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.
"Shrewd, perceptive and wryly funny. . . . Mr. Gierach, the man who
coined the term 'trout bum,' is arguably the best fishing
writer working."
*The Wall Street Journal*
“Gierach’s inviting, down-to-earth, and humorous work shares a deep
love of fly-fishing and the ways it can be a metaphor for
life.”
*Publishers Weekly*
“From the zen of aging to the tao of tying flies, from palm-size
brook trout to leg-length muskies, Dumb Luck and the Kindness of
Strangers is the best yet from fly-fishing’s favorite cosmic
uncle.”
*James R. Babb, author of Fish Won’t Let Me Sleep*
"Those looking for how-to tips will find plenty here on rods,
flies, guides, streams, and pretty much everything else that
informs the fishing life. It is the everything else that has earned
Gierach the following of fellow writers and legions of readers who
may not even fish but are drawn to his musings on community,
culture, the natural world, and the seasons of life."
*Kirkus Reviews*
“John Gierach is an original, which is why each new book is
welcomed by so many anglers as joyously required reading. Pardon
the interdisciplinary reach, but Gierach’s stories are rather like
McCartney's music—on the one hand vitally fresh, yet on the other
hand instantly familiar. Don't worry about how he does that—just
keep reading.”
*Paul Schullery, author of The Fishing Life and A Fish Come
True*
“John Gierach gives us fishing as the alert life; people,
places and rivers seen by a first-rate noticer whose amiable
disposition never alarms the prey.”
*Tom McGuane*
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