If you have ever spent a life, a year, a season, or even a long trip on one particular stretch of water, you know how there is a lot more than fishing going on. The holistic aspect of being on a river makes you a better angler. More than that, it adds to the appreciation as you get to know the rhythms and  subtleties of the ecosystem. For fly fishers, that does mean bugs and trout. It also means other anglers. And it can all be very, very good.

Spring Creek by Nick Lyons was given to me by a man who lived on a stream that I fished diligently for a period of about five years. His rationale was that he liked the book. More than that, it reminded him of the observation and the connectedness necessary to master the little spring creek that we were both learning to fish.

Watch what else I have to say about the book and find out where you can pick up your own copy below:

Nick Lyons’ works might be in your local fly shop and your favorite bookstore. But you can always pick a copy of Spring Creek up online, too.

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