author
Orange Perry Barnes
1858–1925
Best known for a slim, evocative 1910 book on Yellowstone fly-fishing, this early outdoor writer blended practical angling with a love of wild rivers and mountain country. Published under his own name and the pseudonym "Klahowya," he left behind a small but memorable piece of American sporting literature.
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Fly Fishing in Wonderland
by Orange Perry Barnes
About the author
Orange Perry Barnes was an American writer remembered for Fly Fishing in Wonderland, published in 1910. Library and public-domain records connect him with the dates 1858–1925, and the book was issued in Chicago by O. P. Barnes himself.
His best-known work is part fishing guide, part travel writing, and part personal reflection. Set around Yellowstone and nearby western waters, it mixes firsthand enthusiasm for trout streams with a warm, lyrical feel that still gives it charm as a snapshot of early twentieth-century outdoor life.
Very little confirmed biographical detail about Barnes seems to survive in easily accessible sources today. What can be said with confidence is that his name endures mainly through this one distinctive book and through the pseudonym "Klahowya," which has been linked to him in bibliographic records.