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I Don't Know Why I Swallowed the Fly: My Fly-Fishing Rookie Season
Jessica Maxwell
Hardcover (Sasquatch Books, May 1, 1997)The next John Gierach is a woman! In this sprightly, humorous account of her induction into the fraternity of fly fishers, adventure writer Jessica Maxwell waves her rod wildly over a number of western rivers, pointedly observing the traditions and techniques of this pastime and its curious subculture.
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I Don't Know Why I Swallowed the Fly
Jessica Maxwell
Paperback (Harper Perennial, Aug. 1, 1998)Fly fishing is a world filled with dilemmas and triumphs, and Jessica Maxwell tangles her life line in any number of them in this humorous account of her induction into angling. She explores the rich eddies of biology, of women in nature, of the language of river, and of the elusive state of grace she names "quantum fishing." Culling from her experiences, Maxwell chronicles the traditions, customs, and techniques of the pastime and its curiously fascinating subculture.
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I Don't Know Why I Swallowed the Fly: My Fly-Fishing Rookie Season by Jessica Maxwell
Jessica Maxwell
Hardcover (Sasquatch Books, March 15, 1879)Excellent Book