Chris Santella, bestselling author of the Fifty Places series, is back with the inspirational Why I Fly Fish. Based on twenty-five interviews with fly-fishing professionals and celebrity hobbyists alike, Why I Fly Fish illuminates the mysteries and appeals of the sport. It also encapsulates the life lessons fly-fishing aficianados have gleaned from their favorite pursuit. Featured contributors include Donald Trump Jr., CEO Bill Ford Jr., television personality Conway Bowman, actor Henry Winkler, the world's best-known fly fisherman, Lefty Kreh, and many more. With beautiful photographs, as well as personal snapshots from the contributors themselves, Why I Fly Fish is an inspirational and intimate reflection on the beloved pastime.
CHRIS SANTELLA is a freelance writer and marketing consultant based in Portland, Oregon. A regular contributor to the New York Times and Trout, he has also contributed to the New Yorker, Travel & Leisure, Golf, American Lawyer, and Links magazine. Santella is the author of nine titles in the Fifty Places series, as well as Fifty Favorite Fly-Fishing Tales, Once in a Lifetime Trips, and The Hatch Is On.
Jacket front: An angler casts to rising trout
on a side channel of Chile's Paloma River.
Photograph ? Brian O'Keefe
Design by Henk van Assen, with Loide Marwanga
and Marcela de la Vega
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