{"product_id":"fools-paradise-9780743291743","title":"Fool's Paradise","description":"\u003cb\u003eBrilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf John Gierach is living in a fool's paradise, then it's a paradise that his regular readers will recognize and new fans will delight in discovering. Laced with the inimitable blend of wit and wisdom that have made him fly-fishing's foremost scribe, \u003ci\u003eFool's Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the fishing life in all its glory (catching your biggest fish ever) and squalor (being stranded in a tent during a soaking rainstorm). In Gierach's world, both experiences are valuable, and perhaps inevitable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFishermen everywhere will understand Gierach's quest to discover and explore new waters (and then not to divulge the best locations to anyone), the unlikely appeal of winter fly-fishing, or his dismay at encroaching development (\"You never get to point at a meadow full of browsing mule deer and say, 'You know, all this was once condos.'\"). Braving trips on small prop planes and down \"Oh-My-God\" roads, Gierach and his fishing buddies pursue bull trout in British Collumbia, steelhead in the Rocky Mountains, and pike so fierce that a wise fisherman wears Kevlar gloves for the obligatory trophy photo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEqual parts fishing lore, philosophy, and great fish stories, \u003ci\u003eFool's Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e may not be a perfect substitute for actually being out on the water, but it's surely the next best thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Gierach is the author of more than twenty books about fly-fishing. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eField \u0026amp; Stream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Gray's Sporting Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFly Rod \u0026amp; Reel\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes a column for \u003ci\u003eTrout \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and the monthly \u003ci\u003eRedstone Review\u003c\/i\u003e. John Gierach lives in Lyons, Colorado, with his wife Susan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692846813458,"sku":"9780743291743","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_259e3c5e-637e-423e-86ab-0d781c23d8c9.jpg?v=1734135292","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fools-paradise-9780743291743","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}