Fly-Fishing the 41st - by James Prosek (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"James Prosek has
eloquently demonstrated that angling is a kind of universal language. . . . he
has taken us on an unforgettable journey." --
Thomas McGuane, author of The Cadence of Grass and The Longest Silence: A Life
in Fishing

The New York Times has called
James Prosek "the Audubon of the fishing world," and in Fly-Fishing
the 41st, he uses his
talent for descriptive writing to illuminate an astonishing adventure.
Beginning in his hometown of Easton, Connecticut, Prosek circumnavigates the
globe along the 41st parallel, traveling through Spain, Greece, Turkey,
Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Japan. Along the way he shares some of the best
fishing in the world with a host of wonderfully eccentric and memorable
characters.

From the Back Cover

The New York Times has called James Prosek "the Audubon of the fishing world," and in Fly-Fishing the 41st, he uses his talent for descriptive writing to illuminate an astonishing adventure. Beginning in his hometown of Easton, Connecticut, Prosek circumnavigates the globe along the 41st parallel, traveling through Spain, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Japan. Along the way he shares some of the best fishing in the world with a host of wonderfully eccentric and memorable characters.

Review Quotes

"James Prosek has eloquently demonstrated that angling is a kind of universal language: he has taken us on an unforgettable journey." - Thomas McGuane, author of The Cadence of Grass and The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing
"Avid fisherman and an evocative writer, Prosek effectively combines the memoir and travelogue forms. [James Prosek] recounts his explorations in passages notable for stunning slices of imagery that linger in the mind; it's not hard to close your eyes and see these faraway places in all their Old World beauty. Resonant and lyrical." - Kirkus Reviews
"Fresh, engaging, and intensely interesting. A joy to read." - Annie Proulx
"The travelogue format of Fly-Fishing the 41st keeps things jumping." - Men's Health
"Prosek's enthusiasm for fish by no means blinds him to the charms and eccentricities of the places he goes and the people he meets, so his account reads at least as much like a travelougue as a fishing journal, and as such it will interest readers who don't know a caddis from a coat-rack, as well as those who do." - Booklist
"Prosek's enthusiasm for fish by no means blinds him to the charms and eccentricities of the places he goes." - Booklist
"Resonant and lyrical..stunning slices of imagery that linger in the mind." - Kirkus Reviews
"The famed fishing writer loops the planet along one of its most interesting latitudinal lines...a hit not only with sport fishermen but with anyone who likes to read a well-written adventure." - BookPage
"Refreshing...Prosek's passion and earnest investigation more than make up for any absence of tall fish tales." - Publishers Weekly
"Refreshing...Prosek's passion and earnest investigation more than make up for any absence of tall fish tales." - Publishers Weekly