John Gierach was the author of more than twenty books about fly-fishing. His writing appeared in Field & Stream, Gray's Sporting Journal, and Fly Rod & Reel. He wrote a column for Trout magazine and the monthly Redstone Review. Gierach passed away in 2024.
Kirkus Reviews These well-crafted gems sparkle.
Sports Illustrated If Mark Twain were alive and a modern-day
fly-fisherman, he still would be hard put to top John Gierach in
the one-liner department.
from Dances with Trout Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative,
misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced
with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It's not even clear if
catching fish is actually the point.
Kirkus Reviews These well-crafted gems sparkle.
Sports Illustrated If Mark Twain were alive and a modern-day
fly-fisherman, he still would be hard put to top John Gierach in
the one-liner department.
from Dances with Trout Fly-fishing is solitary,
contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in
others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It's
not even clear if catching fish is actually the point.
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