By John Gierach
A trout bum is someone who has made fishing the center of his life. Everything else is secondary. For John Gierach and his friends, fly-fishing is what life is all about. in Trout Bum, Gierach ruminates on the fly-fishing way of life. He is by turns reflective, funny, ironic, and always wise. No one knows the ways of trout and trout fishermen better than Gierach.
Describing his sport, he says, "Fly-fishing for trout is a sport that depends not so much on catching the fish as on their mere presence and the fact that you do, now and again, catch some." As for whether Gierach, who writes professionally about fishing, really qualifies as a trout bum, this passage should put the question to rest:
"A friend once asked, 'How come a guy who dresses in rags and drives a smoky old pickup can afford such snazzy tackle?' "
" 'It should be obvious.' "
Simon & Schuster, New York 1986
Paperback. 209 pages
8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.
As new condition. No sign of wear.
Contents
1
Trout
2
Lightening the Load
3
Zen and the Art of Nymph Fishing
4
The Bass Pond
5
Fishing Commandos
6
Camp Coffee
7
No-See-Ums
8
The Fly Collection
9
Kazan River Grayling
10
Cane Rods
11
The Fisher of Small Streams
12
Sawhill Portrait
13
Headwaters
14
Turning Pro
15
The Fly Rod
16
The Adams Hatch
17
Night-Fishing
18
Cutthroat Pilgrimage
19
The Fly Box
20
On the Road