Calling After Water

Dispatches from a Fishing Life

Dave Karczynski, Tom Bie

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The Lyons Press
15 October 2024

Fishing, angling; Adventure holidays

Down the Hatch is a collection of essays from fly angler extraordinaire and accomplished writer Dave Karczynski, and follows this general narrative arc: writer falls in love with fly fishing, gets to travel the world, realizes that travel satisfies the soul only so much, and comes home to his heart in the Midwest. In the first piece, he buys his first fly rod. In a piece near the book’s end, he buys a trout camp. The collection’s narrative span is ten years, and adventure locations include Wisconsin, Michigan, Alaska, Chile, Argentina, India, Labrador, Ontario, and Poland.

By: Dave Karczynski
Foreword by: Tom Bie
Imprint: The Lyons Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9781493086467
ISBN 10: 1493086464
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dave Karczynski is a writer and photographer specializing in sporting culture and narrative. Whether it’s the glacial rivers of the Himalayan outback or the high country lakes of the Polish Carpathians, deep wild country is where Dave feels most at home. A former Zell Fellow at the University of Michigan and recipient of the 2012 Robert Traver Award for outdoor writing, he is a regular contributor to Outdoor Life, Fly Rod & Reel, The Drake, and many other magazines. In addition to Orvis From Lure to Fly, Dave is also the co-author of Modern Smallmouth: Modern Tactics, Tips and Techniques. When not on the water or in the woods, Dave teaches creative writing and photography at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He lives in Munith, Michigan.