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John Gierach

John Gierach
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John Gierach

John Gierach is the author of several previous books, including At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman, Standing in a River Waving a Stick, and Dances with Trout. His work has appeared in Gray's Sporting Journal, Field & Stream, where he is a contributing writer, and Fly Rod & Reel, where he is a columnist. He also writes a column for the monthly Redstone Review. He lives in Lyons, Colorado.

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View From Rat Lake will be released on March 19, 2013 in eBook
Mar 19, 2013
View From Rat Lake is now available in eBook
Mar 19, 2013
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Excerpt 1 from Trout Bum
Mar 06, 2013
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Excerpt 1 from Dances With Trout
Dec 01, 2012
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Excerpt 1 from Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing
Nov 21, 2012
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Excerpt 1 from Standing in a River Waving a Stick
Jul 21, 2012
No Shortage of Good Days will be released on April 24, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Apr 24, 2012
No Shortage of Good Days is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 24, 2012
Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg will be released on March 13, 2012 in eBook
Mar 13, 2012
Mar 13, 2012
No Shortage of Good Days will be released on May 17, 2011 in
May 17, 2011
No Shortage of Good Days is now available in
May 17, 2011
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Apr 29, 2011
Another Lousy Day in Paradise and Dances with Trout will be released on April 19, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Apr 19, 2011
Another Lousy Day in Paradise and Dances with Trout is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 19, 2011
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Mar 15, 2011

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Cleveland Live, February 8, 2013
..."No Shortage of Good Days" (Simon & Schuster, 210 pp., $24) is a collection of 20 essays by John Gierach, one of the best when it comes to bringing the heart and soul of fly fishing to anglers everywhere. Fly fishermen will find Gierach's latest book to...
Associated Content, January 14, 2013
...trout season is always about more than the fish, and no one knows that better than outdoor writer John Gierach. John Gierach is a free-lance writer and author of several fly-fishing themed books with titles such as Still Life With Brook Trout; Sex,...
Loveland Herald Reporter, January 2, 2013
...to the stream, they'll get your waders wet in the process. Nick Lyons is one of them, John Gierach is another, but there are plenty of others. I suppose the fact that Gierach is a local writer -- he lives in Lyons -- and fishes the same waters...
Noreast Saltwater Magazine, March 18, 2013
...Jerryvov on Spring's Coming and So Are the Stripers (4) JHall1245 on Spring's Coming and So Are the Stripers (4) Jerry Vovcsko on Spring's Coming and So Are the Stripers (4) Slug1959 on Spring's Coming and So Are the Stripers (4) Jerry...
Portsmouth Herald, March 7, 2013
...for companions but one is better for cooking and consumes less fuel. Dan Bonville pushed a copy of John Gierach's "Fool's Paradise" across the table and said, "Not a bad place to be, huh?" Gierach has several books of short stories about enjoying the...
York County Coast Star, March 7, 2013
...for companions but one is better for cooking and consumes less fuel. Dan Bonville pushed a copy of John Gierach's "Fool's Paradise" across the table and said, "Not a bad place to be, huh?" Gierach has several books of short stories about enjoying the...
Associated Content, January 14, 2013
...trout season is always about more than the fish, and no one knows that better than outdoor writer John Gierach. John Gierach is a free-lance writer and author of several fly-fishing themed books with titles such as Still Life With Brook Trout; Sex,...
Associated Content, January 14, 2013
...the wiles of trout. This is American history that you can wade into. Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing by John Gierach: Writing is a lot like fishing. Both take patience, persistence, lots of time, an appreciation of the process, and both are harder than...
Loveland Herald Reporter, January 2, 2013
...to the stream, they'll get your waders wet in the process. Nick Lyons is one of them, John Gierach is another, but there are plenty of others. I suppose the fact that Gierach is a local writer -- he lives in Lyons -- and fishes the same waters...
Indiana Gazette, January 2, 2013
...bucks. On a more contemporary level, trout anglers, fly anglers especially, are likely to relish the work of John Gierach. Gierach's first book "Trout Bum" is a classic. Since then he's authored nearly 20 books that portray trout fishing as a...