Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing
- ISBN-10
- 1439127069
- ISBN-13
- 9781439127063
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-05-11
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- John Gierach
Description
From the irrepressible author of Trout Bum and The View from Rat Lake comes 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 way Contemplative, evocative, and wry, he shares insights on mayflies and men, fishing and sport, life and love, and the meaning (or meaninglessness) of it all.
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