The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing

by Mark Kurlansky

Book Overview

National Outdoor Book Award Winner for Outdoor Literature

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod--the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish.

Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish--and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets--salmon, trout, and char; and for some, bass,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1635573076
• ISBN13: 9781635573077
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.4"