Nick Lyons

Nick Lyons (born 1932) is a fly-fisherman and angler. In addition to fishing, Lyons was an English professor and an accomplished writer. He mostly stuck to books in the fly fishing genre. Lyons founded The Lyons Press, a publishing agency based in Essex, Connecticut. He is now retired and resides on the east coast.

Early life Nick Lyons was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1932. He began fishing at the age of 3 at his grandfather's hotel, the Laurel House, in the Catskill Mountains. He would also fish in a small pond at the private boarding school he attended.

Education and academic career Lyons graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, after which he served in the United States Army. At the age of 21, he began fly fishing, a passion that would last for the rest of his life. In 1963, he earned a doctorate in English from the University of Michigan. as an English professor. He then accepted a position at Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) as an English literature professor in 1961. At the same time, he worked as an editor at Crown Publishers.

Publishing and writing career Lyons wrote from the age of 26 to 36, when he was first published in Field & Stream magazine. He continued a successful writing career, composing many articles for a variety of publications and eleven books over the course of his time as a writer.

In 1977, Lyons acquired the rights to Art Flick's Streamside Guide, In 1981, Nick Lyons partnered with Peter Burford, and the publishing house became Lyons & Burford, Publishers. In 1997, Peter Burford left the company, and its name changed again to the Lyons Press. and was a prolific artist.

Later years Lyons spends his time between New York and Manhattan. His last book was "Full Creel: A Nick Lyons Reader", which was published in 2000 by Atlantic Monthly Press. He no longer writes, but is still an avid fly fisherman. Lyons also wrote an autobiographical book called "Fire in the Straw" in 2020. He has had nothing published since.

Publications Lyons, Nick. The Sony Vision. New York: Crown Publishers, 1976. Lyons, Nick. Confessions of a Fly Fishing Addict. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. Lyons, Nick. Bright Rivers. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1977. Lyons, Nick. The Seasonable Angler. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1999. Lyons, Nick. My Secret Fishing Life. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1999. Lyons, Nick. A Flyfisher's World. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1996. Lyons, Nick. Spring Creek. New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1992. Lyons, Nick. 'Fire in the Straw: A Memoir.' New York, NY: Arcade Publishing, 2020.