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When we can't fish and make stories, we read stories. Sometimes those are fly-fishing stories, and sometimes they're not. Here are three that rolled across the bedside table, from the Grand Canyon to the Mariana Trench to the Carhartteratti of Jackson Hole's Persephone Bakery.
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Many presidents have fished, but few had the soul of an angler.
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Are kook fits in? Honestly, the only drip I know is when you're wading deep and you dunk your hat.
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A definitive, once-and-for-all, not at all biased list of all the fly-fishing books that matter, from books for the fly-fishing curious beginner to technical methods and romantic lore
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"For all the aggravation a trout can cause, it cannot think and does not consider you. A trout is very much like truth; it does what it wants, what it has to."
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Proof that fly fishing guides have gotten no less droll and cynical over the years.
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If you get a chance to visit the Angler's Club in New York City, take it. It's the nucleus of the sport's North American origins.
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For me, a river is a sacred place. Any old river will do. It's a nice bonus if trout live there. For when you step into a river, you step away from false time, and surround yourself in what's real.
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Lunn's extensive restoration and reclamation work on the Test is a must-read for anyone interested in the practice of taking care of a river.
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We were lucky enough to get some time with George (in between the Green Drake blitz, even!) and had the chance to ask him a few questions about his approach to the book.
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Here's a "Top 10 things to remember when planning or attending a fly-fishing wedding" list. Because, one day, you too might wind up at one.