From wickedly funny to sweetly poignant, these humorous essays explore how an obsession with fly-fishing affects a person's romantic relationships. The contributors muse upon strange fishing lore, the follies of human nature, and whether to go or stay home when one's partner is crazy for time on the water. Some of the hilarious situations to be found in these pages include that of a young obstetrician husband whose trout-fishing weekends in the Catskills take precedence over delivering babies; a wife who comes close to ...
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From wickedly funny to sweetly poignant, these humorous essays explore how an obsession with fly-fishing affects a person's romantic relationships. The contributors muse upon strange fishing lore, the follies of human nature, and whether to go or stay home when one's partner is crazy for time on the water. Some of the hilarious situations to be found in these pages include that of a young obstetrician husband whose trout-fishing weekends in the Catskills take precedence over delivering babies; a wife who comes close to torching all the fly rods, chicken necks, and fishing books right in the front yard; and a school librarian who wakes up in a soaked sleeping bag when her boyfriend takes her backpacking for brook trout.
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Like New in Fine jacket. Size: 5x0x8; From wickedly funny to sweetly poignant, these humorous essays explore how an obsession with fly-fishing affects a person's romantic relationships. The contributors muse upon strange fishing lore, the follies of human nature, and whether to go or stay home when one's partner is crazy for time on the water. Some of the hilarious situations to be found in these pages include that of a young obstetrician husband whose trout-fishing weekends in the Catskills take precedence over delivering babies; a wife who comes close to torching all the fly rods, chicken necks, and fishing books right in the front yard; and a school librarian who wakes up in a soaked sleeping bag when her boyfriend takes her backpacking for brook trout. Thomas Pero is the owner of Wild River Press, a Seattle-based publisher of high-quality fly-fishing books. He has worked as the full-time editor of Trout, in addition to founding Wild Steelhead & Salmon and Fish & Fly magazines. A longtime member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Pero also contributes the Outdoor Adventures column for Business Jet Traveler magazine.
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'Very good in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by author on first free endpaper (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. As new, except for moisture exposure to the pageblock. ' Autographed by the Author' sticker. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 212 p. Till Death. Audience: General/trade. Stories by the author of '100 Best Flies for Colorado Trout' and '100 Best Flies for Montana Trout'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Fair in fair dust jacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
