As some of you may have read here (and here), I'm a fan of Gierach's writing; it's personable, insightful and pretty down to earth.
Anyone who thinks the same will probably enjoy the video below.
Click here if you can't see the embedded video below.
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27 August 2011
Gierach Fly Fishing Film Tour Short
Jay of Motiv Fishing (aka, the group formerly known as AEG) recently posted this cool little short featuring John Gierach.
As some of you may have read here (and here), I'm a fan of Gierach's writing; it's personable, insightful and pretty down to earth.
Anyone who thinks the same will probably enjoy the video below.
Click here if you can't see the embedded video below.
As some of you may have read here (and here), I'm a fan of Gierach's writing; it's personable, insightful and pretty down to earth.
Anyone who thinks the same will probably enjoy the video below.
Click here if you can't see the embedded video below.
10 June 2011
Goodness
Time/Date: 1050, 10-Jun-11
Location: HOME!!!
I made it home on Wednesday afternoon...it was a long four weeks, but all is good (even better once my invoice gets paid).
In addition to my adorable dog & my beautiful girlfriend, I had a couple packages waiting for my arrival as well.
One was my new pair of Costa sunglasses I won from SoCal Salty's #Salty500 contest. They are pretty sweet. I'll have a review & pics of them posted soon (like, Sunday-soon).
The other was this gem:
Yeah. That's right. The new John Gierach book, No Shortage of Good Days, autographed by the man himself. And Bob White, too. One of Bob's paintings was used as the cover illustration.
I'm a pretty big fan of Gierach's writing; in fact, one of my earliest posts featured some of his quotes. You can read that post here.
The Trout Underground has an epic review of the book (I'm still reading it); Tom also has an interview with Gierach that he's working on as well.
On top of all this goodness, I went fishing yesterday, too. I slept through an epic rain & thunderstorm that happened the night before last; unfortunately, water conditions on the Nashwaak were high, swift & cloudy.
I still caught an above-average sized fish, though: a 10" creek chub.
Tomorrow will bring a 5AM wake-up for another fly fishing adventure: muskie on the fly rod.
I will be hitting the vise this afternoon for a few more big "eff-off" flies like this:
Being back in the land of reliable & fast interhorn connections, I was also able to finally download Matthew Good's new album, Lights of Endangered Species. It will be on while I clean...and tie big "eff-off" flies for the muskie (mis)adventures tomorrow.
Here's some Friday music goodness:
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Location: HOME!!!
I made it home on Wednesday afternoon...it was a long four weeks, but all is good (even better once my invoice gets paid).
In addition to my adorable dog & my beautiful girlfriend, I had a couple packages waiting for my arrival as well.
One was my new pair of Costa sunglasses I won from SoCal Salty's #Salty500 contest. They are pretty sweet. I'll have a review & pics of them posted soon (like, Sunday-soon).
The other was this gem:
Yeah. That's right. The new John Gierach book, No Shortage of Good Days, autographed by the man himself. And Bob White, too. One of Bob's paintings was used as the cover illustration.
I'm a pretty big fan of Gierach's writing; in fact, one of my earliest posts featured some of his quotes. You can read that post here.
The Trout Underground has an epic review of the book (I'm still reading it); Tom also has an interview with Gierach that he's working on as well.
On top of all this goodness, I went fishing yesterday, too. I slept through an epic rain & thunderstorm that happened the night before last; unfortunately, water conditions on the Nashwaak were high, swift & cloudy.
I still caught an above-average sized fish, though: a 10" creek chub.
Tomorrow will bring a 5AM wake-up for another fly fishing adventure: muskie on the fly rod.
I will be hitting the vise this afternoon for a few more big "eff-off" flies like this:
Being back in the land of reliable & fast interhorn connections, I was also able to finally download Matthew Good's new album, Lights of Endangered Species. It will be on while I clean...and tie big "eff-off" flies for the muskie (mis)adventures tomorrow.
Here's some Friday music goodness:
03 October 2010
Authors that matter: John Gierach
Time/Date: 1730, 03-Oct-10
Location: F'ton (Snooty Fox, to be precise)
If you have ever opened a book or magazine about fly fishing, you have probably seen John Gierach's name. He is a legend of the fly fishing world, and his writings on the lifestyle & techniques of fly fishing are nothing but brilliant.
John Gierach is an author of over 15 books, editor-at-large of Fly Rod & Reel and contributor to Gray's Sporting Journal. Midcurrent.com has a great profile of him here.
Some classic Gierach quotes:
"If nothing else, a road trip amounts to several days of running conversation with friends, and since good conversation is so hard to come by these days, that in itself, is worth the effort."
In the Autumn 2010 issue of Fly Rod & Reel, John writes on steelheading:
"Whatever the reason, when you become a steelheader you've either joined an elite class of anglers with heightened sensibilities or you've entered the lunatic fringe of a periphery: a place where voluntarily peeing in your waders indicates a strong work ethic."
Where is was said when someone asked if John was truly a trout bum: "Hey John, how can a guy driving a smokey ol' pickup, wearing raggedy clothes can afford such snazzy fly fishing gear?"
Gierach provided commentary on the AEG film Metalhead (which is awesome, btw); afterwards, Jay of (the group formerly known as) AEG did a fun interview with John on his iphone and posted it:
Location: F'ton (Snooty Fox, to be precise)
If you have ever opened a book or magazine about fly fishing, you have probably seen John Gierach's name. He is a legend of the fly fishing world, and his writings on the lifestyle & techniques of fly fishing are nothing but brilliant.
John Gierach is an author of over 15 books, editor-at-large of Fly Rod & Reel and contributor to Gray's Sporting Journal. Midcurrent.com has a great profile of him here.
Some classic Gierach quotes:
"If nothing else, a road trip amounts to several days of running conversation with friends, and since good conversation is so hard to come by these days, that in itself, is worth the effort."
In the Autumn 2010 issue of Fly Rod & Reel, John writes on steelheading:
"Whatever the reason, when you become a steelheader you've either joined an elite class of anglers with heightened sensibilities or you've entered the lunatic fringe of a periphery: a place where voluntarily peeing in your waders indicates a strong work ethic."
Where is was said when someone asked if John was truly a trout bum: "Hey John, how can a guy driving a smokey ol' pickup, wearing raggedy clothes can afford such snazzy fly fishing gear?"
Gierach replied, "I think it should be obvious."
Gierach provided commentary on the AEG film Metalhead (which is awesome, btw); afterwards, Jay of (the group formerly known as) AEG did a fun interview with John on his iphone and posted it:
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