Required Reading
New adventures from a favorite fly-fishing penman
What could be better at the start of a new fishing season than another dose of John Gierach? His latest book, Fool's Paradise, will be published in May. We caught up with John at his home office, as he was finalizing plans for a book tour this spring, and asked for some thoughts about this book, his 16th. "Well, I've always liked what Willie Nelson said: I do it for love, but I ain't above taking the money."An exclusive excerpt from the book, from the chapter titled "Labrador," follows.
"This was my fifth trip to Labrador, but the first one when, if I hadn't exactly gotten enough of the giant brook trout the region is famous for, I was at least ready to try something different," John told us. —The Editors
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I don't see the point in making these rods for the glitter boat folks, which by the way, I am one, as it serves too narrow a purpose. You can't pull a 4lb bass out of the hydrilla with a fairy stick. But, they do serve as great rods when I'm in my kayak fishing the narrow channels in the Sebastian river for tarpon, again, a specialized application. I personally wouldn't pay the kind of bucks Scott is asking for a fly rod that only serves one purpose, and would be hard pressed to pay the bucks for the Sage outfit either.
On another note, the local bass clubs here have banned fly fishing in tournaments anyway, so what demographic are they trying to reach?