Fly-Fishing -- Christopher Schaberg, Paperback

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.

Author: Christopher Schaberg
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 03/14/2023
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
ISBN: 9781478019367

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/31/2022
Foreword 02/27/2023

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