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John Gierach's Fly-Fishing Library: Standing in a River Waving a Stick by John Gierach (2000, Trade Paperback)

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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 problem--work, love, money, whatever--is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be." After all, fly-fishing does teach important life lessons, says Gierach--about 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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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684863294
ISBN-13
9780684863290
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1163575

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Book Title
Standing in a River Waving a Stick
Author
John Gierach
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Outdoor Skills, Fishing, Form / Essays
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Humor
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
9 Oz

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Jessica Mazwell The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon)[The] prose flows across the page at the same graceful tempo as a well-cast fly line. Cover-to-cover, chapter and verse, it never falters, never stops., Jeff MacGregor The New York Times As fine a representation of outdoor writing as you're likely to find -- wise, funny, and well wrought., Jessica Mazwell The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon) [The] prose flows across the page at the same graceful tempo as a well-cast fly line. Cover-to-cover, chapter and verse, it never falters, never stops., Patti Ross San Antonio Express-News This is the next best thing to standing by a beaver pond full of trout on a perfect spring day., Jessica MazwellThe Register-Guard(Eugene, Oregon)[The] prose flows across the page at the same graceful tempo as a well-cast fly line. Cover-to-cover, chapter and verse, it never falters, never stops., Jeff MacGregorThe New York TimesAs fine a representation of outdoor writing as you're likely to find -- wise, funny, and well wrought., Patti RossSan Antonio Express-NewsThis is the next best thing to standing by a beaver pond full of trout on a perfect spring day.
Table of Content
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
Copyright Date
2000
Dewey Decimal
799.1/24/097
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
John Gierach's Fly-Fishing Library
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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