My Books

Guerilla Fly Rod Tactics

Steelhead Fly Angling

It took me 7 years (!) to catch my first steelhead by trial & error! Steelhead Fly Angling, Guerilla Fly Cover Steelhead Fly AnglingRod Tactics can save you years and increase your catch rate immediately. For the last 30+ years I have been a very successful steelhead fly fishing guide, with many satisfied clients fishing with me every year, some for more than 20 years. Learn from my experience.

You will learn how to:

• Read rivers to accurately locate likely steelhead hollding water
• Better understand steelhead behavior in various water conditions throughout the year.
• Select effective flies to catch, including my all-star listings which have accounted for thousands of steelhead for my clients and me.
• Effectively fish my all-star patterns, wet flies, dry flies, nymphs, and egg patterns
• Select effective fishing equipment specifically for steelhead. Rod length and a high quality fly reel are imperative considerations.
• Construct an effective leader for all situations, especially important when nymphing for steelhead. And, the best way to incorporate a dropper fly.
• A methodical approach to discover quality steelhead rivers, and the crucial seasonal timing peculiar to these rivers.

An Analytical Approach to Help You Catch More Fish

Effective Stillwater Fly Fishing

Frustrated? Many fly anglers are discouraged in their attempts to consistently locate and catch fish in lakes and ponds. Effective Stillwater Fly Fishing builds a simple and methodical approach to finding and catching trout and warmwater species in stillwaters.

This book walks you through:

• An effective step-by-step plan to find the fish on any given day
• A simplified but significant understanding of aquatic organisms fish eat, with special emphasis on chironomids
• A listing of all-star stillwater flies — nymphs, wet flies, dry flies, emergers, and deadly chironomid patterns
• Effective fly fishing methods for fishing various fly types
• Best fly line choices in any given situation, the construction of leaders, and rigging dropper fliesBest fly line choices in any given situation, the construction of leaders, and rigging dropper flies
• Researching the best lakes in which to catch more and larger fish

River Trout, Stillwater Species, and Steelhead

American Nymph Fly-Fishing Guide

Of the three general fly fishing methods — wet fly, dry fly, nymphing — nymph fishing is consistently the most effective for more and bigger fish, whether in rivers or lakes, trout, char, and steelhead. Michael Gorman walks you through the essentials, and then adds some graduate course insights, too.This book walks you through:

Gaining Their Trust and Love

Taming Feral Cats — 10 Easy StepsTaming Feral Cats — 10 Easy Steps

All cats need love. Some are reluctant at first to share their lives with a human. Two feral cats chose to adopt me. I have been blessed. Squeaky and Hoover have added immeasurable joy and pleasure to my life. This book is their stories. Perhaps you, too, may be chosen by a sweet feral cat. This is a playbook to bring them into your family:

You will learn how to:

• Feral cats are survivors. They have learned to find food, shelter, and a safe haven from intruders and predators. They possess heightened senses and elevated wariness.
• The single lure which allows me to begin the relationship with my feral friend is food . . . I place the food and water in a sheltered location . . . Because survivors use the cover of darkness to stay safe, it’s at night that they prefer to come for the food. Unfortunately, raccoons and possums cruise for food at night, too. And, they love cat food.
• When Hoover went missing for a full week in February 2014 with a heavy snow blanketing my part of Oregon, I felt tremendous sadness that circumstances had required I be gone for the weekend immediately after the storm. Fearful she had met the Grim Reaper, I vowed if I found her alive she would become an indoor cat.
• For Squeaky I cut one side off a cardboard box, placed a soft garment in it, and located it under my travel trailer. She had comfort, warmth, and safety. I coaxed her into using it by placing her food bowl in the box. As it became a familiar place associated with food, comfort, and safety she was more inclined to linger there after the meal was finished. This had to be much better than a spider-infested dirt bed under a house or junked-out vehicle somewhere.
• Be patient. Speak softly and lovingly, using the cat’s newly-given name, as you try to get closer to the food bowl at feeding time. The cat will set the tempo of the dance.

Gaining Their Trust and Love

Taming Feral Cats — 10 Easy StepsTaming Feral Cats — 10 Easy Steps

All cats need love. Some are reluctant at first to share their lives with a human. Two feral cats chose to adopt me. I have been blessed. Squeaky and Hoover have added immeasurable joy and pleasure to my life. This book is their stories. Perhaps you, too, may be chosen by a sweet feral cat. This is a playbook to bring them into your family:

You will learn how to:

• Feral cats are survivors. They have learned to find food, shelter, and a safe haven from intruders and predators. They possess heightened senses and elevated wariness.
• The single lure which allows me to begin the relationship with my feral friend is food . . . I place the food and water in a sheltered location . . . Because survivors use the cover of darkness to stay safe, it’s at night that they prefer to come for the food. Unfortunately, raccoons and possums cruise for food at night, too. And, they love cat food.
• When Hoover went missing for a full week in February 2014 with a heavy snow blanketing my part of Oregon, I felt tremendous sadness that circumstances had required I be gone for the weekend immediately after the storm. Fearful she had met the Grim Reaper, I vowed if I found her alive she would become an indoor cat.
• For Squeaky I cut one side off a cardboard box, placed a soft garment in it, and located it under my travel trailer. She had comfort, warmth, and safety. I coaxed her into using it by placing her food bowl in the box. As it became a familiar place associated with food, comfort, and safety she was more inclined to linger there after the meal was finished. This had to be much better than a spider-infested dirt bed under a house or junked-out vehicle somewhere.
• Be patient. Speak softly and lovingly, using the cat’s newly-given name, as you try to get closer to the food bowl at feeding time. The cat will set the tempo of the dance.