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Trout Bum

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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.

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.

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.

This book is just terrific. A timeless classic. Even if you don't fly fish it is well worth reading.

20 years now, wow! his escapades, his friends, his camps, his rivers and streams...they all become yours. You'll try his coffee methods (or should I say A.K's) you will fall in love with his cane rods and simple life. If you are lucky...it will start you on a journey thru his books, like my own journey...that continues to grow,shape, and mold me into a better fisherman and outdoorsman...perhaps even a better person in general!

John Gierach is the Bill Bryson of trout fishing! His writing is humorous and enlightening.

This is a terrific book. Bite-sized, hilarious chapters. required reading for fly fishers, but captivating for everyone else as well

I bought this book in the middle of a Wisconsin winter just to help pass the time. I have never read Gierach before but after this one I plan to read them all. He has a way of making you turn pages, laugh, and learn. Great job, John!

This is the first edition in the Gierach franchise, and it is a great first volume. The author is a great writer, one who has a gift for capturing the amusing aspects of fishing. The essays capture the fun and experience of fly-fishing for trout, but still allow you a window into how fishing worked to capture this man's essence. He was captured because he loved the lifestyle afforded to him as a result of handing his essence to the sport of fly-fishing for trout. You can see how attractive the simplicity of devoting your life to fishing could be, even in spite of the poverty associated with fishing. Get this book and enjoy, and even fall in love with the sport.

John's travels and travails with A.K. Best and a world class Trout addiction are literate, light and great fun to read when you can't be fishing yourself