Fool's Paradise

Written by John Gierach

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain

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 fly-fishing's foremost scribe, Fool's Paradise chronicles the fishing life in all its glory (catching your biggest fish ever) and squalor (being stranded in a tent during a soaking rainstorm). In Gierach's world, both experiences are valuable, and perhaps inevitable.

Fishermen everywhere will understand Gierach's quest to discover and explore new waters, the unlikely appeal of winter fly-fishing, or his dismay at encroaching development. Braving trips on small prop planes and down “Oh-My-God” roads, Gierach and his fishing buddies pursue bull trout in British Columbia, steelhead in the Rocky Mountains, and pike so fierce that a wise fisherman wears Kevlar gloves for the obligatory trophy photo.

Equal parts fishing lore, philosophy, and great fish stories, Fool's Paradise may not be a perfect substitute for actually being out on the water, but it's surely the next best thing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Mar 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9781515986119

John Gierach

John Gierach is a freelance writer living in northern Colorado. He is the author of nineteen books including Trout Bum, Sex, Death and Flyfishing, Standing in a River Waving a Stick, and No Shortage of Good Days—some of which have also been published in Norway, Japan, and France—as well as numerous magazine articles, essays, and columns. He is a regular columnist for Fly Rod & Reel magazine and Redstone Review and was the outdoor correspondent for the Longmont Daily Times-Call newspaper in Longmont, Colorado, for twenty-eight years.

Reviews for Fool's Paradise

[Tony O'Regan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent audio book. Another very entertaining set of stories from the author's repertoire.