Guide wars

by John Holt

(Synopsis) John relates his version of the good, the bad, and the ugly in the fly-fishing world in this chronicle of his adventures with an outrageous cast of friends as they careen across America on fishing expeditions. John teams up with a new girlfriend, Barsey, and a bonefishing guide, Henry, one of the original old time guides who resents the growth of the Keys and is not above sabotaging a few of the burgeoning new building signs after a beer or two, for a little fiats fishing in Wasted Away in the Gulf. From They're All Crazy in Dillon to Coulee Hats and Bare Feet in the North Woods, each of these stories is filled with fun, fishing, and the odd beer.

168 pages, Leather Bound

First published September 1, 1997

About the author

Writer living in Livingston, Montana with my wife, photographer Ginny. Have 14 published books including Hunted: A Novel, Coyote Nowhere - In Search of America's Last Frontier, and Arctic Aurora - Canada's Yukon and Northwest Territories. AK Press will release my next book, Yellowstone Drift - Float the Past in Real Time in February 2009. This one is about canoeing the Yellowstone from below the northern boundary of Yellowstone Park to the river's confluence with the Missouri at Ft. Buford, North Dakota or about 525 miles. Have contributed stories to publications that include Men's Journal, Gray's Sporting Journal, Art of Angling Journal, The Denver Post, Briarpatch, E - The Environmental Magazine, California Literary Review, Outside, Counterpunch and Fly Rod & Reel. Camping, canoeing, upland bird hunting, cooking, reading, photography, fly fishing, hiking keep him occupied