{"product_id":"the-view-from-rat-lake-9780671675813","title":"The View from Rat Lake","description":"Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In the world of fishing there are magic phrases that are guaranteed to summon the demon. Among them are: 'remote trout lake, ' 'fish up to 13 pounds, ' 'the place the guides fish on their days off, '\" writes John Gierach in this wonderful collection of thirteen essays inspired by a fishing trip to Rat Lake, a remote body of water in Montana. Once again John Gierach does what he does best--explain the peculiarities of the fishing life in a way that will amuse novices and seasoned fly fishers alike. \u003ci\u003eThe View from Rat Lake\u003c\/i\u003e deftly examines man in nature and nature in man, the pleasures of fishing the high country, and the high and low comedy that occasionally overcomes even the best-planned fishing trip. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome typically sage observations from \u003ci\u003eThe View from Rat Lake\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the things we truly fish for  is] an occasion for self-congratulation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In every catch-and-release fisherman's past there is an old black frying pan.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We . . . believe that a 12-inch trout caught on a dry fly is four inches longer than a 12-inch trout caught on a nymph or streamer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780671675813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.52w x 0.49d","brand":"John Gierach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639800950940,"sku":"9780671675813","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_31b3d7e0-df01-4456-b99f-5dbde87a624b.jpg?v=1603850624","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-view-from-rat-lake-9780671675813","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}