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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.Proving that fishing is not just a part-time pursuit, At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman takes us through a year with America&#8217;s favorite fishing scribe, John Gierach, who dedicates himself to his passion despite his belief that &#8220;In the long run, fishing usually amounts to a lifetime of pratfalls punctuated by rare moments of perfection.&#8221;Beginning with an early spring expedition to barely thawed Wyoming waters and ending with a New Year&#8217;s Eve trip to the Frying Pan River in Colorado, Gierach&#8217;s travels find him fishing for trout, carp, and grayling; considering the pros and cons of learning fishing from videos (&#8220;video fishing seems a little like movie sex: fun to watch, but a long way from the real thing&#8221;); pondering the ethics of sharing secret spots; and debunking the myth of the unflappable outdoorsman (&#8220;masters of stillness on the outside, festering s***holes of uncertainty just under the surface&#8221;).With an appreciation of the highs, the lows, and all points between, Gierach writes about the fishing life with wisdom, grace, and the well-timed wisecrack. As he says, &#8220;The season never does officially end here, but it ends effectively, which means you can fish if you want to and if you can stand it, but you don&#8217;t have to.&#8221; As any Gierach fan knows, want to and have to are never very far apart."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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