Written by Greg Tuttle Arthur Macdougall’s “The Trout Fisherman’s Bedside Book” is his most popular and easiest to find book, which is fortunate for all. Published in 1963 by Simon and Schuster, it is a handsome little book. It contains 36 wonderfully written little stories. Preceding every story is a quote from the likes of Thoreau, “The Compleat Angler”, from Dud Dean … [Read more...] about The Trout Fisherman’s Bedside Book
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Where Flows the Kennebec
"Where Flows the Kennebec" is another collection of Arthur MacDougall, Jr.'s famous Dud Dean stories. Published in 1947 by Coward-McCann, Inc., the book contains a total of 13 captivating stories of hunting and fishing in Maine. The title is attributed to the upper Kennebec River in Maine, where MacDougall spent most of his adult life preaching, fishing, and writing stories. … [Read more...] about Where Flows the Kennebec
Dud Dean and the Enchanted
Fellow Arthur MacDougall, Jr. fan Greg Tuttle put together this great summary on MacDougall's book "Dud Dean and the Enchanted". Many thanks to Greg for the article and cover photo contribution. "Dud Dean and the Enchanted", published in 1954, was Arthur Macdougall's 10th book and his 3rd book put out by Falmouth Publishing. It marked Macdougall’s return to the Dud Dean … [Read more...] about Dud Dean and the Enchanted
Doc Blakesley, Angler
Not all of Arthur MacDougall Jr.'s stories included the legendary Dud Dean. In 1949, "Doc Blakesley, Angler" was the published collection of six stories about a less known, but equally intriguing, character. While he spent most of his life in Maine, MacDougall experienced his first taste of trout fishing in Granville, Massachusetts during his early childhood. It was here … [Read more...] about Doc Blakesley, Angler
The View From Rat Lake (John Gierach)
The View From Rat Lake, published in 1988, was one of John Gierach's first books. Like his others, it's a collection of fly fishing short stories previously published in magazines like Field & Stream, Rod & Reel, Fly Fishing and Gray's Sporting Journal. Stories in the book include tales about popular western trout rivers and their fisheries, fishing prairie ponds, … [Read more...] about The View From Rat Lake (John Gierach)