From the New York Times bestselling author of Lords of the Fly and Saban comes an exquisite collection of angling stories that span the twenty-first century. Rivers Always Reach the Sea (Pegasus Books—June 3rd, 2025), by Monte Burke, contains thirty-one pieces, including essays and profiles of some of the biggest names in angling, such as Lefty Kreh and Andy Mill. This collection takes the reader from the rainforests of Chile to the windswept tundra of Russia, from the remote mangrove-choked basins of Florida’s Everglades to the congested littoral zone of New York City, and to many places in between.
The quarry includes trout, Atlantic salmon, tarpon, bonefish and striped bass, but the real quest is for something else entirely. Told in a voice described by the novelist, Carl Hiaasen, as “funny, wistful, and wonderful,” the stories in Rivers Always Reach the Sea keep the focus on the “why” of the sport of fly fishing, and not the “how.”
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Praise for Rivers Always Reach the Sea by Monte Burke
“Monte Burke’s extraordinarily detailed portraits and nice, clean prose turn his stories into literature.” —Thomas McGuane, author of The Longest Silence
“If there’s a finer writer in flyfishing not named McGuane, I don’t know who it would be. This collection of essays and profiles is sure to be a hit.” — The Drake
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Praise for Lords of the Fly by Monte Burke
“Funny, wistful, and wonderful.” —Carl Hiaasen
“I cannot recommend this book enough—the writing is breathtaking. Monte Burke has written a masterpiece.”
—Wright Thompson, ESPN senior writer and author of Pappyland and The Barn
“The best—and juiciest—fishing book I’ve ever read.” —Tom Rosenbauer
Praise for Saban by Monte Burke
“Definitive.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Insidery, detailed, and absorbing.” —Sports Illustrated
“In this well-reported, engrossing tale, Monte Burke has captured the imperfect brilliance of Nick Saban. Read it, and you will emerge with a deeper understanding of the man, his zeal, his achievement, and the costs that have come with it all.” —Gay Talese
About the author: Monte Burke is the author of Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession and the Hunt for the World Record Tarpon, and the New York Times bestseller, Saban: The Making of a Coach, a biography of Alabama head coach, Nick Saban. He is also the author of 4TH And Goal: One Man’s Quest to Recapture His Dream, which won an Axiom Award for biography, and Sowbelly: The Obsessive Quest for the World Record Largemouth Bass, which was named one of the best books of the year by Sports Illustrated and Amazon, and was chosen for Barnes & Noble’s “Discover Great New Writers” program. After a 14-year stint as a reporter, staff writer and editor at Forbes, he is now a contributing editor at the magazine. He is also a contributing editor at Garden & Gun and The Drake. Connect with him via Twitter @monteburke, or through monteburke.com
