Where to begin…A friend of mine, Larry, exposed me to Richard Brautigan about 15 years ago.  It has been an on again off again relationship with Brautigan from that time on.  Not because my enthusiasm for his writing has waxed and waned but because there is only so [...]]]> http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/12/book-review-trout-fishing-in-america-by-richard-brautigan/feed 3 http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/12/book-review-good-flies-by-john-gierach http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/12/book-review-good-flies-by-john-gierach#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:29:12 +0000 Anthony Naples http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/?p=1462 Good Flies: Favorite Trout Patterns and How They Got that Way by John Gierach

Winter is upon us, so it is the time for reading and fly tying. With that in mind, I’ve been meaning to post a quick review of this book for a while, so here it goes. I read this [...]]]> http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/12/book-review-good-flies-by-john-gierach/feed 0 http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/04/fly-fishing-blog-spotlight-the-slippery-trout http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/04/fly-fishing-blog-spotlight-the-slippery-trout#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:40:28 +0000 Anthony Naples http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/?p=682 I’ve been enjoying reading this blog for a little while now: The Slippery Trout: A Fly Fishing Blog.

About the Blog In the writer’s own words This blog is primarily designed to record my time fly fishing for trout in the northeastern United States; however, I write and post about anything I encounter during my fishing expeditions.

Just [...]]]> http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/04/fly-fishing-blog-spotlight-the-slippery-trout/feed 0 http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/04/book-review-fly-fishing-guide-to-upper-delaware-river http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/04/book-review-fly-fishing-guide-to-upper-delaware-river#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:26:09 +0000 Anthony Naples http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/?p=641 Book Review: Fly Fishing Guide to the Upper Delaware River by Paul Weamer

From the book jacket

The trout that inhabit the upper Delaware River are large, wild and highly selective, with fighting skills so legendary that many well-traveled anglers consider them to be among the most athletic in the world.

I just got my hands on Paul [...]]]> http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/04/book-review-fly-fishing-guide-to-upper-delaware-river/feed 0 http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/04/gear-review-fat-bluegills-small-bugz-fly-box http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/04/gear-review-fat-bluegills-small-bugz-fly-box#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:57:39 +0000 Anthony Naples http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/?p=619 Gear Review: Fat Bluegill’s Small Bugz Fly Box

Gear Review: Fat Bluegill's Small Bugz Fly Box

The Fat Bluegill’s Small Bugz Fly Box has over 200 slots for your dry-flies and nymphs plus four wire midge holder/threaders. I’d say it’s good for dries up to about a size 16 or 14 – much bigger than [...]]]> http://castingaround.anthonynaples.com/2009/04/gear-review-fat-bluegills-small-bugz-fly-box/feed 0