Finding Joe Brooks

[smoke33]

Just in case anyone is interested there is a documentary on the Sportsman’s channel called “Finding Joe Brooks”. It airs Friday (tomorrow) from 7:00PM-8:30PM central time.
Until I saw the preview for it I had never heard of Joe Brooks but I am sure most of you have and wanted to share.


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[Joey Bagels]

Every once in a blue moon, I’m bummed I don’t have cable.
Joe was the Man.


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[dharkin]

Lefty called him the smartest man he ever met.

 

[gpwhitejr]

I still have my dad's copy of "Complete Book of Fly Fishing" that I taught myself from back in the late 60s. Though the technology has evolved, it is still relevant and fun to read. He has lots of folksy stories, and must have been a great guy to hang out with.

Complete Book of Flyfishing: Joe Brooks: Amazon.com: Books

 

[brownbass]

Joe Brooks was one of my heroes as a boy.

Bill

 

[mcnerney]

Joe Brooks was one of my heroes as a boy.

Bill

Same here, I loved to read what he wrote in the magazines and I have his Mastering Nymphs book, somewhere around here.
Unfortunately, I don't have cable either.......bummer!

 

[redietz]

Lefty called him the smartest man he ever met.

Beyond that, he was the man who taught Lefty to fly fish in the first place.

 

[GlennNY]

I see it's on the Outdoor Channel by me on Saturday 7:30pm-9pm, DVR set....thanks for the heads up.

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[silver creek]

Thanks for posting this. I have it scheduled to record.

Joe Brooks' "Trout Fishing" was one of the very first books I bought. I still have it/

 

[JDR]

So much history that I have missed. As I have said before, one of the most captivating aspects of fly fishing is that it has its own, very deep universe. I am lucky to have access to so much new knowledge. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Rip Tide]

We were talking about Joe Brooks just yesterday
I was fishing a fiberglass 10wt in the surf and commented to my buddy how much of a workout it was.
He told me that he had once 'handled" Joe Brooks' personal bamboo tarpon rod and you have had to have been "a real man" to fish a rod that heavy !

 

[silver creek]

So much history that I have missed. As I have said before, one of the most captivating aspects of fly fishing is that it has its own, very deep universe. I am lucky to have access to so much new knowledge. Thanks for the tip.

There are 2 famous fishers with the last name of "Brooks". Don't confuse the two. One is Joe Brooks

Joe Brooks (fly fisherman) - Wikipedia

The Joe Brooks Story - trailer on Vimeo

YouTube

The other "Brooks" is Charlie Brooks of the Madison River fame and the Brooks nymphing method. He wrote several books including Nymph Fishing for Larger Trout, The Trout and the Stream, and Larger Trout for the Western Fly Fisherman. His forte was nymphing the larger western rivers.

Charles E. Brooks

 

[scotty macfly]

I never heard of the man till this thread, but you all have me really interested, so it is set to record.

 

[brownbass]

Same here, I loved to read what he wrote in the magazines and I have his Mastering Nymphs book, somewhere around here.
Unfortunately, I don't have cable either.......bummer!

I read all of the outdoor magazines of the time. Outdoor Life. Field & Stream, Sports Afield. I remember him on, I believe, a segment of American Sportsman. I will miss this program as I do not have that channel either on the satellite.

Bill

 

[flytie09]

April Vokey has a new podcast where she speaks with Great Nephrew Joe Brooks that spawned this documentary.

Joe Brooks - Finding Joe Brooks | Anchored with April Vokey Podcast on acast

I've heard the name, but never understood his impact. I do now. An amazing story of a man's person's journey that is almost unbelievable.

Check it out....

ft09

 

[spm]

I still have my dad's copy of "Complete Book of Fly Fishing" that I taught myself from back in the late 60s. Though the technology has evolved, it is still relevant and fun to read. He has lots of folksy stories, and must have been a great guy to hang out with.

Complete Book of Flyfishing: Joe Brooks: Amazon.com: Books

Just ordered the book.

Thanks for the link, gp.
steve

 

[Thunderstick]

Thanks looks like a good watch.

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[timd]

Thanks looks like a good watch.

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I have two of Joes books and they helped me learning how to fly fish way back when. They are Trout Fishing and Fly Fishing. Joe loved fishing the spring creeks in Paradise Valley and both he and Mary are buried next to Nelson’s Spring Creek.


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[Thunderstick]

Wow just watched it and it was very cool. Never really heard much about him and was nice to see what he did for fishing in general. I use to keep all fish i caught but 15 years ago i starting releasing everything. Glad i do too.

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[Cigarsnjeeps]

Yeah. I listened to the April Vokey podcast the other day and learned about the documentary, recorded it and watched it this morning. Would have been spectacular to be able to be one of the first to fish the places he fished...

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