Richard Louv fly-fished for sharks with an ex-surfer on the West Coast. He broke the gender barrier with Bass 'n Gals, a Southern women's fishing group. He found out from one of Hemingway's sons what it was really like to fish with "Papa". He got to know a group of Harlem residents devoted to the singular attractions of Hudson River fishing. He even fished with the man who might be the world's first TV fishing-show host. Richard Louv has traveled America from coast to coast, from north (ice-fishing) to south (Florida's saltwater fishing captains). The delightful Fly-Fishing for Sharks is a page-turning treasure of tales about the countless men and women for whom a bad day of fishing is better than just about anything else. It is also the story of America, as seen from the perspective of a particular American subculture. Louv, whose inspiring columns on parenthood have won him a wide readership, brings his trademark charm and emotional engagement to this fascinating account of his rod-in-hand travels across the country. From the passionate New Mexico "river restorationist", to the man who turned to fishing to cope with his son's death, to the proprietors of the mom-and-pop tackle stores that dot the landscape, Fly-Fishing for Sharks reminds us of an America that we've all but forgotten.