Fly fishing teaches you how to cast. This book asks what you do once you belong.

Holding the Door Open looks at the quiet influence experienced anglers carry—often without realizing it. From accidental leadership to everyday gatekeeping, Mark Walinske explores how small interactions on the water shape who stays, who leaves, and who feels welcome.

With humor, honesty, and restraint, this book challenges anglers to think beyond technique and gear—to consider tone, timing, and the difference between helping and performing.

Not a how-to. Not a lecture. Just a thoughtful reminder that fly fishing lasts when people do. Because once you’re visible, what you do matters.

38 pages short (long).