Matthew Dickerson is the author of several books about trout, fly fishing, rivers, and ecology including The Voices of Rivers: Reflections on Places Wild and Almost Wild (which contains essays about the Bristol Bay drainage), Trout in the Desert: on Fly Fishing, Human Habits, and the Cold Waters of the Arid Southwest, and A Tale of Three Rivers: On Wooly Buggers, Bowling Balls, Cigarette Butts, and the Future of Appalachian Brook Trout. Look also for his forthcoming book A Fine-Spotted Trout on Corral Creek: on the Cutthroat Competition of Native Trout in the Northern Rockies due out soon. To connect with Glen Alsworth, Jr. and the Farm Lodge and arrange your own trip to catch footballs in late summer or fall, see www.thefarmlodge.com.