Fishing Travel

Fly fishermen everywhere will enjoy these varied, witty, and engaging adventures by one of America’s finest outdoor writers. There is a long section on trout fishing called "Brookies, Browns, and Bows", and another on the challenges and excitement of saltwater fly fishing, and an exciting group of memoirs about fishing near home and in far-flung and often exotic places - like the Minipi, Bighorn, and Norfolk rivers, where the trout can beggar the imagination, and where frustration can be the occupational hazard.

An innovative new take on the travel guide, Rice, Noodle, Fish decodes Japan's extraordinary food culture through a mix of in-depth narrative and insider advice. In this 5,000-mile journey through the noodle shops, tempura temples, and teahouses of Japan, Matt Goulding, cocreator of the enormously popular Eat This, Not That! book series, navigates the intersection between food, history, and culture, creating one of the most ambitious and complete books ever written about Japanese culinary culture from the Western perspective.

She had to fall through time to find the perfect guy... After a humiliating incident at work, brilliant but socially awkward geologist Harper Ross finds herself exiled to the remote Hebridean Islands. But when she discovers a weathered leather map case hidden among ancient stones and traces its mysterious coastline with her fingertips, lightning splits the sky and hurls her back through time to 1745 Scotland. Right into the arms of rebellion... Alone, desperate, and dressed in scandalous modern clothes, Harper's dire situation becomes downright dangerous when she crashes into William ...

Few books have captured the haunting world of music and rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps. Roderick L. Haig-Brown writes of fishing not just as a sport, but also as an art. He knows moving water and the life within it - its subtlest mysteries and perpetual delights. He is a man who knows fish lore as few people ever will, and the legends and history of a great sport. Month by month, he takes you from river to river, down at last to the saltwater and the sea.

It was supposed to be sunshine, rum cocktails, and absolutely no time travel. Madison Carter was supposed to be celebrating her 23rd birthday with sunshine, rum cocktails, and zero responsibilities. When she visits an old sugar plantation turned historical museum, she finds herself drawn to a sealed-off part of the estate. An overgrown stone garden rumored to be haunted. When she touches a carved stone etched with strange symbols, she’s flung back to the late 17th century. Brodie MacLeod has survived betrayal, captivity, and life aboard a ruthless French privateer. Hardened and haunted, ...

Travis’ path was similar to most other suburban-raised, middle-class white kids from Milwaukee—that is, until he found himself in Colombia, making his own cocaine with one of Pablo Escobar's former top scientists. After finishing a Master’s Degree at the age of 28, Travis couldn’t bring himself to follow the blueprint laid out for success in the U.S., so he took off to South America. That first flight was the start of an adventure around the world—an adventure that his friends didn’t understand and of which his father openly disapproved. Over four years and four continents, ...

She’s got a power suit, a planner in her purse, and no time for love. He’s swinging a sword, wearing a plaid, and calling her his destiny. Determined to surprise her boyfriend Angus on the Isle of Skye, Kate Adams sets off on a sightseeing adventure, hoping to prove she’s more than the predictable woman he thinks she is. But when an eccentric old woman and a mysterious brooch send her hurtling into 17th-century Scotland, Kate finds herself facing a very different kind of challenge. Survive clan wars, Highland politics, and a dangerously attractive laird who doesn’t know what a ...

The scent of saltwater and rum lingered in the air as Mary realized her quiet beach walk had somehow crossed paths with the 18th century. When introverted bookstore owner Mary Snow stumbles upon a gold coin and a centuries-old map hidden within the pages of an ancient book, she thinks it's nothing more than a quirky find. That is, until Aiden Cameron, a swashbuckling pirate captain from the 18th century, quite literally washes ashore. As Ocracoke Island gears up for Halloween and the frenzied Pirate Jamboree, Mary is drawn into a world of secrets, folklore, and a dash of magic. But with ...

In 1834, Osborne Russell joined an expedition from Boston, which proceeded to the Rocky Mountains to capitalize on the lucrative salmon and fur trade. Beginning at the age of 20, he detailed the life of a trapper in his journal and recorded his adventures through treacherous terrain, encounters with dangerous wildlife, and confrontations with the Rockies natives of the Rockies. Osbourne would remain there for the next nine years. Journal of a Trapper is his remarkable account as he developed into an experienced trapper and a seasoned mountain man of the Rockies.

In this collection of original stories, highly acclaimed novelist and outdoor writer William Tapply shares his finest stories of bird hunting in the Northeast country. Every season for over 30 years, Tapply has hunted the fields and backcountry of New England. Tapply’s warmth and knack for evoking the subtle, telling details of the places and hunts that he loves will stir a new appreciation and excitement in every listener. With his dog Burt, Tapply takes the listener out to his best spots.

From the highly acclaimed author of Ninety-two in the Shade and Cloudbursts comes a collection of alternately playful and exquisite essays—including seven collected here for the first time—borne of a lifetime spent fishing.

My own long experience of African hunting told me at once that every word in this thrilling narrative was absolutely true. Nay more: I knew that the author had told his story in a most modest manner, laying but little stress on the dangers he had run when sitting up at nights to try and compass the death of the terrible man-eaters, especially on that one occasion when whilst watching from a very light scaffolding, supported only by four rickety poles, he was himself stalked by one of the dread beasts.

FULL COLOR 2025 GUIDE: Your Ultimate Glacier National Park Adventure Planning a trip to Glacier? Make it as smooth as a scenic drive, not a struggle up Grinnell Glacier! This 2025 Glacier National Park Guide gives you insider tips, exclusive updates, and everything you need for a stress-free, unforgettable adventure.MUST-KNOW 2025 Updates! 🏕️🚗 In 2025, road construction could make reaching the Many Glacier area a real challenge. But don’t worry—I’ve mapped out: Detours and timing tips to avoid delays and still catch every jaw-dropping view. Pro tips to dodge the crowds and ...

While most addictions destroy you, Lisa Michelle’s saved her. For thirty years, Michelle has been a junkie for altitude—chasing the high that only comes at 10,000 feet, in places with no trail markers and no easy way out. True Nature is the raw story of what happens when you need secluded wilderness to survive, and what those wild places can teach you. True Nature isn’t about conquering massive mountains or logging thousands of miles. It’s about using wilderness to discover your own true nature when things get tough. About the satisfaction gained at locating a 13-million-year-old ...

Spend a slow-paced day on the water with your rod and reel, listening to the sounds of the waves and waiting for the perfect bite in this Audible Sleep story narrated by Sterling K. Brown.

From the humidity of Bangkok and Hanoi to the tropical beaches of Bali and Borneo, Jason Smart sees what this vibrant and colourful continent has to offer. Find out how he is startled by a giant lizard in Laos, and is wowed by the majesty of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. From the glitz of Macau to the horror of the Killing Fields, Jason tries to see as much of this amazing continent as possible. Along the way, he also chats with a sex tourist in Siem Reap, endures an embarrassing chafing-incident in Hong Kong and falls in love with a toilet seat in Tokyo. Have you ever wondered what a broth made ...

A little over 100 years ago, East Africa was terra incognita to most whites: a land largely unmapped, sparsely settled by Europeans, and teeming with wildlife. It was the hunter-adventurer's paradise, and by the early 20th century, a small, lionhearted clan of explorers and big-game hunters began leading safaris there for money.

For more than sixty years, Clyde Wainio has waded the streams and rivers of Michigan's Copper Country, chasing Brook Trout, Rainbows/Steelhead, and Northern Pike through every season. In If It Snows, Go Fishing!, he shares a lifetime of fishing adventures—record catches, near-misses, family traditions, and unforgettable encounters with the wild. Rich with humor, local history, and the rhythms of nature, these stories honor the joys of patience, persistence, and respect for the outdoors. This memoir is a heartfelt tribute to both fishing and the timeless spirit of Michigan's Northwoods.

Every summer for two decades, Ted Leeson and a maverick group of close companions have returned to an old ranch house on the bench-land overlooking the Madison River. Trout and fly fishing may be at the heart of their ritual return, but their experience goes far beyond the fishing. Leeson contemplates both the human and natural landscape brilliantly....

Kevin McDowell is a young man trapped between two worlds. In the present, he’s a third-year university student, blessed with striking looks but crippled by a shyness born of a hardscrabble life. Raised by a single mother who sacrificed everything, Kevin’s world is small, defined by library carrels, part-time jobs, and the quiet ache of a love life that never was. His only passion is his study of ancient Egypt, a vibrant, distant world that feels more like home than his own. When his outstanding grades earn him a spot on a prestigious archaeological dig in Luxor, it seems like a dream ...