Trout Bum - Used

By John Gierach A trout bum is someone who has made fishing the center of his life. Everything else is secondary. For John Gierach and his friends, fly-fishing is what life is all about. in Trout Bum, Gierach ruminates on the fly-fishing way of life. He is by turns reflective, funny, ironic, and always wise. No one knows the ways of trout and trout fishermen better than Gierach. Describing his sport, he says, "Fly-fishing for trout is a sport that depends not so much on catching the fish as on their mere presence and the fact that you do, now and again, catch some." As for whether Gierach, who writes professionally about fishing, really qualifies as a trout bum, this passage should put the question to rest: "A friend once asked, 'How come a guy who dresses in rags and drives a smoky old pickup can afford such snazzy tackle?' " " 'It should be obvious.' " Simon & Schuster, New York 1986 Paperback. 209 pages 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. As new condition. No sign of wear. Contents 1 Trout 2 Lightening the Load 3 Zen and the Art of Nymph Fishing 4 The Bass Pond 5 Fishing Commandos 6 Camp Coffee 7 No-See-Ums 8 The Fly Collection 9 Kazan River Grayling 10 Cane Rods 11 The Fisher of Small Streams 12 Sawhill Portrait 13 Headwaters 14 Turning Pro 15 The Fly Rod 16 The Adams Hatch 17 Night-Fishing 18 Cutthroat Pilgrimage 19 The Fly Box 20 On the Road