Beneath the Surface: Zen with My Fishing
I think I could read the “rivers and mountains” poetry of ancient China for the rest of my…
Michael Checchio
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The Paper Hatch
The Feather Bender’s Flytying Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Classic and Modern Trout Flies By Barry Ord Clarke.…
Beneath the Surface: My Inventory
I owe much; I have nothing; I give the rest to the poor. Rabelais A serious fly fisher…
The Paper Hatch
Dry Fly Strategies By Paul Weamer. Published by Stackpole Books, 2021; $29.95 hardbound. Today, the door through which…
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Flies for Western Super Hatches By Jim Schollmeyer and Ted Leeson. Published by Stackpole Books, 2021; $29.95 softbound.…
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Smallmouth Bass Flies: Top to Bottom By Jake Villwock. Published by Stackpole Books, 2021; $39.95 hardbound. There was…
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California Winter Steelhead: Life History and Fly Fishing By Dennis P. Lee. Published by Gardhull Graphics, 2020; limited…
The Paper Hatch
As we wait for book publishers to resume printing new works at prepandemic levels, we’ll use this issue’s…
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Tying Bugs: The Complete Book of Poppers, Sliders, and Divers for Fresh and Salt Water By Kirk Dietrich.…
The Paper Hatch
There seems to be a dearth of new flyfishing titles this summer — nothing’s arrived here at Cal…