daverichey February 4th, 2008

TITLE: Following In The Footsteps Of Ernest Hemingway And 59 Additional Trout Fishing Stories
AUTHOR: Jay Thurston
PUBLISHER: Savage Press

CONTACT:

Savage Press
PO Box 115
Superior, WI 54880

PHONE: (800) 732-3867
WEBSITE: Savage Press
COST: $15.00
ISBN: 1-886028-73-7

This engaging book on trout fishing contains some stories with reference to certain Michigan rivers. Among others mentioned are stories of fishing the Brule River, Fox River, Two Hearted River plus many others. The lead story is a tale of the Hemingway story, and the author and his two friends found what they feel was a spot on the Two Hearted River where Hemingway may have fished.

This is a collection of stories the author first wrote and had published in The Ashland (Wisconsin) Daily Press. Thurston, a retired school teacher, writes mostly of his native Wisconsin but many stories have a distinctive Michigan flavor.

I’ve had this book for some time, and didn’t review it because I was fighting a vision problem, but the time has come and trout season is on its way. This is a book that Michigan anglers should enjoy because it deals with some of our better Upper Peninsula trout streams.

Tags: Brule, fishing, Fox, Hemingway, Michigan, streams, trout, Two Hearted, up, Upper Peninsula

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daverichey February 4th, 2008

TITLE: Limbhangers & 4-Letter Words: Trials & Tribulations Of A Turkey Fanatic
AUTHOR: Marty Fischer
PUBLISHER:  the author.

CONTACT:

Marty Fischer
116 Lake Tomacheechee Drive
Rincon, GA 31326

PHONE: (912) 826-0072
eMAIL: mf3825@aol.com
WEBSITE: Marty-Fischer.com
COST: $27.95 plus $5 shipping.

This, the author’s first book, is a dandy. It is done in a classic story-telling fashion that only comes from having spent many years in the turkey woods in all types of weather with all types of cooperative and uncooperative birds.

It has only six photos, but this shortfall of illustrations is made up for by the folksy type of writing. He makes readers feel like they are sitting on the ground right beside his as he coaxes a white-headed limb-walker up to the gun. Each of the chapters in this book is based on his true experiences.

Michigan’s turkey season kicks off in about two months, and anyone looking to get some last-minute hunting tips, and some fine fireside reading, now is the time to order this book. It’s a great read.

Tags: , fanatic, hunting, limbhanger, Marty Fischer, Michigan, tips, turkey

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