Being, Nothingness, and Fly Fishing: How One Man Gave Up Everything to Fish the Fabled Waters of the West
The title was taken from another writer's spoof on meditative  fly-fishing tomes, a group this amusing book certainly is not  among. Checchio (A Clean, Well-Lighted Stream) simply  appreciates the straightforward angling pleasures available near  streams where game fish thrive and writes unpretentiously about  his experiences on a variety of scenic waterways. Along the way,  he describes the majestic views, fish he has caught and  released, nature in general, environmental concerns, and  numerous quirky characters that have crossed his path. It's all  done with an enviable sense of humor that might come easily to a  guy who gave up a steady job in 1988 so that he could "fish his  brains out." Drawn primarily from outdoors magazines, the essays  range from tales of fly-fishing for trout on legendary rivers  such as Wyoming's Firehole and Idaho's Snake to the author's  discovery of steelhead thrills on Oregon's Umpqua and  Washington's Kalama. A charming but optional purchase for most  public libraries. Will Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.