Fly rod of your own, Gierach, John

Known for his witty, trenchant observations about fly-fishing, Gierachs deceptively laconic prose masks an accomplished storyteller...his alert and slightly off-kilter observations place him in the general neighborhood of Mark Twain and James Thurber (Publishers Weekly). A Fly Rod of Your Own transports readers to streams and rivers from Maine to Montana, and as always, Gierachs fishing trips become the inspiration for his pointed observations on everything from the psychology of fishing (Fishing is still an oddly passive-aggressive business that depends on the prey being the aggressor); why even the most veteran fisherman will muff his cast whenever hes being filmed or photographed; the inevitable accumulation of more gear than one could ever need (Nature abhors an empty pocket. So does the tackle industry); or the qualities shared by the best guides (the generosity of a teacher, the craftiness of a psychiatrist, and the enthusiasm of a cheerleader with a kind of Vulcan detachment).