asked for like 8 of these books for Christmas now so I hopefully can start enjoying them in a few days. It doesn't have to be just novels either, collections of short stories, essays, anything will do. I just love outdoor literature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 How could I forget one of my favourite books? The Earth Is Enough by Harry Middleton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dube Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Not fishing related or fiction for that matter although it does read like a story, "The black grizzly of whiskey creek" by Sid Marty. I thought it was a great book by a local author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Sid Marty.... Western Canada's Farley Mowat I've always enjoyed reading Sid's books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjthom2 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 "From the Far Side of the River" by Paul Quarrington. Hilarious - with a local touch. The guy has a great band now to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopdrop Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I'll echo the Gierach recommendations. Colin Angus has two or three (that I've read) books about hardcore adventure travelling. One is his account of circumnavigating the globe under his own power. Pretty amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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