This marvelous collection features stories from some ofAmerica's finest and most respected writers about one of the world's mostsolitary and satisfying sports: fly fishing. For the first time, the stories ofthirty-one acclaimed writers including Kim Barnes, Walter Bennett, RussellChatham, Guy de la Valdène, Robert DeMott, Chris Dombrowski, Ron Ellis, JimFergus, Kate Fox, Charles Gaines, Bruce Guernsey, Jim Harrison, Pam Houston,Michael Keaton, Greg Keeler, Sydney Lea, Ted Leeson, Nick Lyons, Craig Mathews,Thomas McGuane, Joseph Monninger, Howard Frank Mosher, Jake Mosher, Craig Nova,Margot Page, Datus Proper, Le Anne Schreiber, Paul Schullery, W. D. Wetherell,and Robert Wrigley come together in one collection. Fly fishers and non-flyfishers alike will recognize in these poignant tales the universal aspects ofthe appreciation of nature, the necessity of conservation, and the joy andknowledge that come from time spent on fresh and salt water. This is adelightful, handsome volume that captures the allure and spirit of fly fishingand those that love it.