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S'està carregant… All Fishermen Are Liars (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library) (edició 2015)de John Gierach (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. An amusing and enlightening collection of stories that sound all too true to anyone who has a love for fishing whether you use flies, lures, or live bait all fishing is an act designed to enlighten some and frustrate others. I was especially interested in the chapter on Tenkara since this is something that I personally want to try. I will defiantly be passing this book on to my friends. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Gierach travels across North America from the Pacific Northwest to the Canadian Maritimes to seek out quintessential fishing experiences. Whether he's fishing a busy stream or a secluded lake amid snow-capped mountains, Gierach insists that fishing is always the answer-- even when it's not clear what the question is. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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In sports championships, the better announcers are mindful of their audience, which often includes a spike in “fair-weather” fans. They use the same terminology they normally would, but also explain things for the infrequent viewers. Gierach’s writing is like that. Good for people new to fishing, even better for those already hooked. Fishing is, as he realizes, an inexhaustible subject to write (and talk) about. As for the craft and construction of flies, the possibilities really are endless, and the only way I think someone could know what all of these parts do is through years of experience. It is not surprising that a book about fly fishing spends so much time describing the diversity of flies – and rods, too. It made me think of guitars and their strings, a world I do know.
The author is based in Colorado, and travels to various destinations in upper North America for this book that is more like a collection of related essays than a continuous storyline. The style flows like the fast, clean water of a good trout stream, and most chapters end with a sort of ‘moral of the story’. He works in details of day-to-day life, and the journey over time, with just the right amount of humor to bob it along, making you feel like you’re there with him and his friends. There are nice sketches by Glenn Wolff at start of each (brief) chapter that match the writing in their rugged elegance. If you look close, there’s even an Audubon’s warbler, the western race of one of my favorite visiting birds, the yellow-rumped warbler. So, lots of details on the art of fly fishing, not as much about the fish themselves, but still a good read.
Note: I won a copy of this title through Goodreads' First Reads. ( )