Great reads, what's on your night stand?

Fishing A Learning Experience, Pass it On.
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I have been reading two books from my collection,

the Seasons of a fisherman by Roderick L. Haig-Brown

and Famous British Columbia Fly-Fishing Waters by Art Lingren

I am actually reading them together Lingren’s book make a great reference
to Haig-Browns as well he refers to much of what Haig writes about.
Good stuff!

I could not recommend these strongly enough the authors take you on a journey through piscatorial history of some the finest northern rivers.

I started collecting back in the early eighties and have been addicted
to reading and collecting ever since.

How many of you collect fly-fishing books and what do you have?

My library consists of two hundred thirty five of which twenty are related
to fly tying the rest fly fishing and aquatic entomology.

[i][b]So what book (s) is currently on your night stand?

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Steve

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Obligatory Hemingway “Nick Adams Stories”
Harry Middleton “On the Spine of Time”
couple of Fly Fish America back issues,
and a Big Sky Journal under the pillow it’s where dreams come from:rolleyes:

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On MY night stand?
The Holy Bible.
(Lord knows I need it!) :wink:

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Ok, what’s current in your reading area…lol

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“What’s So Great About Christianity” the author is east Indian his name escapes me. Surprisingly interesting to read.

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You asked what was on the nightstand…you didn’t say anything 'bout the bathroom:p:p:p

Can’t talk about “that” reading material here:shock:

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I just finished The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing. It was ok. Kind of boring, but informative. Nothing I couldn’t learn on FAOL, but my wife would rather me read and ignore her than play on the computer and ignore her.

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Three copies of Fly Tyer magazine Tying small flies by Ed Engle and a jeep repair manual

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Just finished Theodore Rex, a biography of Teddy.

And most of the way through “Something of Value” an African hunting (and lots more) book by Robert Ruark published in '55. It is about the African wars.

God Laughs and Plays by David James Duncan, the guy that wrote “The River Why” and a bunch of other good stuff is next.

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my new weatherby owners manual and “the call of the wild” just had to read it again . its been a few years. my favorite book!

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Just finished “The River Why” and started “Death, Taxes and Leaky Waders”.

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DaveP,
Duncan’s book is one of my favorites!
At the moment I’m reading Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods and catching up on back issues of the American Angler.
Coughlin

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I just finished “Casting a Spell” and will re-read “The Fine Bamboo Fly Rod.” I have a loose ferrule on my Tonka Queen.

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The Dry Fly: New Angles
Gary Lafontaine

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Nothing.
When I go to bed, I go to sleep.

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At the moment I’m reading Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods

I loved that book. :slight_smile:

Recently I havent had much time to read, but waiting patiently on the bookshelf for colder weather or a weekend camping trip is the Dhammapada. Haven’t read it in a while, and I always find myself better off for the time taken to read it once again.:slight_smile:

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The Soft-Hackled Fly by Nemes. My 3rd time through it and I pick up something profound each time!

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The Vital Spark: The Illustrated Para Handy by Neil Munro.
It certainly isn’t fly fishing, but is it an amusing string of short stories set on and around a Clyde Puffer early last century. Apparently I’m on a nautical binge with a British flavor. My previous book was Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat.

I’ll be getting back to a couple of books by Dave Hughes and starting Bergman’s Trout.

Somewhere in the mix are a couple of Windows administrators guides and IIS 6.0 and 7.0 guides by Stanek.

<assuming Lotus position> ommmmmm… I love my cube… ommmmm

< assuming loco position> ohm… (volt, watt, etc…)

Ed, geeking out

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Not fly fishing…“What Color Is a Conservative” by former congressman J.C. Watts.

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Son of martin,
Had to add that The Soft-Hackled Fly by Nemes never leaves the porch!
Coughlin