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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as fishing)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,345,828 ratings — published 1952
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Trout Bum (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library) Trout Bum (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library)
by (shelved 52 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,915 ratings — published 1986
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A River Runs Through It and Other Stories A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.19 — 31,145 ratings — published 1976
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The Longest Silence: A Life In Fishing The Longest Silence: A Life In Fishing (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,287 ratings — published 1999
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The River Why The River Why (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.22 — 12,827 ratings — published 1983
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Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.34 — 996 ratings — published 1990
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Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as fishing)
avg rating 3.92 — 25,760 ratings — published 1997
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.12 — 119,985 ratings — published 1997
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The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as fishing)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,003 ratings — published 1676
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The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,605 ratings — published
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Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders : A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders : A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.43 — 678 ratings — published 2000
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Another Lousy Day in Paradise Another Lousy Day in Paradise (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.39 — 454 ratings — published 1996
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Standing in a River Waving a Stick Standing in a River Waving a Stick (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.33 — 769 ratings — published 1999
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The View From Rat Lake The View From Rat Lake (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.37 — 438 ratings — published 1988
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A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books) A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books)
by (shelved 18 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.26 — 5,942 ratings — published 2017
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as fishing)
avg rating 3.55 — 17,347 ratings — published 2007
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Still Life With Brook Trout Still Life With Brook Trout (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.34 — 341 ratings — published 2005
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Even Brook Trout Get The Blues Even Brook Trout Get The Blues (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.33 — 522 ratings — published 1992
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Dances With Trout (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library) Dances With Trout (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library)
by (shelved 18 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.35 — 483 ratings — published 1994
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How to Think Like a Fish: And Other Lessons from a Lifetime in Angling How to Think Like a Fish: And Other Lessons from a Lifetime in Angling (Audio CD)
by (shelved 17 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.09 — 839 ratings — published
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At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library) At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library)
by (shelved 17 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.36 — 475 ratings — published 2003
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A Fly Rod of Your Own (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library) A Fly Rod of Your Own (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library)
by (shelved 16 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.34 — 541 ratings — published 2017
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A River Runs Through It A River Runs Through It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.15 — 12,395 ratings — published 1976
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Fool's Paradise Fool's Paradise (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.33 — 542 ratings — published 2008
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All Fishermen Are Liars (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library) All Fishermen Are Liars (John Gierach's Fly-fishing Library)
by (shelved 15 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.30 — 710 ratings — published 2014
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The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing (Little Books) The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing (Little Books)
by (shelved 15 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.22 — 423 ratings — published 2010
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Fly Fishing Small Streams Fly Fishing Small Streams (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.27 — 386 ratings — published 1989
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No Shortage of Good Days No Shortage of Good Days (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.40 — 600 ratings — published 2011
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Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.06 — 7,044 ratings — published 2010
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The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as fishing)
avg rating 3.85 — 5,931 ratings — published 1999
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Trout Madness Trout Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.28 — 197 ratings — published 1960
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Bear and Hare Go Fishing Bear and Hare Go Fishing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as fishing)
avg rating 3.41 — 485 ratings — published 2014
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Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,953 ratings — published 2013
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Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.33 — 332 ratings — published 1991
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The Founding Fish The Founding Fish (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as fishing)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,245 ratings — published 2002
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A River Never Sleeps A River Never Sleeps (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.36 — 178 ratings — published 1944
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All the Time in the World All the Time in the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.42 — 551 ratings — published 2023
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Habit of Rivers: Reflections On Trout Streams And Fly Fishing Habit of Rivers: Reflections On Trout Streams And Fly Fishing (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.24 — 253 ratings — published 1994
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In a Village by the Sea In a Village by the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.16 — 715 ratings — published 2015
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Hemingway on Fishing Hemingway on Fishing (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.05 — 442 ratings — published 2000
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Trout Trout (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.44 — 70 ratings — published 1976
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An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.25 — 463 ratings — published 2010
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Good Flies: Favorite Trout Patterns and How They Got That Way Good Flies: Favorite Trout Patterns and How They Got That Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.17 — 143 ratings — published 2000
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Trout Magic Trout Magic (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.21 — 140 ratings — published 1974
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Trout Fishing in America Trout Fishing in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as fishing)
avg rating 3.76 — 17,007 ratings — published 1967
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The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as fishing)
avg rating 3.68 — 488 ratings — published 2021
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Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.42 — 678 ratings — published 2020
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.01 — 36,739 ratings — published 2018
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Tenkara: Radically Simple, Ultralight Fly Fishing Tenkara: Radically Simple, Ultralight Fly Fishing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as fishing)
avg rating 4.05 — 146 ratings — published 2011
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Iris Murdoch
“Rainborough wished that there was some way of becoming intimate with a woman which did not involve these agonizing moments of irrevocable decision. It was like hunting fish with an underwater gun, a sport which he had once been foolish enough to try. At one moment there is the fish—graceful, mysterious, desirable and free—and the next moment there is nothing but struggling and blood and confusion.”
Iris Murdoch, The Flight from the Enchanter

Steven Wright
“There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.”
Steven Wright

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