From the acclaimed author of Fragrance of Grass comes a meditation on
water and nature, fishing and growing older. On the Water is a
gorgeously written collection of essays that all take place on or near
the water and pay tribute to the flora and fauna associated with those
ecosystems. There are essays about the finer points of tickling rainbow
trout in the streams of Normandy, and of eagles and ospreys fishing for
bass while barely breaking the surface of the water. There are stories
of droughts and floods, of dogs and boats, of worms and rattlesnakes and
even of catching and cooking soft-shell turtles that taste like
osso-bucco. There is fishing and diving in the Bahamas, tarpon fishing
in the Florida Keys, and fly fishing for sailfish in Central America.
And there are larger-than-life personalities that are bigger than the
fish tales they tell! On the Water is a finely honed and well crafted
collection of tales for the true sportsman and makes for a perfect
companion volume to la Valdene's celebrated collection of essays on
hunting.