{"product_id":"the-view-from-rat-lake-9780671675813","title":"The View from Rat Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Gierach\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fishing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In the world of fishing there are magic phrases that are guaranteed to summon the demon. Among them are: 'remote trout lake, ' 'fish up to 13 pounds, ' 'the place the guides fish on their days off, '\" writes John Gierach in this wonderful collection of thirteen essays inspired by a fishing trip to Rat Lake, a remote body of water in Montana. Once again John Gierach does what he does best--explain the peculiarities of the fishing life in a way that will amuse novices and seasoned fly fishers alike. \u003ci\u003eThe View from Rat Lake\u003c\/i\u003e deftly examines man in nature and nature in man, the pleasures of fishing the high country, and the high and low comedy that occasionally overcomes even the best-planned fishing trip. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome typically sage observations from \u003ci\u003eThe View from Rat Lake\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the things we truly fish for [is] an occasion for self-congratulation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In every catch-and-release fisherman's past there is an old black frying pan.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We . . . believe that a 12-inch trout caught on a dry fly is four inches longer than a 12-inch trout caught on a nymph or streamer.\"","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45409261912215,"sku":"9780671675813","price":1170.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780671675813.webp?v=1767311148","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-view-from-rat-lake-9780671675813","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}