{"product_id":"still-life-with-brook-trout-9780743229951","title":"Still Life with Brook Trout","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn these brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general, John Gierach, the acknowledged master of fishing writers demonstrates that fishing, when done right, is as much a philosophical pursuit as a sport.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGierach travels to Wyoming and Maine and points in between, searching out new fly-fishing adventures and savoring familiar waters with old friends. Along the way he meditates on the importance of good guides (\"Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good guide can't is write prescriptions\"), the challenge of salmon fishing (\"Salmon prowl. If they're not here now, they could be here in half an hour. Or tomorrow. Or next month\"), and the zen of fishing alone (\"I also enjoy where my mind goes when I'm fishing alone, which is usually nowhere in particular and by a predictable route\"). On a more serious note, he ponders the damaging effects of disasters both natural and man-made: drought, wildfires, and the politics of dam-building, among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reflecting on a trip to a small creek near his home, Gierach writes, \"In my brightest moments, I think slowing down...has opened huge new vistas on my old home water. It's like a friendship that not only lasts, but gets better against the odds.\" Similarly, \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Brook Trout\u003c\/i\u003e proves that Gierach, like fly-fishing itself, becomes deeper and richer with time.\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":50543971565842,"sku":"9780743229951","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57325e70-4523-45ac-8687-20223acc58f9.jpg?v=1731517458","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/still-life-with-brook-trout-9780743229951","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}