Edison (Ed) Engle was born in 1950 in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended Michigan State University and the University of Colorado where he was granted a B.A. in Biological Sciences. Engle’s occupations and interests include newspaper reporter, author, fire fighter, poet, hunter, outdoorsman, timber crew foreman, and avid angler. He has spent most of his life working outdoors in some capacity. Engle is the author of several books on fly fishing and the outdoors that include
The Edison Engle Papers consists primarily of published and unpublished articles,
stories, poems, and books. Additional materials include photographs, artwork, and
correspondence with longtime friend John Gierach in Box 7; additional information on
Gierach can be found in
This collection is open for research.
Published and unpublished articles, stories, poems, books, photographs, artwork, and correspondence created or collected by Ed Engle to Montana State University May 2016.
This collection was processed 2019 April 1
By various authors Riverrun 6, LOS a Quarterly review, The 9, The 10, The 11, The 12, and Riverrun 5.
By various authors Nine Apples, Ordinary Poets, All Things are revealed by light, A miracle of cross-breeding, The Cold Spring journal, Colorado Daily October 27, 1972, and Longhouse.
Note from Ed’s mother containing items she found in fathers old desk including details of college expenses and clipping of newspaper articles written by Ed; studio photo of Ed’s parents.
Texas Fly Fishing Facts and Resources List; Pamphlet from Campaign Against Marijuana Planting State of California; Letter to parents with poetry publication; brief publication history and publication list; paper titled Letters in Support of a Co-Claim.
Untitled story draft; Casting diagrams titled Downstream, Mending, Across and Down; pilot logbook dated September 8, 1948; letters written to New Yorker magazine proposing articles.
Named individuals include Casimira Orlowski, Jeff Wagner, Don Schroeder, Dwight Lyons, George Maurer, Glenn Brackett, Homer Jennings, Jim Hidy, Joe Arguello, John Bradford, Mike Clark, Robert Gorman, Ted Knott, and Walt Carpenter.
Colorado Springs Sun, August 29, 1979 “Arkansas will only improve” and “State of a dying art”; Colorado Springs Sun, May 10, 1979 “Foothills Project precedent could effect city” and “Caddisfly Hatch a spring Spectacular”; Colorado Springs Sun, May 17, 1979 “You win some, you lose some”, “Energy and land can work together”, “If at first the fish won’t bite, try another tactic”; The Durango Herald, July 7, 1985 “Fishing the High Lakes”; Typed article titled Fishing Column June 24, 1988; and Photocopy of “History of the Engle Family”.
Draft writings titled Fire, research notes on California wildfires, maps, and camping brochures.
Correspondence, 1987-1997; Handwritten song sheet “Hot Dusty Roads; case study Wildland/Urban Interface Fire.
Fly-Fishing Mistakes That Guides See, Canyon Trout, The Excellent Art of Fishing Small Streams, Midges Made Easy, Belly-Boat Basics, Striking, Fishing Dry Flies, and Nymphing.
Letter and with notes on story from John Gierach
untitled stories and story titled An Old Tale
Article “Some letters are worth keeping” by John Gierach; poetry by John Gierach Signs of Life and The Neighborhood Stranger
The Great Horned Owl, Migrations and Motel Thought in the 70’s
How to buy flies; O’Toole’s Pool; Beaver Pond Trout; Aspen; Incantations of a Western Stand Hunter; John and I with attached letter from Gray’s Sporting Journal; The Great Lead Controversy; Why Catch and Release?; Untitled story; and Sample Column.
The National Angler, March 1982; Fishing World, October 1982; `Colorado Outdoor, Spring 1986; Colorado Outdoor, Summer 1986; Colorado Outdoor, Fall 1986
Rocky Mountain Sportsman, January 1987; Colorado Outdoor, Winter 1986; Colorado Outdoor, Spring 1987; Colorado Outdoor, June 1987
Colorado Outdoor, August 1987; Scientific Anglers, Fall 1987; Trout, Autumn 1987; Durango Magazine, Summer 1988
Sports Afield, September and January 1990 and May 1991; American Forests, October 1991; Flyfishing Quarterly, Fall 1991
American Forests, January 1992; Sports Afield, February 1992; Game Journal, July 1992; Flyfishing Quarterly, Fall 1992; American Hunter, December 1992
Fly Fishing for Trout, Spring 1993; Sports Afield, June 1993; Sports Afield, February 1994; Front Range, Summer 1995
Fly Fishing for Trout, Spring 1996; Fly Fisherman Japanese Edition, Spring 1997; Front Range, Summer 1997
Calendars: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000; draft: Untitled story
Trout Lessons Photos; Trout Lessons Manuscript, digital photos, captions; Trout Lessons Final Copy Manuscript, digital photos, captions; Trout Lessons Chapter Photos
Maurer - March 2001 and May 1996; Rosenlund and August 3, 2001 Camera; Wayne Maca; Gorman and Pat Dorsey; Apache Cults
Small round case “Flies for book” and compartment case with individually labeled flies
Drawings for Spilling Cane number D1-D12 and D14-D21, 3 unlabeled, 1 photo of drawings and letter dated Nov 15, 2002 speaking to use of drawings in book.