The Fly Fisherman's Guide to the Meaning of Life: What a Lifetime on the Water Has Taught Me About Love, Work, Food, Sex, and Getting Up Early

Description

Peter Kaminsky, one of the premier experts on fly-fishing, offers his unique worldview to fishermen and women everywhere in this fifth “meaning of life” guidebook. As any true fly fisherman knows, fly-fishing is more that a sport. It’s an affirmation of life. This lyrical book muses on the philosophy of fly-fishing, rather than the hook and ballet aspect of the sport. Kaminsky calls up the greats of fly-fishing lore and his own profound experiences of early mornings, damp clothes, exuberant catches and releases, and peace. During the hardest times, times when the world seems all wrong, he fly fishes. In these 15 pieces, readers will be transported to another more joyful place where the bass and trout whisper a philosophy of life that makes sense.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Peter Kaminsky has written extensively about angling and the outdoors for nearly 20 years. He is the author of Fly Fishing for Dummies, and his “Outdoors” column appears regularly in the New York Times. He won the C.F. Orvis Award for Best Flyfishing Story of 1984 for “Old Friend Now Departed.” He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters.