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  • The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing
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The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Mark Kurlansky (Author, Narrator), Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (Publisher)
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Bloomsbury presents The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing written and read by Mark Kurlansky.

National Outdoor Book Award Winner for Outdoor Literature

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod—the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish.

Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish—and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets—salmon, trout, and char; and for some, bass, tarpon, tuna, bonefish, and even marlin—are highly intelligent, wily, strong, and athletic animals. The allure, Kurlansky learns, is that fly fishing makes catching a fish as difficult as possible. There is an art, too, in the crafting of flies. Beautiful and intricate, some are made with more than two dozen pieces of feather and fur from a wide range of animals. The cast as well is a matter of grace and rhythm, with different casts and rods yielding varying results.

Kurlansky is known for his deep dives into the history of specific subjects, from cod to oysters to salt. But he spent his boyhood days on the shore of a shallow pond. Here, where tiny fish weaved under a rocky waterfall, he first tied string to a branch, dangled a worm into the water, and unleashed his passion for fishing. Since then, a lifelong love of the sport has led him around the world to many countries, coasts, and rivers—from the wilds of Alaska to Basque country, from the Catskills in New York to Oregon's Columbia River, from Ireland and Norway to Russia and Japan. And, in true Kurlansky fashion, he absorbed every fact, detail, and anecdote along the way.

The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing marries Kurlansky's signature wide-ranging reach with a subject that has captivated him for a lifetime—combining history, craft, and personal memoir to show readers, devotees of the sport or not, the necessity of experiencing nature’s balm first-hand.
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  1. Listening Length
    7 hours and 14 minutes
  2. Author
    Mark Kurlansky
  3. Narrator
    Mark Kurlansky
  4. Audible release date
    March 2 2021
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  7. ASIN
    B08XC7JM8N
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 7 hours and 14 minutes
Author Mark Kurlansky
Narrator Mark Kurlansky
Audible.ca Release Date March 02 2021
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B08XC7JM8N
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Top reviews from Canada

  • Robert Bishop
    2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
    Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2023
    I was very disappointed in this book. It is readable but certainly not memorable when the author describes some of his own experiences but much of the book is made up of broad generalizations many of which are patently false and misleading. I’m almost finished reading it and I will but it will be passed on, most likely a donation to a charity shop. I certainly wouldn’t pass it on or recommend it to another fly fisher.
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  • Jan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable story, easy reading
    Reviewed in Canada on March 9, 2023
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    Author shows passion for fly fishing and engages the reader in his fishing adventures. If you aren’t a fly fisher yet, you may be inclined to try it after reading the book.
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  • suthersat34
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2021
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    Another well researched and interesting book from Mark Kurlansky. Excellent read
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  • Frank
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical and factional book on fly fishing!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021
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    Anything written by Mark Kurlansky is great! All his books are non-fiction and very historical and knowledgeable. You'll never be disappointed by this author. Very entertaining!
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  • Botany Dave
    4.0 out of 5 stars Meh
    Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2021
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    Don’t know why but I was expecting a philosophical treatise but, with the exception of the last few chapters it turned out to be a historic discussion of the various aspects of fly fishing. It also focused only on salmon and trout fishing completely ignoring panfish, bass and other species that can be caught on a fly rod.
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  • Cheri R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Book
    Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2024
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    As expected
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  • Delaney Johnson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fly fishermen are delighted.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2021
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    This was a very welcome gift to two avid fly fishermen.
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