Synopses & Reviews
Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Fly-fishingand#8217;s finest scribe, John Gierach, takes us from a nameless stream on a nameless ranch in Montana to a secret pool off a secret creek where he caught a catfish as a five-year-old, to a brook full of rattlesnakes and a private pond where the trout are all as long as your leg. As Gierach says, and#8220;The secret places are the soul of fishing.and#8221; Hearing about a new one never fails to entice us. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;And so andlt;I andgt;Where the Trout Are All as Longandlt;/Iandgt; andlt;I andgt;as Your Legandlt;/Iandgt; transports the reader to the best of these places, where the fish are always bigger and the hatches last forever. After all, itand#8217;s these magical places that Gierach so vividly evokes that remind us how preciousand#8212;and precariousand#8212;are the unspoiled havens of the natural world.
Review
andlt;Iandgt;Flyfisher Magazineandlt;/Iandgt; Gierach writes about the common experiences in a way that makes ours more meaningful.
Synopsis
Fly-fishing's finest scribe, John Gierach, takes us from a nameless stream on a nameless ranch in Montana to a secret pool off a secret creek where he caught a catfish as a five-year-old, to a brook full of rattlesnakes and a private pond where the trout are all as long as your leg. As Gierach says, "The secret places are the soul of fishing." Hearing about a new one never fails to entice us. And so Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg transports the reader to the best of these places, where the fish are always bigger and the hatches last forever. After all, it's these magical places that Gierach so vividly evokes that remind us how precious -- and precarious -- are the unspoiled havens of the natural world.
About the Author
John Gierach is the author of numerous books on fly-fishing, including At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman, Standing in a River Waving a Stick, Dances with Trout, Another Lousy Day in Paradise, and No Shortage of Good Days. His work has appeared in Field & Stream, Gray’s Sporting Journal, and Fly Rod & Reel, where he is a regular columnist. He also writes a column for the monthly Redstone Review. He lives in Lyons, Colorado.