Net This and Keep It
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Ignore what the right-wingers say and judge this one for yourself, if you love the outdoors and streams where the fish rise. It's not quite what Penick's "Red Book" is to golf, but it comes closer than any other book of its type.
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Excellent
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Being a baby-boomer and a novice flyfisher, I identified with the author since I went through some of the same experiences as he did, such as divorce and the loss of close friends. I gave it five stars.
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Great way for a flyman to spend a winter evening
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Anyone who has learned what the soul of this sport is will truly enjoy this book. Raines describes over and over what it is like to experiance the tranquility and personal gratification flyfishing can offer. I dont give a damn about his political views. When it comes to the true meaning of flyfishing, Howell Raines gets it!
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An excellent book on fishing and life
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I've read Raines book and enjoyed it thoroughly. Taken on it's own merit, it is an insightful book about the journey from one kind of fishing to another, a journey that is also an analogy for life. Along the way, Raines offers his political views, but to argue as the other reviewers on this page have done that the book is of poor quality because Raines is a liberal is silliness. Sure, his views may be disagreeable to some, but they are his way of inserting his voice and experience into his writing. The writing itelf is rich and the insights are perceptive. I highly recommend this book.
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Not A Fishing Book--And Not A Fisherman
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Do not waste your time on this book if fishing is your interest. Raines is using an interesting topic as another opportunity to slip a little more of his political liberalism out to the world by casually working in slams of Reagan and others who don't fit the liberal mold. If you want to learn how a self-proclaimed Alabama red-neck saw the light and became a liberal editor for the New York Times, it's your nickel.
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