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A storyteller and avid fly fisherman, Jeff Metcalf is, for compelling personal reasons, an enhanced observer of the human condition, who finds himself often in the streams of the American West. Not only rivers run through his essays, his cancer does too. But so do camaraderie, adventures, reveling in nature and outdoor devotions, and the sheer bliss of focused engagement with the fish and the cast. Metcalfs keenly observed companions are river guides, small-town locals, academics, and other city folk, all like him among those who run to the river for solace and joy. These essays are much more than fish stories; they reveal the community and communion of fishing and the bonds to place the author nurtured through it. Whether he recalls carousing and tale-swapping with friends or excellence found through the challenge of the cast, Metcalfs words, sometimes roiling and turbulent, sometimes calm and reflective, like a western river, vividly convey the pull of the steelhead and the fight for survival. Whether or not you fish, Metcalfs sharp-eyed, open and honest look at life will draw you in. "These waters have been my home, and I fish them more thanmost. In truth, they have saved my lif

Author

Jeff Metcalf

Publisher

Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781607816126

Subjects

Agriculture, Stem

Rating

4.6 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14