Peter Kaminsky

The Zen of Flyfishing (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A celebration of the beauty and grace of flyfishing through lyrical essays and spectacular photography. Here is a beautifully written meditation on the art, grace, and style of fly fishing, presented in a photo-driven package that's the perfect gift for every angler. Gorgeous visuals of the world's top flyfishing people, places, and things (from the spring creeks of Montana to the ocean flats of the Bahamas) are interspersed with quotes from the greats and more than 20 short, lyrical essays by Peter Kaminsky, a world-renowned and award-winning flyfishing author. With enchanting sections on the art of casting, fly selection, and the life lessons we learn on the water, readers will feel all the Zen, calm-and excitement-of when a cast summons forth a strike.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Workman Publishing Company
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781523524563
• Artikelnr.: 72464030

Autorenporträt

PETER KAMINSKY is one of America's leading angling journalists and authors. His Outdoors column has appeared in the New York Times for thirty-five years. A recipient of the C.F. Orvis Outdoor Writing Award, Kaminsky has been a contributing editor at Field & Stream, Sports Afield, and Outdoor Life and was managing editor of National Lampoon. His angling writing has also appeared in Fly Fisherman, Condé Nast Traveler, Smithsonian Magazine, GQ, The Field, and Anglers Journal. Among his books are The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass, American Waters, The Flyfisherman's Guide to the Meaning of Life, Fishing for Dummies, and Flyfishing for Dummies. As avid a cook as he is a fisherman, he's written eighteen cookbooks, including three with Francis Mallmann. His television credits include creator and executive producer of The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and The Gershwin Prize for Popular song. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I: The Art of Fly Casting
-Brief Harmony
-In Praise of the Quarter Cast
-The Red Wine Cast
Part II: THE Trout and the Fly
-The Dry Fly
-A Choice
-The Nail in the Coffin
-Welcome to the Big Leagues
Part III: TO Eat (Or Not)
-In Pursuit of Happiness
-Too Fishy?
-Of Cooks and Casters
Part IV: IN Praise of Other Fish
-A Lucky Misfire
-The Day My Bucket List Kicked the Bucket
-The Newcomer
Part V: Always Learning
-The Child Is Father to the Man
-The All-American
-The Pot No Longer Calls the Kettle Black
-The Home Game
-Old
Part VI: The Endless Now
-Birds
-The Light
-High in the Andes
-The Persistence of Memory
Photo Credits
Acknowledgments
About the Author