Fly-Fishing

In <i>Fly-Fishing</i> Christopher Schaberg ponders his lifetime pursuit of the widely mythologized art of fly-fishing. From the Michigan lakeshore where he learned to fish to casting flies in a New Orleans bayou Schaberg sketches landscapes and fish habitats and shows how fly-fishing allows him to think about coexisting with other species. It offers Schaberg a much-needed source of humility social isolation connection with nature and a reminder of environmental degradation. Rather than centering fishing on trophies conquest and travel he advocates for a small-fishing that values catching the diminutive fish near one's home. Introspective and personal <i>Fly-Fishing</i> demonstrates how Schaberg's obsession indelibly shapes how he understands and lives in the wider world.