Cowboy Trout: Western Fly Fishing As If It Matters

In Cowboy Trout, historian-angler Paul Schullery chronicles many great moments in western fly fishing, from pioneer anglers casting the first flies on wilderness streams to the unexpected modern emergence of fly fishing as a political, commercial, and even spiritual presence in the lives of many westerners. Schullery not only celebrates some of western angling’s most unforgettable experiences and influential characters, but argues persuasively that fly fishing is a powerful element of weste...