Fly-Fishing

In Fly-Fishing, Christopher Schaberg ponders his lifetime pursuit of the widely mythologized art of fly-fishing. From the Michigan lakeshore where he learned to fish to casting flies in a New Orleans bayou, Schaberg sketches landscapes and fish habitats and shows how fly-fishing allows him to think about coexisting with other species. It offers Schaberg a much-needed source of humility, social isolation, connection with nature, and a reminder of environmental degradation. Rather than centering fishing on trophies, conquest, and travel, he advocates for a "small-fishing" that values catching the diminutive fish near one's home. Introspective and personal, Fly-Fishing demonstrates how Schaberg's obsession indelibly shapes how he understands and lives in the wider world.

ISBN-13: 9781478019367

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Duke University Press

Publication Date: 03-14-2023

Pages: 112

Product Dimensions: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.24d

Series: Practices

Christopher Schaberg is Dorothy Harrell Brown Distinguished Professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans.