Fly Fishing in the 21st Century

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ISBN: 9798999423412

Matthew Shane Brown

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English

Upland Soul
06 January 2026

The natural world, country life & pets; Sports & outdoor recreation; Fishing, angling

The goal of fly fishing is simple: to catch fish. But beyond this goal lies a not-so-simple question: why? In essence, what is the point of it all?

The question has puzzled anglers, writers, and armchair philosophers for ages. In his debut work, Matthew Shane Brown serves as our guide, casting not only his line into the deserted trout streams of the Great Basin, but also deftly dropping the reader into the questions of solitude, place, memory, and meaning. With lyrical prose and an introspective spirit, Brown weaves together observation, fieldwork, and philosophy... all with a raw, unflinching honesty.

Fly Fishing in the 21st Century is at once a field report and a meditation: an ode to the wild spaces and wild creatures of the American West, and a thanksgiving for the peace and clarity they bring to anyone willing to burn the gas to find them.

By: Matthew Shane Brown
Imprint: Upland Soul
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9798999423412
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 06 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matthew Shane Brown is a hunter, angler, and conservationist. He lives in the trout fisher's paradise of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Reviews for Fly Fishing in the 21st Century

""This is a fresh book. The cry against what modernity has wrought on the human spirit, against what Thoreau observed over a century and a half ago-'The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation'-is obvious to us each time we scroll through social media or turn on the news. But this take from the high desert of the Great Basin in Nevada is new and fierce. It's not often in the world of angling writing that a reader encounters an author that has fun with the words on the page. Brown writes in a slanting way that sometimes goes against the prescribed conventions of contemporary English, but they work. We follow the narrator as one does a wilderness guide. While we might not trust them always, they are the one to follow because they are the one leading. Even with such a somber subject as the spiritual and moral state of the 21st century, Brown betrays his softness in the attention and care he gives to the precious mountain water he fishes to refresh himself. An obvious gratitude for wild places and fish we should all share a little more."" Noah Davis, Outdoor Writer