Fear Of Fly Fishing: Do Trout Exist? And Other Facts of Reel Life

Fear Of Fly Fishing: Do Trout Exist? And Other Facts of Reel Life by Jack Ohman. Published by Fireside Book/Simon & Schuster, NY, 1988. 1st Edition 7th Printing. Paperback. Oblong. Condition: Nr Fine. LCCN 88-18409. Of all the pursuits mankind has devised to make you look stupid and uncoordinated, fly-fishing is unquestionably number one. Here, the author has trained his biting, satiric wit on one of America's favorite pastimes, using his twin weapons, prose and pictures, to help would-be fly-fishermen confront their worst fears. It's all here from his tales as a boy in Minnesota to his parody of Isaac Walton's The Compleat Angler (''(a troute) That Won't byte come Helle or Highe Water'') to reasons why not to shop for fishing supplies at K-Mart. With over 50 original cartoons, this book is irresistible to fly-fishermen and those who laugh at them. 138 Pgs. Description text copyright 2008 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 18145.