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Simon & Schuster
April 2014
On Sale: April 15, 2014
ISBN: 145161831X
EAN: 9781451618310
Kindle: B00DPM909M
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This “elegiac tribute to the elusive art and ineffable
pleasure of fly-fishing” (Kirkus Reviews) shows us why
life’s most valuable lessons—and some of its best
experiences—are found while fly-fishing. For John Gierach, “the master of fly-fishing” (Sacramento
Bee), fishing is always the answer—even when it’s not clear
what the question is. In All Fishermen Are Liars, Gierach
travels around North America seeking out quintessential
fishing experiences, whether it’s at a busy stream or a
secluded lake hidden amid snow-capped mountains. He talks
about the art of fly-tying and the quest for the perfect
steelhead fly (“The Nuclear Option”), about fishing in the
Presidential Pools previously fished by the elder George
Bush (“I wondered briefly if I’d done something karmically
disastrous and was now fated to spend the rest of my life
breathing the exhaust of this elderly Republican”), and the
importance of traveling with like-minded companions when
caught in a soaking rain (“At this point someone is required
to say, ‘You know, there are people who wouldn’t think this
is fun’”). And though Gierach loses some fish along the way,
he never loses his passion and sense of humor. Wry, contemplative, and lively—that is to say, pure
Gierach—All Fishermen Are Liars is a joy to read—and, as
always, the next best thing to fishing itself. “From the
early days…to his present cult status, Gierach’s candor and
canniness at the water’s edge have been consistent…His
grizzled, laconic persona is engaging and the voice of the
common angler” (The Wall Street Journal).
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