I read a book a number of years ago by David Adams Richards about his time on the Mirimachee (sp?). Don't recall the title but another well written book by a thoughtful non-macho author. Not a steelhead book, but a good book. He also wrote a hunting book recently that I'm looking forward to reading.
A great book about fishing (whaling, sea faring and survival really) is Into the Heart of the Sea. It is a well researched non-fiction book about the true events behind Moby Dick.
Which brings me to Moby Dick (still sort of a fishing book). This is the best book I've ever read.
And a book that every man in your particular situation should read is The Water In Between. This is another non-fiction by and about a young man who was stuck on the prairies, longing to sail away. And then he did. Not a fishing book, but a great tale of sea faring. It will have the same effect on you as On The Road has on teenagers. This book is so great that, when I couldn't think of the title just now, I called my buddy and we talked about it for 15 minutes. Neither of us has read it in many years. It's that good. Read it.
