By Kirk Deeter

Photo by Tosh Brown

A fly fishing memoir is a tough thing to pull off.  In my mind, "been there, done that," isn't good enough.  "Me and Bob went fishing"... yawn.  "How I learned to solve the mysteries of the universe while I caught trout"... give me a break.

In other words, I often pick up these books, and within 10 pages, I'm usually thinking to myself, "Get real!"

Whoa, wait a minute... there's a thought.  Get real...