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02566aam a2200433 i 4500 001 487C5178C5C311EB87A07EB022ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210605010008 008 201023s2021 nyua e 000 0deng d 020 $a 1982152508 020 $a 9781982152505 035 $a (OCoLC)1201300203 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d OCO $d GL4 $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d CPL $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 082 04 $a 799.124 $2 23 100 1 $a Coggins, David, $e author. 245 14 $a The optimist : $b a case for the fly fishing life / $c David Coggins. 246 30 $a Optimist 246 30 $a Case for fly fishing 250 $a First Scribner hardcover edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Scribner, $c 2021. 300 $a viii, 240 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 520 $a A tribute and practical guide to the art, philosophy, and rituals of fly fishing, by an expert, lifelong angler. Each chapter focuses on a specific place, fish, and skill. Few individuals have the visual acuity required to catch the nearly invisible bonefish of the Bahamas flats, or the patience to land the elusive Atlantic salmon, "the fish of a thousand casts," in eastern Canada. Pursuing these challenges, Coggins travels to one fishing paradise after another, including the great rivers of Patagonia, private chalk streams in England, remote ponds in Maine, and New York City's Jamaica Bay. In each setting, he chronicles his fortunes and misfortunes with honesty and humor while meditating on how fishing teaches focus, inner stillness, and a connection to the natural world.-- $c provided by publisher. 505 0 $a The contrary act : introduction -- Wisconsin : smallmouth bass (timing) -- Montana : cutthroat trout (assurance) -- Bahamas : bonefish (vision) -- Patagonia : rainbow trout (loss) -- New York : striped bass (intuition) -- Canada : Atlantic salmon (patience) -- Maine : brook trout (persistence) -- England : brown trout (stealth) -- Afterword: Home water. 600 10 $a Coggins, David $v Anecdotes. 650 0 $a Fly fishing. 650 0 $a Fly fishing $v Anecdotes. 650 0 $a Fly fishing $x Philosophy. 650 0 $a Fishers $z United States $v Anecdotes. 655 7 $a Anecdotes. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Travel writing. $2 lcgft 941 $a 5 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012023253.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010022157.0 952 $l SKPC094 $d 20220104012108.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20210702010455.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210605010044.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=487C5178C5C311EB87A07EB022ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search