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Essays discuss trout, bass, fishing camps, mosquitoes, fly rods, night fishin fly-tying, and favorite fishing spots.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
John Gierach is a trout bum, dedicated to fly-fishing with cane rods with everything else in his life coming some way behind in priority. He is also a magical writer, perceptive, illustrative, who communicates the joy of fishing better than any other author I have encountered. He will go off on a tangent about the importance of good coffee for pages, and just drop in the name of a fly offhand. He paints wonderful pictures of the Colorado countryside without getting lyrical. I am not sure if fishing myself, or reading about him fishing, is more enjoyable. Probably reading about him.
Don't expect technical detail, he is far better than that. Though he teaches you plenty about the how's, it is the why's that are important, and nobody writes better than Gierach about the philosophy of fishing, without seeming to.
Don't expect technical detail, he is far better than that. Though he teaches you plenty about the how's, it is the why's that are important, and nobody writes better than Gierach about the philosophy of fishing, without seeming to.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Got this book for my boyfriend who has recently gone mad for fly-fishing. He thinks it's great, and was very impressed by my choice of book.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Goes great with an ice cold beer.
11 Nov 2007
Format:Hardcover
Careful with this light-hearted little collection of essays, there is wisdom sprinkled in there and you just might learn something that will improve your fishing. Gierach is well loved and well read by fly fisherman and for good reason. You sense a little of his philosophy background in his belief that simple is generally better, and his writing is without the pretentiousness that one often finds in fly fishing literature. This is THE book for the guy who fishes in jeans and a t-shirt. All you high-brows with the top shelf gear, 15 retractables on your vest, and perpetually upturned noses will still enjoy it, but I like to think of it as a diamond FOR the rough.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A Timeless Classic for Fly Anglers
26 Sep 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
John Gierach is to fly fishing what Will Rogers was to social commentary. It's the common human experience of anticipation, joy, anger, humor, camaraderie, disappointment and resilience we can easily relate to in John's elegant stories. If you are a fly fisher then the tales are just that much better. You will read the twenty chapters of this book and immediately want to go back and enjoy your favorites again. Yes, it's that good.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Gierach is the best
3 April 2007
Format:Paperback
Every fly fisherman has his favorite writers. It's a necessity, because it's so much easier to find time to read than it is to find time to fish. Gierach is wonderful. I've read most of his books. I like Bill Tapply too.
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