Trout Bum
20th Anniversary Edition
Author: John Gierach
Media: Hardback
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 0-87108-944-0
Pages: 240 Size: 6 x 9
Purchase from Mountain Press, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble
There’s no telling how many anglers have quit their jobs and headed west after reading the first edition of this classic collection of fly-fishing essays.
“If you enjoy incisive comment, wry humor, and some inventive insight into trout and trout anglers, then Trout Bum is just the book for you…this is highly intelligent stuff indeed, but it is masterfully tempered by Gierach’s polished and congenial style.”
–Rocky Mountain Streamside, Thomas McGuane
“Trout Bum captures the passion, confusion and left-handed poetry of modern fishing. Having his heart to the rivers he fishes, John Gierach conveys the power of his experience without pretense.”
–John Nichols, author of The Milagro Beanfield War,
The Magic Journey, and American Blood
“Trout Bum is one of those delightful finds, like Norman McLean’s A River Runs Through It. John Gierach is simply one of the more wonderful outdoor writers to come down the pike in many a season. I laughed out loud on almost every page, and found much of what he has to say very lyrical and touching. This book is a treasure trove of fishy witticisms, outright belly laughs, and enough technical lore and love of nature to keep the most avid (or even the least avid) outdoors person turning pages relentlessly.
“Gierach obviously loves deeply and cares for this world he has chosen to make his stand in. It’s a beautiful book, humorous, sly, rich, and touching. Once you read the first page, you’ll be hooked…and love every minute of it…I promise!”
–Rod & Reel
