{"id":260673,"date":"2022-09-28T12:32:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/?p=260673"},"modified":"2025-11-15T17:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T22:09:23","slug":"book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/?p=260673","title":{"rendered":"Life with a Fly Rod by Dennis Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);\"><strong>LIFE WITH A FLY ROD<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">by Dennis Grant.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">BOOK REVIEW:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\">For a gentle read on a lifetime of fly fishing, sit down with your favorite hot beverage and follow Dennis Grant through his fly fishing career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\">He explores his initiation into fly fishing, then describes how he hooked his wife Verlie into the hobby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\">He later describes casting techniques, including caveats and pitfalls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cDennis is a magician with a fly rod\u201d \u2014 Lanny Waller (California TV personality).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\">He delves into several species of fish, their habits and simple methods to coax them onto a hook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\">He finally gives deference to his mentors and friends in his final pages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\">In reading his book one has the final feeling that it is not all about the fishing; it is about the friendships made by wading the river and sharing the fly rod.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\">Dennis has contributed articles to fly fishing publications including the FFF \u2018Loop\u2019 a quarterly for instructors, also Atlantic Salmon Association and Trout Nova Scotia newsletters.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\">In 1999 Dennis was the second Canadian ever to be elected to the Federation of Fly Fishers Casting Board of Governors. The FFF Casting Board is made up of 25 of the top teachers in North America and Europe and is responsible for developing casting instructor certification criteria and programs. He has been a member of five FFF standing committees including; the Two Handed Casting Certification Committee, the FFF Continuing Education Committee, Strategic Planning and the Ethics Committee.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\">In 2013 Dennis was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in Fly Casting Instruction by the International Federation of Fly Fishers.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\"><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lifetime-Pic-300x223-2.png?resize=287%2C220&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Lifetime-Pic-300x223\" class=\"wp-image-260691\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Get your own copy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Life-Fly-Rod-lifetime-collected\/dp\/1778024009\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=95IFNX3KCK3X&amp;keywords=Life+with+a+fly+rod\">LIFE WITH A FLY ROD.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DennisandVerlieGrant2.png?resize=729%2C446&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"DennisandVerlieGrant2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DennisandVerlieGrant2.png?w=729&ssl=1 729w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DennisandVerlieGrant2.png?resize=600%2C367&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DennisandVerlieGrant2.png?resize=610%2C373&ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" class=\"wp-image-260678\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Dennis and his wife Verlie in action on the river.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Verlie and Dennis started the Atlantic Fly Fishing School in 1993, and by the end of July 2014 taught over 3500 prospective fly fishers at their facility in Brookfield, Nova Scotia. They have made numerous trips to Newfoundland teaching fly casting and hosting fishing trips for couples to the Gander River.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DennisGteachingFlyCasting-1.jpg?resize=684%2C588&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"DennisGteachingFlyCasting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DennisGteachingFlyCasting-1.jpg?w=684&ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DennisGteachingFlyCasting-1.jpg?resize=600%2C516&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DennisGteachingFlyCasting-1.jpg?resize=610%2C524&ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" class=\"wp-image-260689\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Dennis completed the Federation of Fly Fishers \u2013 Certified Casting Instructor Course in Sufferin, New York 1994. In 1995 he became Canada\u2019s 1st Master Certified Instructor in Livingston, Montana and in 2007 successfully completed the TWO HANDED CASTING INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION, becoming one of only a few Instructors world wide to hold all three FFF Certifications.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Dennis and Verlie now run <a href=\"https:\/\/flyschool.net\/\">their casting school in the Okanagan Valley in B.C.<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flyschool.net\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/OkanaganFly-Casting-School.jpg?resize=929%2C463&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"OkanaganFly Casting School\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/OkanaganFly-Casting-School.jpg?w=929&ssl=1 929w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/OkanaganFly-Casting-School.jpg?resize=600%2C299&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/OkanaganFly-Casting-School.jpg?resize=768%2C383&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/OkanaganFly-Casting-School.jpg?resize=610%2C304&ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" class=\"wp-image-260692\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>David Williams\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>28th Sept 2022<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\r\n<h2>Dennis & Verlie Grant<img class=\"alignright wp-image-140 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/flyschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/About1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"363\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<p><em>** Certified Master Casting Instructors and Examiners<br \/>** Certified Two Handed Casting Instructors<br \/>** Federation of Fly Fishers Casting Board Of Governors Emeritis<br \/>** RECIPIENT OF 2013 IFFF Lifetime Achievement Award for Fly Casting Instruction<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>Verlie and Dennis started the Atlantic Fly Fishing School in 1993, and by the end of July 2014 taught over 3500 prospective fly fishers at their facility in Brookfield, Nova Scotia. They have made numerous trips to Newfoundland teaching fly casting and hosting fishing trips for couples to the Gander River.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><em>\u201cDennis is a magician with a fly rod\u201d \u2014 Lanny Waller (California TV personality)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis completed the Federation of Fly Fishers \u2013 Certified Casting Instructor Course in Sufferin, New York 1994. In 1995 he became Canada\u2019s 1st Master Certified Instructor in Livingston, Montana and in 2007 successfully completed the TWO HANDED CASTING INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION, becoming one of only a few Instructors world wide to hold all three FFF Certifications.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1999 Dennis was the second Canadian ever to be elected to the Federation of Fly Fishers Casting Board of Governors. The FFF Casting Board is made up of 25 of the top teachers in North America and Europe and is responsible for developing casting instructor certification criteria and programs. He has been a member of five FFF standing committees including; the Two Handed Casting Certification Committee, the FFF Continuing Education Committee, Strategic Planning and the Ethics Committee.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis has presented casting workshop programs at nine FFF International Conclaves including Livingston, and West Yellowstone, Montana; Gatlinburg, Tennessee; and Loveland Colorado. His appointment to the continuing education committee has taken him to locations in Canada and the USA to provide upgrading for certified instructors.<\/p>\r\n<p>Verlie began her fly fishing experiences in 1992 and completed the Certified Casting Instructors Course in 1996 when she became the first FFF Certified woman instructor east of the Rockies. She is an accomplished fly tier and teacher.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis & Verlie have appeared on fly fishing television productions and have organized classes, seminars and demonstrations for fishing organizations in most Canadian Provinces, the USA and the United Kingdom. They have presented talks and video presentations on fly fishing in the Atlantic Provinces to groups as far south as Florida, and performed casting demonstrations for major rod companies at fly fishing shows including Toronto, Gatlinburg TN, and Boston Mass. In 2005 Dennis traveled to San Francisco to teach SPEY casting and is featured on \u201cThe Art of Spey Casting\u201d, a DVD of 17 of the worlds best spey casters.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis has contributed articles to fly fishing publications including the FFF \u2018Loop\u2019 a quarterly for instructors, also Atlantic Salmon Association and Trout Nova Scotia newsletters.<\/p>\r\n<p>Each year Dennis and Verlie conduct classes for Licensed Fishing Guides in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Dennis has been a member of the Canadian National Committee on Fishing Guide Training and Certification since it\u2019s inception. They also hold free casting clinics for Canada\u2019s veterans under the program Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Canada (PHWFFC or Project Healing Waters Canada), serving military personnel who have been wounded, injured or disabled, to aid their physical and emotional recovery by introducing or rebuilding the skills of fly fishing and fly tying and by using and enjoying these skills on fishing outings and as lifelong recreation.<\/p>\r\n<p>In the past 6 years Dennis & Verlie traveled to Scotland and Ireland conducting casting clinics, teaching seminars for casting instructors, and administering Federation of Fly Fishers Instructor Certifications.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-260673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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