The idea of following animals on a natural migration that follows geography and seasons isn’t exactly a new formula…even when it comes to striped bass and other nearshore pelagics on The Atlantic Seaboard. I’m just not sure I’ve ever seen it packaged as well as it is in The Blitz. One of the finest fishing books I’ve seen in recent memory, certainly one that transcends the how-to standards of the day. – Angling Trade

 

McDonald and Brown offer up a fine tribute in words and pictures to the free-spirited men and women who fish the Atlantic from Maine to North Carolina. They capture the edginess of the edge of the sea–anglers perched on piers and jetties, wading the tidal rips, or casting long lines from boats of all descriptions. And they remind us of the wonderful juxtaposition of natural and cultural history that clutters the eastern coast in its most fishable locales. - Gray’s Sporting Journal

 

The Blitz is an introspective look at the fascinating edge where angler lifestyles and fish migrations merge. The writing is inspired and the photography is superb. – Long Island Newsday

 

The fishermen profiled here are fascinating, and if you fly fish the Northeast salt, you’ll love this book. Given all the great photos, this would make a nice coffee-table book, assuming that you have a coffee table. Something tells me that many of the anglers profiled in the book may not have one; in that case, a tying bench will do. – MidCurrent

 

McDonald’s writing grabs you by the waders and pushes you to water’s edge–fog, salt spray, bent rod and all. The Blitz is a visual feast, satisfying for it’s words and tales as much for it’s terrific photos. - On The Water

 

I found McDonald’s description of place–the “green and blue oasis” of Jamaica Bay, the “pulsing orbs of baitfish” at Harkers Island, and the “kicking tails and snapping jaws of bluefish” on Nantucket–to be some of the most vivid portraits of Northeast fly fishing that I’ve read. But mostly, this is a book about charismatic people, an obsession with inshore species, and a culture that defines the fly-fishing lifestyle. – The Drake