Tributaries is a wonderful collection of memories about fly fishing in the Pennsylvania and Catskills region. Lou Wentz provides a personal journey recalling his time growing up along fly fishing streams, sharing life accounts and reflections of over 40 years of angling experiences. An interesting, fun read for fly fishing anglers.
I was expecting a traditional kiss and tell book covering some new locations and even secret personal technics for some lesser known waters of the region. It was none of those things, it was better.
The chapters bounce from childhood stories to memorable fly fishing experiences that are often full of surprises. Wentz reflects on tragic floods and fishing along Neshaminy Creek with characters like Indian Joe, Deke and Old Man Burger. Later in the book, the author reflects choices of a chance encounter with hippy girl or pursuing trout on Shermans Creek. These are difficult decisions in a young anglers life.
The author shares many other fascinating accounts of his youth, the passage of time and experiences along streams like the Tulpehocken, Penns, Perkiomen, Lackawanna and more.
His stories brought back many memories of my youth and fishing. Growing up, our adventures range from the unremarkable to magical events. As we get older and look back, we realize the importance of them all.
While an fun read, it may feel a little eclectic at times threading together some of his accounts. The author connects pieces of life and fly fishing together in the book. Tributaries is a book for someone who appreciates what time and fly fishing can offer, no matter where they live.
Lou Wentz is a long-time member of the Paflyfish community and goes by the user name @Oregon_OwlII. The book is available now on Amazon here. - https://a.co/d/1qUD3p9
I was expecting a traditional kiss and tell book covering some new locations and even secret personal technics for some lesser known waters of the region. It was none of those things, it was better.
The chapters bounce from childhood stories to memorable fly fishing experiences that are often full of surprises. Wentz reflects on tragic floods and fishing along Neshaminy Creek with characters like Indian Joe, Deke and Old Man Burger. Later in the book, the author reflects choices of a chance encounter with hippy girl or pursuing trout on Shermans Creek. These are difficult decisions in a young anglers life.
The author shares many other fascinating accounts of his youth, the passage of time and experiences along streams like the Tulpehocken, Penns, Perkiomen, Lackawanna and more.
His stories brought back many memories of my youth and fishing. Growing up, our adventures range from the unremarkable to magical events. As we get older and look back, we realize the importance of them all.
While an fun read, it may feel a little eclectic at times threading together some of his accounts. The author connects pieces of life and fly fishing together in the book. Tributaries is a book for someone who appreciates what time and fly fishing can offer, no matter where they live.
Lou Wentz is a long-time member of the Paflyfish community and goes by the user name @Oregon_OwlII. The book is available now on Amazon here. - https://a.co/d/1qUD3p9