Page Turner

It’s been a while since I’ve read an actual, conventional book. It was nice. I've been reading digital books for a few years now, and it was refreshing to get back to a real book...and, what a "page turner" it was.

A gentleman angler from New England keeps me aware of exceptional authors on fly fishing, and books that are a good read. Thank you, John. I've benefited from his recommendations with many a night being fully absorbed into adventure. My friend has recommended, on more than one occasion, that I should read William Tapply's essay entitled, Rod Envy...it's a chapter from one of his early books, Opening Day and other Neuroses. And, I finally found a hard copy in excellent condition.

The chapter, Rod Envy, reflects on some of the fishing adventures the author enjoyed as a child with his father, who is an outdoorsman and writer. So, like father, like son. His father had dozens of rods and gear, enjoyed fishing them, and appreciated the nuances each provided. He would often give one away to a good friend after they shared a fishing adventure. While his father enjoyed fishing a wide variety of fly rods, he understood the essence of fly fishing and the proper place of where a fly rod resides within the sport. 

This book is a good read. I would think any angler who grew up fishing in his youth, and is now a fly fisher as an adult, will enjoy Tapply's stories. As I finished the book, and slid it back into the bookcase, I pulled out another book by Tapply:  Home Water, Near and Far. Yup, my winter reading routine has already begun.