Well, we should have the contract for Angler Management in hand any day now, so I will be plowing away on that for the next nine months. I am very excited to be given the opportunity by Jay Nichols and Stackpole to write a 60K word manuscript--my first full-length book. In addition, I am talking to Tribune Media Services about doing a syndicated fly fishing column, and I am hopeful they'll see the market for that.

The publication date for An Inconvenient Trout is September 8, and Fly Fisherman magazine will run an excerpt in the September issue. Again, pre-ordering on Amazon is a good choice, and my son Eric and I will be putting up various merchandise relating to this project. Who doesn't enjoy a fly fishing t-shirt or mug? I know I do.

I interviewed John Gierach, author of Trout Bum, a few weeks ago for The Oregonian--a fascinating guy who is very down-to-earth. John is someone who is a delightful conversational partner and I look forward to getting to know him better.

I will be appearing at the Fly Fishing Show in Denver on September 14-16, so my handlers assert, and I will let you know more about that later as I get more information. Maybe they'll hand out free rods. I can always use another.

Dale Forster, the president of the Deschutes Club, graciously hosted me, Oregonian columnist David Reinhard, and my friend Don Burdick at his cabin. The Deschutes Club is a fascinating resource and fishes very well due to the stewardship of the organization. I will write more about my trip shortly, but Fish Were Caught.

Next week, I will fish Davis Lake in Central Oregon for largemouth bass--my boyhood species that I dearly miss. They tell me I need as eight weight, but we're gonna wing it with a six weight and hope for the best. It was the first time I bought poppers since the Carter Administration, but it looks like it will be fun.