Flywater: Fly-Fishing Rivers of the West - Hardcover

by Grant McClintock (Author), Tom Brokaw (Foreword by)

Author Biography

Grant McClintock divides his time between his native Oklahoma and Montana. Over the years he has fished, guided, and photographed many of the great trout, steelhead, and salmon rivers in the United States. He is also the author of two books, Flywater--one of the definitive books in the fishing literary canon--and Watermark.

Tom Brokaw, a native of South Dakota, graduated from the University of South Dakota with a degree in political science. He began his journalism career in Omaha and Atlanta before joining NBC News in 1966. Brokaw was the White House correspondent for NBC News during Watergate, and from 1976 to 1981 he anchored Today on NBC. He was the sole anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw from 1983 through 2004. In 1998, Brokaw became a best selling author with the publication of The Greatest Generation. He wrote The Greatest Generation Speaks in 1999 and An Album of Memories in 2001. In November 2002, Brokaw's fourth best selling book, A Long Way from Home, a reflective look about growing up in the American Heartland, was released. Brokaw continues to report for NBC News, providing expertise during breaking news events, and reporting and producing long-form documentaries for Tom Brokaw Reports.