Spent a very pleasant afternoon in front of a blazing log fire , munching mince pies with brandy butter , glugging port , and reading Trout Bum by John Gierach.

Any man who can come up with the line " Jacket blurb by Eric Clapton : a well known fly fisherman who also plays guitar " is ok by me.

Thoroughly enjoyable read / afternoon.

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurp!!

The essays in Trout Bum are reflective, bitingly humorous, and enormously wise in the ways of fishing and men. A cracking book.

All Gierach's books are a terrific read but "trout bum" comes out on top

And a good time was had by all..

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Eddie
"We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation."
Voltaire

If anyone wants a nice clean paperback copy of JG's Death Taxes and Leaky Waders, let me know, it is a collection of a few of his books including Trout Bum and a few others.
SOLD.
S.

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"A glint of sun has warmed the air,The flies will soon hatch out, To lure and tempt from their deep lair, The bonnie speckled trout." SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.

Very generous Steven, but I have no problem sleeping..

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Eddie
"We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation."
Voltaire

Brian, one should never glug port, else you'll get reported to the Bishop of Norwich old chap.

Steven, I'd swap you a '95 hardback edition of Vincent Marinaro 'In the ring of the rise', but I expect you have it already.

I'm slowly making my way through Gierach's books. Having read the 1st two, I must say that I preferred "The View from Rat Lake" to "Trout Bum" but both are excellent.

Trout Bum is the best book on trout fishing written in the 20th Century; Giearch makes most other writers on the subject look like amateurs.

Initially I liked him very much but something doesn't quite ring true for me. Too much bum/cool dude and not enough trout.
Still, enjoyable and very well written.

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"Take not out your 'ounds on a werry windy day" Surtees.