Books by Derek Grzelewski

The Trout Diaries contains a wealth of captivating and often amusing anecdotes as well as valuable information making it a true angler's companion, both literary and practical.

Join Derek and Jennifer as they embark upon an angling adventure that takes them from the banks of the Cutha River in the South Island of New Zealand to the roaring rivers of Colorado. Filled with Derek's wry storytelling and expert advice and secret tips for fly fishing, this is... a true tale of finding trout and love in New Zealand.
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In this second collection of his best published stories, David Grzelewski writes of his journeys through New Zealand. He discovers in these small islands a land very much like a continent in the diversity of its spaces and places and the people who live, work and play there. Grze...lewski ranges across subjects as rich and varied as the landscape itself. There are stories of people who shaped the country, of stargazing inthe clear night skies of the Mackenzie County, of flying remote mail routes or hunting for gold in the back country. You will also shape clay with potters, cycle forest trails, sled with snow dogs. swim with dolphins, wonder at whales: and this just a glimpse of what's here in our country, this 'smallest continent'--Cover jacket flap.
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From the author of the universally acclaimed Trout Diaries (2011) comes a captivating new volume of fly-fishing adventures in New Zealand, artfully illustrated with ink and charcoal sketches. Join Derek Grzelewski as he explores the waters of his trout bohemia - both famous and d...eathly secret - and meet the passionate, expert anglers he encounters and fishes with along the way. Some are locals, others come from overseas, but all share and reaffirm his conviction that, when it comes to wild trophy trout in magnificent settings, there is no place in the world quite like New Zealand. With his irrepressible curiosity and sense for good stories, Grzelewski hunts for trophy trout in seemingly impossible places, gleans secret strategies and tricks and relearns skills he once thought mastered, and brings it all to life with rare honesty and eloquence. In his narrative, in which the trout are secondary but most important characters, Grzelewski defies the boundaries of angling literature and , by way of fly-fishing, takes his readers on the most important journey of all - the journey of the soul.
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Comprising some of Derek Grzelewski's best-published work to date, the stories in this book all explore and reveal some unexpected element of the extreme. They transport you to extraordinary, unknown and inaccessible places, and to meet a diverse range of people, some forgotten, ...some 'elite', some 'ordinary'. As Grzelewski discovers, some of the most extreme adventures and heroic deeds often happen in our daily lives, and pass unacknowledged and out of sight. If you doubt that he says, ask any fire-fighter, or, better still, join their training programme. It will redefine your idea of 'extreme', as it redefined his. Going to Extremes is not just about challenging outdoor pursuits such as climbing, caving and mountaineering: here the extreme can be found in anything from saving endangered species, to maritime rescue or pioneering aviation. The common thread is the inner fire, the passion and the commitment.
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