Cast, Catch, Release

“An engaging, vivid, and deft mix of memoir and angling recollections… for anyone looking to make personal lives and careers more rewarding.” –Booklist, starred review“An engaging, endearing, deeply felt book. A moving portrait of the end of a marriage and an absorbing account of the Atlantic salmon, one of the world’s great creatures.” –David Coggins, author of The Optimist

“A unique and very enjoyable story, filled with simple joys and more complex challenges.” –Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read a Tree

“A revealing book about life, salmon, and angling. Marina Gibson’s writing is as exquisite as her casting.” –Paul Whitehouse, author of How We Fish

“An engaging, forthright and impressive debut. This highly personal memoir will appeal to anyone who loves what fishing can bring to life… fluent and assured.” –David Profumo, author of The Lightning Thread

“Gibson compares the harrowing natural history of the Atlantic salmon to her own restless, sometimes reckless life and illustrates that, although it really is possible to find serenity and purpose through fly-fishing, getting there can be a long, strange trip.” –John Gierach, author of All the Time in the World

“A well-wrought story of love, self-love, and fly fishing. Marina Gibson’s book illuminates the healing power of practicing something complicated while immersed, literally, in the natural world. A book for lovers of memoir and anyone who thrills to the catch.” –Kristin Kimball, author of The Dirty Life

“If you came here for angling action, you won’t be disappointed…. Catch, Cast, Release is a wonderful tale of one woman’s love affair with fly fishing, initiated by her mother on the banks of a salmon river. She turned that love into a lifelong adventure, fly rod in hand. Along the way, she used the mindfulness afforded by the rhythmic casting to ease her through life’s rough patches.” –Sport Fishing

“A pleasant and quick read that illustrates how one woman’s passion puts her directly downstream from her purpose.” –CastingAcross.com

Marina Gibson is a certified Fly Fishers International Instructor and accomplished freelance writer. In 2019, she established The Northern Fishing School at Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire, where she and her team teach fishing to individuals of all ages and skill levels. Marina is a cofounder of the Cancer and Pisces Trust, a charitable organization dedicated to offering free fishing centers for cancer patients and their companions. She also serves as a trustee for River Action UK, an organization focused on raising awareness about river pollution. Marina is an ambassador for both The Angling Trust and the Atlantic Salmon Trust. She lives in England.