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John Gierach

John Gierach is the author of numerous books on fly-fishing, including At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman, Standing in a River Waving a Stick, Dances with Trout, Another Lousy Day in Paradise, and No Shortage of Good Days. His work has appeared in Field & Stream, Gray’s Sporting Journal, and Fly Rod & Reel, where he is a regular columnist. He also writes a column for the monthly Redstone Review. He lives in Lyons, Colorado.

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John Gierach's Books

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No Shortage of Good Days By: John Gierach
This edition: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publication date: April 24, 2012
In No Shortage of Good Days John Gierach takes readers from the Smokies in Tennessee to his home waters in Colorado, from the Canadian Maritimes to Mexico—saltwater or fresh, it’s all fishing and all irresistible....
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Another Lousy Day in Paradise and Dances with Trout
Another Lousy Day in Paradise and Dances with Trout By: John Gierach
This edition: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
Publication date: April 19, 2011
For the first time, two of John Gierach’s most popular fishing books are collected in one volume—a double dose of delight for longtime fans or first-time visitors to Gierach country. As Gierach astutely observes in...
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Another Lousy Day In Paradise
Another Lousy Day In Paradise By: John Gierach
This edition: eBook, 240 pages
Publication date: May 11, 2010
Acclaimed outdoor writer John Gierach invites fly fishermen, nature lovers, and everyone who enjoys great writing to partake in this collection of wonderfully witty, perceptive observations on fishing and life. Serialized in...
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Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise By: John Gierach
Illustrated by: Glen Wolff
This edition: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publication date: May 5, 2009
If John Gierach is living in a fool's paradise, then it's a paradise that his regular readers will recognize and new fans will delight in discovering. Laced with the inimitable blend of wit and wisdom that have made him...
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Still Life with Brook Trout
Still Life with Brook Trout By: John Gierach
This edition: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publication date: April 3, 2006
In Still Life with Brook Trout, John Gierach demonstrates once again that fishing, when done right, is as much a philosophical pursuit as a sport. Gierach travels to Wyoming and Maine and points in between, searching out...
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At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman
At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman By: John Gierach
This edition: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
Publication date: March 5, 2004
Proving that fishing is not just a part-time pursuit, At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman takes us through a year with America's favorite fishing scribe, John Gierach, who dedicates himself to his passion despite his belief...
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Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders
Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury By: John Gierach
This edition: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publication date: June 5, 2001
Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders collects forty of John Gierach's finest essays on fishing from six of his books. Like all his writing, these essays are seasoned by a keen sense of observation and a deep knowledge and love of...
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Standing in a River Waving a Stick By: John Gierach
This edition: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publication date: April 5, 2000
"The solution to any problem -- work, love, money, whatever -- is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be." In Standing in a River Waving a Stick, John Gierach visits his favorite trout-filled...
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Dances With Trout By: John Gierach
This edition: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
Publication date: April 19, 1995
With the wry humor and wit that have become his trademark, John Gierach writes about his travels in search of good fishing and even better fish stories. In this new collection of essays on fishing -- and hunting -- Gierach...
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Even Brook Trout Get The Blues By: John Gierach
This edition: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publication date: May 5, 1993
From his reminiscences about learning to fish to a lyrical piece about fishing during a late spring snow to a wry, though compassionate, look at the hard life of a brook trout, Gierach provides entertainment for fly-fishers...
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