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Post by flyfishingpastor on Jan 13, 2009 14:22:07 GMT -5
Are you a reader? If so, this is perfect weather to be reading something good while staying warm and waiting for spring. I collect out of print hunting/fishing books and I love to read them as I wind down the evening. Currently, I have three books on my nightstand that I am working through for the umpteenth time: Gordon MacQuarrie's More Stories of the Old Duck Hunters and Nash Buckingham's De Shootinest Gent'man! and a collection of short stories by Corey Ford.
All are excellent reading from what seemed to be a kinder, gentler time in America (early 1900's through the 1950's & 60's). These books especially reflect fly fishing, bird hunting and hunting in general written with a sense of humor and a respect for outdoor sport and our valuable natural resources.
How about you other readers; what's on your nightstand/desk?
Pat
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Post by krebsie on Jan 13, 2009 14:29:59 GMT -5
If I had a night stand, were painting the bedroom, I'd have a copy of that best seller Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth book. All kinds of wisdom and truth in it.
Krebsie
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Post by rstaight on Jan 13, 2009 14:58:58 GMT -5
I am not a huge reader. I tend to gravitate towards magazines. I have a tendancy to nod off while reading. I have been known to fall asleep while ready the paper. The wife looks over when I start snoring and I am still holding the paper up!
The last book I did purchase for reading purposes (no, it wasn't Playboy) was "Where The Trout Are All As Long As Your Leg" written by John Gierach.
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Post by radioflyer on Jan 13, 2009 16:17:03 GMT -5
I LOVE to read and greatly relish my too few moments to enjoy a good book. I love history, and like a fine wine, love it dry. Love Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Greek philosophers, Shakespeare, the classics, some of those interesting paperbacks I used to find under my dad's mattress, film noir type dime-novel detective stories. Too many books...so little time!
rf
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Post by reelteacher on Jan 13, 2009 17:21:46 GMT -5
I really enjoy reading also. It was an aquired thing for me. I used to hate reading in high school, but then I went to college, and something clicked. I really began to like it. Although, I'm not much for fiction, if I'm reading, I want to learn something, truth, wisdom, etc. Currently, I'm reading "Midge Magic". A book suggested by Mr. Staight during one of our fly tying sessions. My wife gave it to me for Christmas. It's an excellent book! I can't wait to try using my midges I've tied in size 18 - 22's! I doubt if I go much smaller than that. A size 32 is a little ridiculous for warm water situations.
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Post by rstaight on Jan 13, 2009 19:51:49 GMT -5
Hey Teach,
Midge Magic is an excellent book. The time the author took and methods he used to develop the patterns is impressive.
A size 32 is a little ridiculous, but what a challange. I had to try a couple just to say I did it.
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Post by trent on Jan 14, 2009 11:14:26 GMT -5
32s, eh. Thanks, but no thanks. Sort of like writing the New Testament on the head of a pin. Kind of cool that it can be done, but who's going to read it?
I go in phases with reading books. Right now I'm in a phase on not really wanting to get into books (substantive books, I should say). However, when I get one that turns my crank, it is hard for me to part with it. I guess right now I don't feel like I have the time/energy to commit to a book the way I would prefer, so I don't. That will all change when the mood strikes...
Pat, don't forget to mention Babcock, GBE, Ruark, Hill, McManus (maybe not quite the same genre), Spiller, ,etc. When I read those books, I always have to wonder how much kinder and gentler those times really were and how much is author's interpretation. I think culturally, hunting and fishing were much more mainstream and part of normal, daily life. Certainly bird numbers were more prevalent during the "Golden Age". Not sure how much angling numbers and access have changed since then.
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Post by flyfishingpastor on Jan 14, 2009 13:02:54 GMT -5
T-
Ah, yes, I love 'em all. I was just suggesting the ones I'm reading right now.
The authors don't interpret for us - we do that. And, right or wrong, I read those books and wonder about tramping through a grouse woods with a nimble-footed setter with a Parker double gun or fish for trout with a Payne bamboo rod. As I read them, I get nostalgic for a time much slower paced than this one.
I'm not suggesting either period, now or then, is better.
Pat
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Post by reelteacher on Jan 19, 2009 9:37:39 GMT -5
I just started a new book... One that I received a few years ago, but put it on the shelf until I had kids... Well, that's not happening anytime soon, sooo I've decided not to wait.
It's called "Fly-Fishing with Children. A guide for parents" by: Philip Brunquell
So far it's an excellent read, not only for parents, but fly-fisherpeople of any category. There are great things from beginner to advanced and really breaks down how to show and teach kids to get the most out of their time in the yard or on the water. Great tips for teaching children and adults just starting! I highly recommend this for everyone! Cover price is $13.
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Post by trent on Jan 20, 2009 12:57:53 GMT -5
Dustin:
as someone who will be spending some time with a young one and a rod this season, what are a few of the tips?
I think the mantra of keeping it short and keeping it fun will apply this year. I also think lots of praise and keep any "corrections" positive will be in there. Sounds a lot like training a puppy doesn't it?
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Post by radioflyer on Jan 20, 2009 20:59:19 GMT -5
Okay, so like I started through my copy of Bob Clouser's Flies...signed by Mr. Clouser at the Expo. Also James Clavell's Shogun for the seventeenth time...what a great book! And Paul Davies famous tome on Paul and Rabbinic Judeaism ...some 'light' reading.
rf
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Post by trent on Jan 20, 2009 21:07:54 GMT -5
Shoot, RF, you may be smarter than you look.  |
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Post by radioflyer on Jan 20, 2009 21:16:34 GMT -5
Frankly, I find it quite a nuisance being as good looking as I am! Why, I had women pounding on my door at 3am this morning! Still wouldn't let them out...
rf
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Post by Tippecanoe Fly Fishers Admin on Jan 22, 2009 9:45:21 GMT -5
yeah you got a face made for radio  I haven't been reading much lately. Busy with this site, scouts, and a gaming crew I do a lot with has left me little down time. What down time I have had I have used to research fly patterns on the net and practice tying flies. |
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