John Gierach

Standing in a River Waving a Stick (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.

With his inimitable combination of wit and wisdom, John Gierach once again celebrates the fly-fishing life in Standing in a River Waving a Stick and notes its benefits as a sport, philosophical pursuit, even therapy: The solution to any problemwork, love, money, whateveris to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. After all, fly-fishing does teach important life lessons, says Gierachabout solitude, patience, perspective, humor, and the sublime coffee break.

Recounting both memorable fishing spots and memorable fish, Gierach discusses what makes a good fly pattern, the ethics of writing about undiscovered trout waters, the dread of getting skunked, and the camaraderie of fellow fishermen who can end almost any conversation with Well, it's sort of like fishing, isn't it? Reflecting on a lifetime of lessons learned at the end of a fly rod, Gierach concludes, The one inscription you don't want carved on your tombstone is 'The Poor Son of a Bitch Didn't Fish Enough.' Fortunately for Gierach fans, this is not likely to happen.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439127551
• Artikelnr.: 37890514

Autorenporträt

John Gierach was the author of more than twenty books about fly-fishing. His writing appeared in Field & Stream, Gray's Sporting Journal, and Fly Rod & Reel. He wrote a column for Trout magazine and the monthly Redstone Review. Gierach passed away in 2024.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
1. The Happy Idiot
2. A New Pond
3. Grizzly Central
4. An Embarrassment of Riches
5. Fish Camps
6. Belief
7. Boatmen
8. Patterns
9. Getting Stuck
10. Getting Skunked
11. Ponds
12. Second Nature
13. The Fly Box
14. McCook
15. Taking It Personally
16. The Right Thing
17. Where to Fish
18. Stage Two
19. Big Thompson
20. The Lake
21. States of Mind
22. Jordan River