Rivers Always Reach the Sea: Angling Stories

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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 Seaessays, as well as profiles of some of the biggest names in angling, including Lefty Kreh and Andy Milltake the reader from the rainforests of Chile to the windswept tundra of Russia, from the remote mangrove-choked basins of Floridas 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.

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Monte Burkes extraordinarily detailed portraits and nice, clean prose turn his stories into literature. Im a big fan. -- Thomas McGuane, author of The Longest Silence
Praise forLords of the Fly

"Funny, wistful, and wonderful.
-- Carl Hiaasen
"I cannot recommend this book enoughthe writing is breathtaking. Monte Burke has written a masterpiece." -- Wright Thompson, ESPN senior writer and author ofPappylandandThe 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 bestand juiciestfishing book I've ever read." -- Tom Rosenbauer, author ofThe 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

Author Bio

Monte Burkeisthe author ofLords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession and the Hunt for the World Record Tarpon,and theNew York Timesbestseller,Saban: The Making of a Coach,a biography of Alabama head coach, Nick Saban. He is also the author of4TH And Goal: One Man's Quest to Recapture His Dream,which won an Axiom Award for biography, andSowbelly: The Obsessive Quest for the World Record Largemouth Bass,which was named one of the best books of the year bySports Illustratedand Amazon, and was chosen for Barnes & Noble's "Discover Great New Writers" program. After a 14-year stint as a reporter, staff writer and editor atForbes, he isnow a contributing editor at the magazine. He is also a contributing editor atGarden & GunandThe Drake. Connect with himvia Twitter @monteburke, or through monteburke.com.

David DiBenedettois the editor in chief ofGarden & Gunmagazineandtheauthor ofOn the Run: An Angler's Journey Down the Striper Coast. His work has been anthologized inThe Best American Sports WritingandTake Me Fishing: 50 Great Writers on their Favorite Sport. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with his family.