{"product_id":"9781635573077-the-unreasonable-virtue-of-fly-fishing","title":"The Unreasonable Virtue Of Fly Fishing","description":"Binding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: From the award - winning bestselling author of Cod - - the irresistible story of the science history art and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish. Fly fishing historian Mark Kurlansky has found is a battle of wits fly fisher vs. fish - - and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets - - salmon trout and char - - are highly intelligent wily strong and athletic animals. The allure Kurlansky finds is that fly fishing makes catching a fish as difficult as possible. There is an art too in the crafting of flies. Beautiful and intricate some are made with more than two dozen pieces of feather and fur from exotic animals. The cast as well is a matter of grace and rhythm with different casts and rods yielding varying results. Kurlansky is known for his deep dives into the history of specific subjects from cod to oysters to milk. But he spent his boyhood days on the shore of a shallow pond. Here where tiny fish weaved under a rocky waterfall he first tied string to a branch dangled a worm into the water and unleashed his passion for fishing. Since then a lifelong love of the sport has led him around the world to many countries coasts and rivers - - from the wilds of Alaska to Basque country from the Catskills in New York to Oregon's Columbia River from Ireland and Norway to Russia and Japan. And in true Kurlansky fashion he absorbed every fact detail and anecdote along the way. The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing marries Kurlansky's signature wide - ranging reach with a subject that has captivated him for a lifetime - - combining history craft and personal memoir to show readers devotees of the sport or not the necessity of experiencing nature's balm first - hand.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: The Unreasonable Virtue Of Fly Fishing\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Kurlansky Mark\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Usa\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781635573077\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 304 Pages, Black\u0026amp;White Images Throughout, Including Woodcut Illustrations By The Author\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 3\/2\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Fishing, Angling","brand":"Kurlansky Mark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49622252847409,"sku":"IN-G-9781635573077","price":31.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781635573077-the-unreasonable-virtue-of-fly-fishing","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}