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

by Kaminsky, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781579545840
• ISBN10: 157954584X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-17
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

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 than a sport. Its 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.

Author Biography

Peter Kaminsky is the author of The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass. He has written about angling and the outdoors for nearly twenty years. His work has appeared in Field & Stream and Outdoor Life, and his "Outdoors" column appears regulary in the New York Times. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters.

Table of Contents

Pleasure and Instinct	1	(8)
What the View from Behind a Fly Rod Can Teach You about Time, Humanity, and Existence
The Measure of Success	9	(11)
You Fail More Than You Succeed
insight Fly Fishing's Transcendent Moments	20	(28)
Ethics and Free Will	31	(11)
To Choose Not to Kill Is One Element of Our Human Nature
The Living Planet	42	(6)
Life Always Goes On
insight Words to Live and Fish By	48	(23)
The Next Generation	54	(9)
Often the Best Teacher of Your Children Is Not You
Getting Older	63	(8)
Asking for Help Is a Sign of Maturity, Not Age
insight A Fly Fisher's Heroes	71	(29)
Life time learning	90	(7)
It Is Never Too Late to Teach Old Fishermen New Tricks
Humility	97	(3)
Don't Believe Your Fans...Or Your Critics
insight Fly Fisher's Essential Reading	100	(18)
Dare to Listen	103	(5)
Accepting Advice Makes You No Less a Fisherman (or a Man)
Timing	108	(10)
There May Never Be a Better Time Than Now
insight The Essential Traits of a Fly Fisher	118	(24)
Enough or Too Much?	126	(11)
Simplicity Can Be the Key to Satisfaction and Success
Insight The Sounds Of Fly Fishing	130	(7)
The Art of Inquiry	137	(4)
Don't Let On How Badly You Want to Know, and Someone May Tell You
Home	141
Home Is More of a Feeling, Rather Than a Place