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The Great Fly-Fishing Rivers of the West

Originally released in 1994, Grant McClintock's classic angler's almanac Flywater: Fly-Fishing Rivers of the West documented his year-long journey visiting the creeks, springs and freestone rivers that make the West the world's premiere destination for fly fishing. Now Universe has issued an updated edition complete with new photographs from McClintock's collection, revealing new river finds full of trout and steelhead. The destinations pictured in more than 200 full-color photos include New Mexico, California, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Wyoming; the cover shows picturesque Pelican Point on Montana's Missouri River. Interspersed with the photos, McClintock explains the complexities of fly fishing in each type of "flywater". The book also features a foreword by renowned newsman and fly fishing enthusiast Tom Brokaw, who notes that McClintock magnificently captures the sport's "sense of majesty and humility – majesty in the surroundings and the humility that comes with understanding that the fly-fishing angler is there on nature's terms."

Tags: books, coffee table books, Colorado, fishing, fly fishing, fly-fishing, nature, New Mexico, outdoor, river, sports, Tom Brokaw, water

HomeWaters Club: Designing The Link Between Flyfishing And Religion

by Susan Kime (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, By Design

For many, the acquisition of deep inner peace come not from sitting in church or walking in the California Redwoods, but from fly fishing. There is indeed, in my fly fishing experience, a kind of flow derived from the engagement of all the senses: the physical sense of great casting, hearing the rush, and feeling the clear cold of a river, searching for that Trout, and finally, Zen-like, becoming one with the surroundings. As Yeats once wrote, how can you tell the dancer from the dance? Well, you can't, if you are the dance. Or, as Norman McLean wrote in his classic A River Runs Through It, " In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing." HomeWaters Club appears to understand this invisible link, and appeals to those who understand it also.

In the era of destination clubs and private residence clubs, there have been theme-based hybrid clubs that have been successful, and whose themes are based on certain passions: golf, equestrian, wine/food, and yes, a few years ago, even surfing. But HomeWaters Club is a new one, whose theme is fishing -- fly fishing and trout fishing mainly, and whose resources, eco-sensitivity and desire for legacy, appear to be substantial.

HomeWaters Club is a theme based private club, with multiple locations and reciprocal rights of use in each, similar to an equity-based destination club, but with a fly-fishing identity. It was formed in 2009 as an alliance between Spring Ridge Club of Pennsylvania and Alpine River Club of Colorado, to preserve, and offer members access to 35 miles of trout and steelhead waters across Pennsylvania and 40 miles of the streams and rivers in Colorado. At present, there are nearly 200 members, and the club is expanding to other areas of the US. But right now, the locations span from central, northeastern and Erie, Pennsylvania, to Vail and Steamboat Springs Colorado areas.

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Fly Fishing's Finest Destinations, Courtesy of Orvis

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Sports, Books

When it comes to fly fishing, legendary Vermont-based sporting outfitters Orvis is the recognized authority. The company celebrates nearly 50 Orvis-endorsed fly-fishing lodges across the U.S. and Canada in a nifty new book for the armchair angler, Great Fishing Lodges of North America. The perfect tool for planning your next outing as well as a rich visual feast for anyone interested in sport fishing or the lodge lifestyle, the book highlights the best destinations from Alaska to Florida, Montana to Maine, and across Canada.

Each lodge is profiled and portrayed along with detailed information on the local waters and its game fish, the lodge, amenities and activities, landscape, and game species and wildlife in the area. Featured lodges in include the Alaska Sportsman's Lodge (Lake Iliamna, AK); The Essex, Vermont's Culinary Resort & Spa (Burlington, VT); Lake Placid Lodge (Lake Placid, NY); Chetola Resort at Blowing Rock (Blowing Rock, NC; The Blue Damsel Lodge (Clinton, MT); North Fork Ranch (Shawnee, CO); Cow Creek Ranch (Pecos, New Mexico); Moose Lake Lodge (Anahim Lake, British Columbia); and more.

Gallery: Great Fishing Lodges

Alaska Sportsman's Lodge, Lake Iliamna, AK

Morrison's Rogue River Lodge, Merlin, OR

Tags: Alaska, books, British Columbia, Canada, coffee table books, fishing, fly fishing, fly-fishing, Lake Placid, Montana, Orvis, outdoors, sporting, sporting goods, Vermont

Don't Forget Father's Day

by Laura Malesich (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Dad's big day is this Sunday and to celebrate we wanted to share some inventive ways to show your Pops how much you care. Forget the Big Bertha driver, new desk accessories or certificate for a hot towel shave and consider a trip of a lifetime that is sure to show your appreciation better than a "World's Greatest Dad" mug from the Hallmark store. If I had to guess I would say these trips would fit the bill for most fathers out there.