Fly-fishin' Fool: The Adventures, Misadventures, and Outright Idiocies of a Compulsive Angler - Tapa dura

Praise for "Crosscurrents: ""The best fly-fishing book of the year."--"Library Journal""Humor is so hard to write--the good stuff so rare--that who better to twist wit than the most literate wordsmith?""--Fly Rod & Reel""A witty, insightful examination of a fly fisher's progress from rash youth to contemplative childhood.""--Sports Afield"Praise for "River Music: ""His ability to evoke the woodlands of Maine in May--the movements of the animals, the quality of the air, the clear song of the white-throated sparrow--ranks him with some of the best nature writers in print."--"Kirkus""This reviewer once compared Babb's "Crosscurrents" to fellow fly-fishing author John Gierach's "Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders." Babb's latest book is better than anything Gierach has written in five years . . . the result is a joy to read and essential for any library."--"Library Journal""Babb hgas successfully carved out a niche, alongside Norman Maclean, as a superior fly-fishing writer, and moreover as a keen observer of human comedy. This sequel to his successful "Crosscurrents" expands (and organizes by season) essays from "Gray's Sporting Journal" and positions Babb as fly fishing's tastefully restrained counterpart to Dave Barry."--"Publishers Weekly"

The third and arguably best of Babb's highly successful books about his adventures and misadventures, fly fishing is yet again a subject for his hilarious musings, and also a departure.