MACLEAN RUNS THROUGH IT

Perhaps you’ve read “A River Runs Through It.” Perhaps you saw the movie; or maybe you did both. But aside from Robert Redford’s stirring voice-over work,Brad Pitt’s charming, devil-may-care attitude or the stir you felt watching young men connect with nature and understand their father through their passionate pursuit of fly-fishing mastery, you no doubt remember the name Norman Maclean. And now, even 20 years after his death, his family name continues to influence all things fly fishing.

The legacy of Norman Maclean, the eldest of the two Maclean boys central to the book and movie (as played by Craig Sheffer), who left his mark on outdoors with a book that has inspired and drawn many to the sport of fly fishing, is carried on with his son, John, who visited Montana recently as part of a fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America. During his visit, Maclean spent a day on Montana’s Madison River with Steve Wagner of Blue Heron Communications, who documents the memorable experience for ESPNOutdoors.com.

ESPN Outdoors: Maclean Runs Through It

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