Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing

From the irrepressible author ofTrout BumandThe View from Rat Lakecomes an engaging, humorous, often profound examination of life's greatest mysteries: sex, death, and fly-fishing.John Gierach's quest takes us from his quiet home water (an ordinary, run-of-the-mill trout stream where fly-fishing can be a casual affair) to Utah's famous Green River, and to unknown creeks throughout the Western states and Canada. We're introduced to a lively group of fishing buddies, some local "experts" and even an ex-girlfriend, along the wayContemplative, evocative, and wry, he shares insights on mayflies and men, fishing and sport, life and love, and the meaning (or meaninglessness) of it all.

A freelance writer and a trout bum, John Gierach has had stories published in most major fishing and outdoor magazines. In addition to The View from Rat Lake and Trout Burn, he is the author of Fishing the High Country. He lives on the St. Vrain River in Colorado.

Contents

1 Sex, Death, and Fly-fishing
2 Bass Fishing by the Numbers
3 Midge Fishing
4 Expertizing
5 I'd Fish Anyone's ST. Vrain
6 The Less-loved Fishes
7 Sticks
8 The Drought Year
9 Neither Snow, nor Rain, nor Gloom of Night
10 Fly-fishing's National Bird
11 Guiding and Being Guided
12 The Chairman's Bass
13 Rivers
14 A Quiet Week
15 Wyoming
16 British Columbia
17 The Trout Wars
18 Autumn

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Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing

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