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Published by Pegasus Books
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About The Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Saban and Lords of the Fly comes an exquisite collection of angling stories that span the twenty-first century.
The thirty-one pieces in Rivers Always Reach the Sea—essays, as well as profiles of some of the biggest names in angling, including Lefty Kreh and Andy Mill—take the reader from the rainforests of Chile to the windswept tundra of Russia, from the remote mangrove-choked basins of Florida’s Everglades to the congested littoral zone of New York City, and to many places in between.
The quarry includes trout, Atlantic salmon, tarpon, bonefish and striped bass, but the real quest is for something else entirely. Told in a voice described by the novelist, Carl Hiaasen, as “funny, wistful, and wonderful,” the stories in Rivers Always Reach the Sea keep the focus on the “why” of the sport of fly fishing, and not the “how.”
The thirty-one pieces in Rivers Always Reach the Sea—essays, as well as profiles of some of the biggest names in angling, including Lefty Kreh and Andy Mill—take the reader from the rainforests of Chile to the windswept tundra of Russia, from the remote mangrove-choked basins of Florida’s Everglades to the congested littoral zone of New York City, and to many places in between.
The quarry includes trout, Atlantic salmon, tarpon, bonefish and striped bass, but the real quest is for something else entirely. Told in a voice described by the novelist, Carl Hiaasen, as “funny, wistful, and wonderful,” the stories in Rivers Always Reach the Sea keep the focus on the “why” of the sport of fly fishing, and not the “how.”
Product Details
- Publisher: Pegasus Books (July 17, 2025)
- Length: 288 pages
- ISBN13: 9781639368990
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Raves and Reviews
“Monte Burke’s extraordinarily detailed portraits and nice, clean prose turn his stories into literature. I’m a big fan.”
– Thomas McGuane, author of The Longest Silence
Praise for Lords of the Fly
"Funny, wistful, and wonderful.”
– Carl Hiaasen
"I cannot recommend this book enough—the writing is breathtaking. Monte Burke has written a masterpiece."
– Wright Thompson, ESPN senior writer and author of Pappyland and The Barn
"What Susan Orlean accomplished for the strange, hermetic world of orchid hunting in her 1998 classic, 'The Orchid Thief,' Monte Burke does for another strange, hermetic world in his wonderful Lords of the Fly. A lush, panoramic book."
– The Wall Street Journal
"The best—and juiciest—fishing book I've ever read."
– Tom Rosenbauer, author of The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide
"The most compelling non-fiction book I've read in years."
– Randy Wayne White
Praise for Saban
“Definitive.”
– The New York Times Book Review
“Insidery, detailed, and absorbing.”
– Sports Illustrated
“In this well-reported, engrossing tale, Monte Burke has captured the imperfect brilliance of Nick Saban. Read it, and you will emerge with a deeper understanding of the man, his zeal, his achievement, and the costs that have come with it all."
– Gay Talese
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