Around the Next Bend: A Fly Angler's Journey - Hardcover

Kustich, Jerry

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9781934753200: Around the Next Bend: A Fly Angler's Journey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1934753203 ISBN 13: 9781934753200

Publisher: Stackpole / Headwater, 2013

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With writing that Nick Lyons has described as "quietly but fiercely independent, free from the commercialism that cloaks the fly-fishing world like a fungus" author Jerry Kustich tackles a range of subjects in his latest book, from fly-fishing contests and world records to the difficult subject of the death of loved ones. But whether writing about epic catches of memorable fish, pristine wilderness rivers, or the Booboys' controversial departure from R. L. Winston Rod Company, for Kustich the story of loss is linked to the story of hope, and both are reflected in the water we fish.

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About the Author:

Jerry Kustich is author of At the River's Edge: Lessons Learned in a Life of Fly Fishing (978-0963310927), A Wisp in the Wind: In Search of Bull Trout, Bamboo, and Beyond (978-0963310941), and coauthor of Fly Fishing for Great Lakes Steelhead (978-0963310910), all published by West River Publishing. His articles and essays have appeared in Fly Fisherman, Big Sky Journal, Fly Rod & Reel, and many other publications. He splits his time between Baltimore, MD, and Twin Bridges, MT.

Review:

"Jerry Kustich is one of the most readable and engaging writers I know. He’s an expert at virtually any subject he touches, but he's never ponderous. Instead he's a consummate storyteller and humorist who happens to care deeply about fishing." (Marshall Cutchin, Publisher MidCurrent and Skiff Republic 2013-08-01)

"Jerry Kustich is one of the most readable and engaging writers I know. He's an expert at virtually any subject he touches, but he's never ponderous. Instead he's a consummate storyteller and humorist who happens to care deeply about fishing." (Marshall Cutchin, Publisher, Midcurrent and Skiff Repubilc 2013-10-01)

"Jerry Kustich is one of a vanishing breed of fly fishers. Fly fishing shapes his view of the world, it's not just one of the things he does. It's fishing that has led him to pursue a broader vision of what living in a truly functioning wild ecosystem would feel like. We need him out there poking around on the edges, exploring, fishing, and reporting back with unwavering honesty what he observes." (Ed Engle, Author of Fishing Small Flies and Splitting Cane 2013-10-01)

"Jerry Kustich is at his best in this collection of stories and essays recounting a lifetime in fly fishing. He leads us up the river of life through tranquil pools and treacherous rapids of experience, from the joy of catching a huge trout to the incomprehensibly tragic and premature death of a loved one." (Norm Zeigler, Author of Snook on a Fly and Rivers of Shadow, Rivers of Sun 2013-10-01)

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