Favorite John Gierach book

[johnstoeckel]

I own and have read all of them. I still reread favorite chapters from my Gierach collection. For some reason, "The View from Rat Lake" has always grabbed me. "Good Flies" is also a good read although more of an instructional rather than entertaining read. If you like "Standing In A River Waving a Stick", I'd suggest reading them all.

[maodiver]

I like them, but find them pretty redundant, but I still like them. If I had to pick my favorite, it would be from the title only, because I like the statement, "Standing in a river, waving a stick."

[MAC in NEOhio]

I have enjoyed every one that I have read. Our local library has a number of his books, so that is where I got started several years back. There are several that I haven't read yet. Perhaps this winter as a distraction. One of my favorite chapters is "Camp Coffee" in Trout Bum. There is just something about the whole ritual that he describes that I just enjoy reading.

[NJTroutbum]

Own and enjoyed them all. My favorite would be "Even Brook Trout get the Blues".

[Steven]

Not a huge fan of that style of writing, but I was quite impressed with Good Flies, which for some reason never seems to get the credit due, in my opinion.

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[Steven]

I prefer the earlier books to the latter because the earlier books were "A.K. and I go fishing..."

A.K. seems to have disappeared from the later books. In one, Gierach even admits he forgot A.K.'s phone number.

[pafisherman]

Love them... Trout Bum & Fishing Bamboo some of my fovorites

Bill A

[CaseyP]

has anyone written a better ghost story than "The Fly Rod" in Trout Bum?

[Longs for Cutts]

I'm going to be contrarian and say Signs of Life.

I'm lying, but with the trouble I had tracking that sucker down and ILLing it, I need to represent.

[deepcreek]

Trout Bum hooked me!