Christmas 2012, it doesn't feel much like it this last week of August with the exception of this fresh hot brewed Nantucket coffee beside me waiting to do its work. But Christmas Eve is just four months from today and I have a few ideas for your gift list.
Here are a couple of good books that I feel would make a fine gift, either for yourself or for someone on your list.
The first book is Fishing, Ghosts, and my Mother's Gray Hair, by Mark Kautz. Some of Mark's tales and experiences as told by him in a wonderful way that only Mark can tell.
Mark runs a fine blog, "Northern California Trout" and the book can be purchased at is blog.
The second is "Adirondack Flies" by J.P. Ross. This a fine book of flies from this region, with great color photos of the patterns. The patterns are old favorites and some created by Ross. This book can be purchased at his web site, http://www.jprossflyrods.com/
These are a few variations of a Ross fly pattern. I have not fished them, except for the yellow bodied one which produced a brown for me. I will fish these more as the cooler waters of autumn arrive.
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Love the looks of those books..when are you going to be published? I'll need an autographed copy...
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I may give it a run this winter.
Great post. Random question though, where did you get that brook trout sticker in the background?
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I got it from an angler in N.J. I'll see if I can find out where he purchased it.
Well now I know at least two items (esp. the book with ADK flies) I will be putting on my X-mas list!
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I knew that ADK book would be your choice.
Either one of those looks to be a fine partner for an evening of sitting next to a crackling fireplace and wishing you were out on the water. I'm still living with triple digit heat and Sahara Desert like surroundings for now though , it's gonna have to cool off just a tad for me to start getting in the "Christmas Spirit".
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You guys out there have been really brutalized by the heat, hope things change soon.
Thanks for the book love and blog love.
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Mark Kautz,
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Both are well deserved.
Dear Abby, Uh...I lost my Christmas money at the casinos. What do you recommend?
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I love it.
Alan
ReplyDeleteMark has got a winner in his book; I have really enjoyed my copy. I haven't used wet flies on the tailrace, may have to give them a try. Thanks for sharing
Bill Trussell,
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Wet flies are killers at the right times. They're a nice change of pace.
Thanks for the ideas, I may have to look into those! It's scary to think that Christmas is just around the corner. I never believed it when I was younger, but time does seem to fly by the older you get.
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As kids that final week before Christmas took forever, but now it comes sooner than we can prepare.
good call on Mark's book...I picked one up a couple months ago and it made for an interesting read!
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I don't read much in summer but Marks book was an exception.