Written by the author of "Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg", "Sex, Death and Flyfishing" and "Trout Bum", this book covers where John Gierach roams, from Alaska to Texas to Scotland, in search of good fishing and even better fish stories. The author's observations included experiences such as getting lost, anticipating a storm, fishing at night and taking part in a fishing contest - a contest whose rules specified "normal fishing conditions", which to him means fishing with a mild hangover. Gierach shows the reader his tested hunting techniques, such as his method of waiting quietly in the woods, reading a good book and looking up occasionally to see if any deer happen to have wandered into view.
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The latest paperback offering from Geirach includes a healthy dose of his trademark antidotes to civilization--sly, knowing essays on sport (read: life) wrapped in humor and empathy.
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The steps of this dance will be familiar to Gierach fans: wry, just-might-be-true fishing reports from road trips, river floats and Rocky Mountain hikes, set to the rhythms of a restrained, good-natured polka. This collection of 18 witty pieces, most of which appeared originally in his column for Sports Afield , could have been titled "Dances with Salmon, Deer and Texas Bass and Cha-Chas with Grouse All Over the Place." Gierach relates more hunting adventures here than in such earlier collections as Sex, Death and Fly-Fishing ; the salmon story relates a full-dress British ritual expedition in Scotland, in which Gierach comes across a little like Ralph Cramden on a PGA tour. Most of these pieces demonstrate the author's low-key storytelling style, which occasionally strains, perhaps under the pressure of producing a regular column. Fans will rate this collection somewhere below his classic Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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By Beth DeRoos
Format:Paperback
'Fly fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It's not even clear if catching fish is actually the point' is what the author shares and what I 100% agree with!
Loving Scotland and fly fishing (as well as New Zealand) I love his Chapter 8 titled Scotland and where he writes on page 89 of how the river was held in private hands and 'rented' out which was a subtle reminder to me of how fortunate I am to be able to drive a mere six miles to the Mokelumne here in the Sierras of California and with my California fishing license and my rod and a few flies, fish to my hearts content for native trout no less.
The book is well written and part diary, part educational how to and in an odd way but a positive way, a lesson in the mysteries of fly fishing and the people who are drawn and hooked for life.
Format:Paperback
Gierach has a way of lulling the reader into a world of strange illusion. I keep forgetting I'm reading and start thinking I'm eaves-dropping at a campfire. The rhythm of a writer is important and can fan the flame of imagination or dowse it like cold beer on your last match. Dances fans, man...it fans! The stories within the covers are told like stories should be told...easy with lot's of real words. There's too many writers,today,who write like evil spawn of New Age English classes! John bucks 'em all and writes like a story teller...taunting us with worlds filled exotic adventures...like killing porcupines with rocks. Good stuff!
By troeb
Format:Paperback
I'm an avid bass angler who has never done much flyfishing, but after reading a good Gierach,(they're all great,) I'm ready to head out to that little creek in Montana, or that bass pond in Texas, or even Scotland with a fly rod and join him. This was the first book of his I read and now I'm on my fourth. I love how relaxed and fun his writing is, and I, personally, can relate to a lot of his views and feelings about things. Even for the non-angler, John Gierach is alot of fun, even if you have no idea what the heck a #14 Royal Wulff is. If you're looking for some great reading, go with Gierach.
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Winter time fishing blues? Read Gierach
Eyes getting tired from tying those #18 cahills? Too Cold to fish? Sit back and go fishing with Geirach. Great Book, great stories!
Published on Nov 21 2000 by "rlowery78"
5.0 out of 5 stars
ANother gem from the best fishing writer today
You don't have to be a fly fisherman to enjoy Gierach, though it does help. When he waxes ecstatic over bamboo rods, or explains how the Green Drake mayfly (Ephemerella grandis) is... Read more
Published on May 11 2000 by Michael J. Edelman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Stories but a bit too lengthy
Gierach certainly wrote a commendable book with 'Dances with Trout'. The stories contained are simple and understandable; outdoorsmen can certainly relate to Gierach's feelings... Read more
Published on Feb 10 2000 by Justin Coleman
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Dances With Trout
A great blend of humor, serious information, nostalgia, and unique insight into flyfishing as a way of life. Great reading when you can't be on the stream.
Published on Feb 10 2000 by Paul R. Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fishing isn't real life - it's much more important than that
The second best thing to being on the water... Gierach comes close to defining the indefinable; why grown men and women would rather stand waist-deep in cold water waving a piece... Read more
Published on April 30 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent book of short stories for the outdoorsman.
Gierach's book is an excellent book of short stories for the
fisherman/outdoorsman. He is able to quickly whisk you away
on whatever trip he's detailing and make your... Read more
fisherman/outdoorsman. He is able to quickly whisk you away
on whatever trip he's detailing and make your... Read more
Published on Dec 30 1996
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