From his reminiscences about learning to fish to a lyrical piece about fishing during a late spring snow to a wry, though compassionate, look at the hard life of a brook trout, Gierach provides entertainment for fly-fishers and literature lovers alike. Drawings.
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Behind the sardonic, hip titles of Gierach's fly-fishing travelogues ( Trout Bum ; Sex, Death and Fly-Fishing ) lurk grace, passion and wit--even angling epiphanies. Assembled here are 16 lively essays on his Rocky Mountain home streams, farm ponds, dogs and the peculiarity of fishing companions. Every Gierach story, while loaded with lore, is finally about trying to fit the odd but compelling perspectives that fishing bestows into accepted conventions of 20th-century sanity. In a funny, self-reflective mode that owes much to the writings of Richard Brautigan and Tom McGuane, Gierach highlights the fly fisher's single-minded devotion to the sport, with its elements of art, to suggest that the eccentricity is a very real wisdom: "That is why we like to wander around the mountains with expensive flyrods: to get a taste of things the way they really are." His reflections persuade as they entertain.
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There are three writers all self-respecting fly-fishing collections should purchase on principle; Nick Lyons ( Confessions of a Fly-Fishing Addict , LJ 5/15/89) and W.D. Wetherell ( Upland Stream: Notes on the Fishing Passion , LJ 3/15/91) are the other two. The 16 stories in this collection lack some of the snap and verve of Trout Bum ( LJ 6/15/86) and The View from Rat Lake ( LJ 2/1/88), but Gierach again shows off his capacity to startle the reader with profanity or humor, much as a fisherman working a deep corner of a pond ties into an 18 brook trout. Colorado-based and Western water-oriented, he is nonetheless a writer for any region and any season to those who prize the literature of this sport. Recommended.
- David Panciera, Westerly P.L., R.I.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- David Panciera, Westerly P.L., R.I.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Gierach has a wit and a love for nature like no one I have ever read. Every story he tells is not only an incredible experience, but most of the time a lesson well learned. As I read along, I found myself wanting to be standing streamside with John,A.K.,and the rest of the boys. Although Gierach seems to have strong opinions, he doesn't come off as "I'm right cause I wrote the book." He is more of, "Here's what I think, you decide for yourself." Thanks John, keep em coming.
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This is a great book. It contains the standard fare provided by Gierach, which is good stories, great insight, and vivid imagery. Unlike other books, however, this one is not nearly as preachy as some of his other books which makes it all the more enjoyable. It is well paced, and never fails to offer a similarly themed story. As a result, there is a variety within this book's stories. This is why I suggest you buy this book if you like to fly fish, and must settle in for the oncoming winter.
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I THINK THE FIRST FISH I ever caught was a bluegill from a pond on my uncle's farm in Indiana, but I can't be absolutely sure. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gar fishing, brook trout get the blues, big brook trout, hog hole, longnose gar, good trout stream, pike fishing, rod maker, midge hatch, bamboo fly rod, belly boats, dry fly fishing, big trout, few trout, rising trout, pocket water, dry flies, fly fishers, bamboo rods, fly fishermen, fly patterns Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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I THINK THE FIRST FISH I ever caught was a bluegill from a pond on my uncle's farm in Indiana, but I can't be absolutely sure. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gar fishing, brook trout get the blues, big brook trout, hog hole, longnose gar, good trout stream, pike fishing, rod maker, midge hatch, bamboo fly rod, belly boats, dry fly fishing, big trout, few trout, rising trout, pocket water, dry flies, fly fishers, bamboo rods, fly fishermen, fly patterns Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Family Pool, Roaring Fork, Rocky Mountains, Division of Wildlife, South Park, Green Drake, Blue-winged Olive, Eleven Mile, Mike Clark, Pale Morning Duns, Elk Hair Caddis, Land Rover, Mike Price, Palmer Lake, South Platte River, Roy Palm, Royal Wulff New!
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- Flyfishing the High Country by John Gierach in Front Matter
- Fly Fishing Small Streams by John Gierach in Front Matter
- View From Rat Lake by John Gierach in Front Matter
- The Four Seasons (Dover Miniature Music Scores) by Antonio Vivaldi on page 59
- Trout Bum by John Gierach in Front Matter
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- Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders : A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury by John Gierach in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Standing in a River Waving a Stick by John Gierach in Front Matter
- At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman by John Gierach in Front Matter
- Another Lousy Day in Paradise by John Gierach in Front Matter
- Dances With Trout by John Gierach in Front Matter
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