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In the world of fishing there are magic phrases that are guaranteed to summon the demon. Among them are: 'remote trout lake,' 'fish up to 13 pounds,' 'the place the guides fish on their days off,'" writes John Gierach in this wonderful collection of thirteen essays inspired by a fishing trip to Rat Lake, a remote body of water in Montana. Once again John Gierach does what he does best — explain the peculiarities of the fishing life in a way that will amuse novices and seasoned fly fishers alike. The View from Rat Lake deftly examines man in nature and nature in man, the pleasures of fishing the high country, and the high and low comedy that occasionally overcomes even the best-planned fishing trip.
Some typically sage observations from The View from Rat Lake:
"One of the things we truly fish for [is] an occasion for self-congratulation."
"In every catch-and-release fisherman's past there is an old black frying pan."
"We...believe that a 12-inch trout caught on a dry fly is four inches longer than a 12-inch trout caught on a nymph or streamer.
Thirteen handsome new essays on fishing trips and fishing rivers from the author of Trout Bum.
"In the world of fishing there are magic phrases that are guaranteed to summon the demon. Among them are: 'remote trout lake,' 'fish up to 13 pounds,' 'the place the guides fish on their days off,'" writes John Gierach in this wonderful collection of thirteen essays inspired by a fishing trip to Rat Lake, a remote body of water in Montana. Once again John Gierach does what he does best -- explain the peculiarities of the fishing life in a way that will amuse novices and seasoned fly fishers alike. The View from Rat Lake deftly examines man in nature and nature in man, the pleasures of fishing the high country, and the high and low comedy that occasionally overcomes even the best-planned fishing trip.
Some typically sage observations from The View from Rat Lake:
"One of the things we truly fish for [is] an occasion for self-congratulation."
"In every catch-and-release fisherman's past there is an old black frying pan."
"We...believe that a 12-inch trout caught on a dry fly is four inches longer than a 12-inch trout caught on a nymph or streamer."
| Introduction | 1 | |
| The Big Empty River | 7 | |
| The Featureless Disk | 25 | |
| The Fishing Car | 39 | |
| The Purist | 53 | |
| Home Water | 71 | |
| The Upside Down Weedless Rock Knocker | 87 | |
| The Music of the Spheres | 103 | |
| On the Ice | 115 | |
| Transitions | 127 | |
| All this will be Underwater | 139 | |
| Headhunting | 157 | |
| In Camp | 171 | |
| Enough Fish | 183 |
Anonymous
Posted May 2, 2013
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Posted May 1, 2013
Oh ok. Thank u because i was confuzzled :) ****ugh!! My posts say april 30th. Its may!
Anonymous
Posted April 30, 2013
Other pippin left! NOOOOOO
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Posted May 1, 2013
Lol!!
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In the world of fishing there are magic phrases that are guaranteed to summon the demon. Among them are: 'remote trout lake,' 'fish up to 13 pounds,' 'the place the guides fish on their days off,'" writes John Gierach in this wonderful collection of thirteen essays inspired by a fishing trip to Rat Lake, a remote body of water in Montana. Once again John Gierach does what he does best — explain the peculiarities of the fishing life in a way that will amuse novices and seasoned fly fishers alike. The View from Rat...