Tug is honest, fair and self-effacing, and it does what great angling writing should it inspires us to get on the water more often to fish. If you don t want to fish the world with a fly rod in hand after reading it, you better check for a pulse.
Greg Thomas, Editor, Fly Rod & Reel Some fly-fishing books are not meant to be technical but rather to entertain and delight. Santella's well-written short stories are about our passion: its anglers and fascinating essays. You will enjoy this one.
Lefty Kreh, fly fishing legend and author of numerous books, including Casting with Lefty Kreh, Fly-Casting Fundamentals, and 101 Fish The list of how-to fly-fishing books is at least a mile long, but there are scant few that delve into the why with such clarity and credibility as this one. Nobody else wades as far out of the main channel, but brings it home with such resonance, like Santella can.
Kirk Deeter, Editor-in-Chief, TROUT Media Tug is honest, fair and self-effacing, and it does what great angling writing should
it inspires us to get on the water more often to fish. If you don't want to fish the world with a fly rod in hand after reading it, you better check for a pulse.
Greg Thomas, Editor, Fly Rod & Reel An ideal acquisition for anyone weighing up fishing holidays overseas or who simply enjoys good travel writing.
Jeffrey Prest
Trout Fisherman
...a superbly entertaining collection of fishing tales covering the author's fly fishing adventures at home in the USA and around the globe over the last 30 years... Santella is surely the master of the short story, displayed amply by these witty and descriptive writings for the likes of the New York Times, The Flyfish Journal and Greys Spotting Journal... How to best sum up reading this book? Well as per one of the chapter titles about the language of fly fishing being hijacked by surfers, It was Epic, Dude!
Paul Sharman
Fish and Fly
The book contains 37 essays on fly fishing that first appeared in the New York Times where we are taken in search of trout, salmon, roosterfish, carp and many other species too. You'll travel from the Ponoi River to Havana and farther still in the pursuit of fish. Each essay is deeply descriptive, funny in places and thought-provoking too... The Tug is the Drug is the perfect read for the angler who can't get to the water or is away on holiday wanting to read about their favourite pastime.
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