DANCES WITH TROUT. By John Gierach.

(1994) later US reprint. 8vo (147 x 222mm). Pp205. B/w illustrations by Glen Wolff. White/blue cloth-backed paper-covered boards, spine titled in blue gilt.

"Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It's not even clear if catching fish is actually the point". Another collection of Gierach's entertaining essays covering ice-fishing, salmon fishing in Scotland, trout in Alaska and much more. Chapters include: The lake; Quitting early; Fool hens; Bugs; Texas; The curse; In the woods; Scotland; The storm; Getting lost; On the ice; Alaska; Tying; A few days before Christmas; The fishing contest; West; Night; One fish.