{"product_id":"books-view-from-rat-lake-by-john-gierach","title":"View From Rat Lake","description":"\u003cb\u003eBrilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In the world of fishing there are magic phrases that are guaranteed to summon the demon. Among them are: ‘remote trout lake,’ ‘fish up to 13 pounds,’ ‘the place the guides fish on their days off,’” writes John Gierach in this wonderful collection of thirteen essays inspired by a fishing trip to Rat Lake, a remote body of water in Montana. Once again John Gierach does what he does best—explain the peculiarities of the fishing life in a way that will amuse novices and seasoned fly fishers alike. \u003ci\u003eThe View from Rat Lake\u003c\/i\u003e deftly examines man in nature and nature in man, the pleasures of fishing the high country, and the high and low comedy that occasionally overcomes even the best-planned fishing trip. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome typically sage observations from \u003ci\u003eThe View from Rat Lake\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the things we truly fish for [is] an occasion for self-congratulation.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In every catch-and-release fisherman’s past there is an old black frying pan.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We . . . believe that a 12-inch trout caught on a dry fly is four inches longer than a 12-inch trout caught on a nymph or streamer.”","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53768575549713,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780671675813.jpg?v=1783945970","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/books-view-from-rat-lake-by-john-gierach","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}