Haig-Brown Joins FF Hall of Fame

The first fishing book I ever received was a mint copy of Roderick Haig-Brown’s Bright Waters Bright Fish. I was seven years old and instantly inspired to pick up a tweed jacket, bamboo rod, and a wicked pipe smoking habit. Six months later, and much to the chagrin of my non-anadromous parents, I left home, rowed a boat to Port Alberni, and spent my days on General Money’s Stamp River homewaters. By the time I hit 12, I took the graveyard shift at the local mill, sawing lumber to support my steelhead addiction. At 14 I quit, retiring to General Practitioner swinging and life on the river. Some say Haig-Brown ruined my life. I’m quite enjoying it… actually.

Later this week, literary and angling legend Roderick Haig-Brown will be inducted into the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum in Livingston Manor, NY. Additional inductees include: Doug Swisher, Carl Richards, Barry and Cathy Beck, and John Alden Knight.

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