Around the Next Bend: A Fly Angler's Journey

Around the Next Bend: A Fly Angler's Journey

With writing that Nick Lyons has described as â€œquietly but fiercely independent, free from the commercialism that cloaks the fly-fishing world like a fungusâ€ author Jerry Kustich tackles a range of subjects in his latest book, from fly-fishing contests and world records to the difficult subject of the death of loved ones. But whether writing about epic catches of memorable fish, pristine wilderness rivers, or the Booboysâ€™ controversial departure fromR. L. Winston Rod Company, for Kustich the story of loss is linked to the story of hope, and both are reflected in the water we fish: â€œPeace flows through rivers, these ribbons joining one generation to another in spiritual unity, but also pain.â€
Although Around the Next Bend, the third book in a trilogy that spans the authorâ€™s life spent fly fishing and working in the fly-fishing business, is in part a somber look at the ways all things must come to an end, it is also about beginningsâ€”whether that is starting a new company; making a new life in the small town of Twin Bridges, Montana, after having been robbed by backwoods Idaho thieves; or the act of storytelling itself. And as Kustich points out,despite the constant change around him, which can sometimes be chaos, he is still able to find brief moments of timeless perfection on the water. And the ability of wild places and rivers to transport the spirit long after one has experienced them is a controlling theme in this collection of essays.In this intimate and lyrical book, Kustich shares with readers his â€œsense of journey, place, and wonderâ€ that are part of what he calls the â€œfly fishing state of mindâ€: catching forbidden fish in anEdenic wilderness, night fishing for giant browns on the Big Hole River, fishing in Alaska for â€œtarpon of the north,â€ or simply recollecting moments in which the mood on the river was just right and full of promiseâ€”when the â€œwarmth of a passing day lingered with the sweet fragrance of new beginnings as hordes of caddis danced like there was no tomorrow.â€
Country USA
Manufacturer Headwater Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-03-13
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Headwater Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-03-13
Format	Kindle eBook

Around the Next Bend: A Fly Angler's Journey

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