A new collection from the Don Quixote of fly fishing.
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" Seth Norman is a gonzo writer/fly fisherman who spins tales with true heart and sly eloquence, masterfully dodging and weaving around his varied theses with craftmanship that leaves your alternatively nodding and shaking your head. CRIMES OF PASSION is deliciously seditious and endlessly entertaining."
--James R. Babb, Editor, Gray's Sporting Journal
" Seth Norman has already lived more lives than most--wild man, seditionist, psychologist, bait fisher, fiction writer, son and father. His stories draw from a rare breadth of experience. You'll meet humpies and halibuts and a cast of characters you will want to know forever. If you read one 'fishing' book this year, let it be THE FLY FISHER'S GUIDE TO CRIMES OF PASSION."
--Steve Bodio, author of Aloft and On the Edge of the Wild
--James R. Babb, Editor, Gray's Sporting Journal
" Seth Norman has already lived more lives than most--wild man, seditionist, psychologist, bait fisher, fiction writer, son and father. His stories draw from a rare breadth of experience. You'll meet humpies and halibuts and a cast of characters you will want to know forever. If you read one 'fishing' book this year, let it be THE FLY FISHER'S GUIDE TO CRIMES OF PASSION."
--Steve Bodio, author of Aloft and On the Edge of the Wild
"It may seem these days as if a river runs through just about everything. But don't let Seth Norman slip by in the deluge. Every story he writes is a keeper. CRIMES OF PASSION rises about just about everything else out there."
--Pete Fromm, author of How All This Started and Blood Knot
"The crimes of the title may be picaresque, but the passion is genuine. A unique writer has created a unique niche in the literature of outdoor sport."
--E. Donnall Thomas,. Jr., author of Dream Fish and Road Trips
--Pete Fromm, author of How All This Started and Blood Knot
"The crimes of the title may be picaresque, but the passion is genuine. A unique writer has created a unique niche in the literature of outdoor sport."
--E. Donnall Thomas,. Jr., author of Dream Fish and Road Trips
From the Back Cover
This maverick collection spans a myriad of isles and Malaysia, high Sierra streams, urban streets, jungle rivers, golf-course ponds, and a koi pool in Golden State Park. At each site, fly fishing provides perspective for those who are passionate observers of the world and tireless explorers of the human spirit. Tilting at an endless procession of windmills, Seth Norman is the Don Quixote of fly fishing, and his unforgettable meanderings are filled with pathos, laughter, dreams, and wisdom.
The stories range from how to catch ikan klee—a savage fish of mythic
proportions—to a tale suggesting that Icarus was the human equivalent of a poorly tied fly. One story looks at the most graceful piece of tackle—a broken fly rod—to illustrate shame and redemption; another recounts the epiphany of a girl who is raised and raped by a motorcycle gang, yet remains unbroken. “The Humpy King Meets the Halibut God” describes an expedition to a never-fished area of Alaska, where the author confronts fly fishers’ snobbery about fish species, and includes the legend of a fish that might better be hunted with dogs than fished for with a fly rod.
This unforgettable book will make you cry, laugh, and think. Within these pages are among the very best essays and tales being written today about fly fishing.
The stories range from how to catch ikan klee—a savage fish of mythic
proportions—to a tale suggesting that Icarus was the human equivalent of a poorly tied fly. One story looks at the most graceful piece of tackle—a broken fly rod—to illustrate shame and redemption; another recounts the epiphany of a girl who is raised and raped by a motorcycle gang, yet remains unbroken. “The Humpy King Meets the Halibut God” describes an expedition to a never-fished area of Alaska, where the author confronts fly fishers’ snobbery about fish species, and includes the legend of a fish that might better be hunted with dogs than fished for with a fly rod.
This unforgettable book will make you cry, laugh, and think. Within these pages are among the very best essays and tales being written today about fly fishing.
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A VERY PLEASING BOOK,
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This review is from: The Fly Fisher's Guide to Crimes of Passion: More Sedition from the Master of Meander (Hardcover)
Truly good angling storytellers are scarce. Stale writing has become commonplace. Thank goodness Seth Norman has served us up this fresh, sumptuous repast. His lyrical and lively style is unique, yet it contains a quality found in the works of the late Edward Abbey and Roderick Haig-Brown. Zesty, unabashed, and compassionate. Is that possible? Read, in particular, Chapter 5 ("Where We Learn Things") and Chapter 7 ("Lion in the Grass"). Over the course of a few dozen pages you will, at once, smile and then feel a tear on your cheek. Highly Recommended!
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