The optimist : a case for the fly fishing life
Record details
- ISBN: 1982152508
- ISBN: 9781982152505
- ISBN: 9781982152505 : HRD
- ISBN: 1982152508 : HRD
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Physical Description:
viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2021.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | The contrary act : introduction -- Wisconsin : smallmouth bass (timing) -- Montana : cutthroat trout (assurance) -- Bahamas : bonefish (vision) -- Patagonia : rainbow trout (loss) -- New York : striped bass (intuition) -- Canada : Atlantic salmon (patience) -- Maine : brook trout (persistence) -- England : brown trout (stealth) -- Afterword: Home water. |
Summary, etc.: | "A tribute and practical guide to the art, philosophy, and rituals of fly fishing, by an expert, lifelong angler. Each chapter focuses on a specific place, fish, and skill. Few individuals have the visual acuity required to catch the nearly invisible bonefish of the Bahamas flats, or the patience to land the elusive Atlantic salmon, "the fish of a thousand casts," in eastern Canada. Pursuing these challenges, Coggins travels to one fishing paradise after another, including the great rivers of Patagonia, private chalk streams in England, remote ponds in Maine, and New York City's Jamaica Bay. In each setting, he chronicles his fortunes and misfortunes with honesty and humor while meditating on how fishing teaches focus, inner stillness, and a connection to the natural world."-- |
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Subject: | Coggins, David Anecdotes Fly fishing Fly fishing Anecdotes Fly fishing Philosophy Fishers United States Anecdotes |
Genre: | Travel writing. Anecdotes. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Bibliomation.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | 799.124 COGGINS, D. (Text) | 32544072745861 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Thompson Public Library | 799.12 Coggins (Text) | 34038139235386 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |