{"product_id":"the-view-from-rat-lake-9780671675813","title":"The View from Rat Lake","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\u003e\"In the world of fishing there are magic phrases that are guaranteed to summon the demon. Among them are: 'remote trout lake, ' 'fish up to 13 pounds, ' 'the place the guides fish on their days off, '\" writes John Gierach in this wonderful collection of thirteen essays inspired by a fishing trip to Rat Lake, a remote body of water in Montana. Once again John Gierach does what he does best--explain the peculiarities of the fishing life in a way that will amuse novices and seasoned fly fishers alike. \u003ci\u003eThe View from Rat Lake\u003c\/i\u003e deftly examines man in nature and nature in man, the pleasures of fishing the high country, and the high and low comedy that occasionally overcomes even the best-planned fishing trip. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome typically sage observations from \u003ci\u003eThe View from Rat Lake\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the things we truly fish for [is] an occasion for self-congratulation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In every catch-and-release fisherman's past there is an old black frying pan.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We . . . believe that a 12-inch trout caught on a dry fly is four inches longer than a 12-inch trout caught on a nymph or streamer.\"\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":50566126371090,"sku":"9780671675813","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f01da09d-44e3-41c4-a2c6-f355689e6e83.jpg?v=1731891104","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-view-from-rat-lake-9780671675813","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}