A Fly Rod of Your Own (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (771 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451618352 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great gift for yourself! I've been reading John Gierach for a good while and this is a fine example of his work. Possibly one of his best. His well honed style is present a bit more in this new book than with some of his resent. Not that he's lacking in his other pieces but I do see his famous wry wit as more pointed and fluid in this case; which is one big reason I always loo. Pretty Good For This Genre The writing is well above average for this genre -- the cold, wet and dirty outdoors man eating beans out of a can on his perpetual quest for some undiscovered stream, river or lake and the catch of a lifetime. Good humored and good natured, the writer never takes himself too seriously.. "Another Gierach masterpiece" according to Amazon Customer. Like in his other books, Gierach has shown his skill at weaving tales of fly fishing into enjoyable and often humorous reading. These stories are to be enjoyed like fine wine, take your time with them, savor the content and reflect on the sublities of his prose.
Gierach brings a skeptical, wry voice to the peril and promise of twenty-first-century fishing." (Booklist) . A Fly Rod Of Your Own makes you feel you are having a beer with your best friend who is not only funny, companionable, but just great to hang out with. When it comes to fly fishing, Gierach is like a sex therapist. He has seen it all.” (Craig Nova, author of All the Dead Yale Men and The Constant Heart)"After five decades, 20 books and countless columns, John Gierach is still a master." (Monte Burke Forbes)"Gierach's deceptively laconic prose masks an accomplish
So does the tackle industry”); or the qualities shared by the best guides (“the generosity of a teacher, the craftiness of a psychiatrist, and the enthusiasm of a cheerleader with a kind of Vulcan detachment”).As Gierach likes to say, “fly-fishing is a continuous process that you learn to love for its own sake. Those who fish already get it, and those who don’t couldn’t care less, so don’t waste your breath on someone who doesn’t fish.” A Fly Rod of Your Own is an ode to those who f
He also writes a column for the monthly Redstone Review. He lives in Lyons, Colorado. His work has appeared in Field & Stream, Gray’s Sporting Journal, and Fly Rod & Reel, where he is a regular columnist. John Gierach is the author of numerous books on fly-fishing, including A Fly Rod of Your Own. Visit JohnGierachBooks.