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Reading the water : fly fishing, fatherhood, and finding strength in nature

Hume, Mark (author.).

Summary: "A unique and radiant memoir about fatherhood and fly fishing. Fishing was Mark Hume’s passion since he was a young boy, a lifeline through a childhood marked by impermanence. When he became a father, he knew he wanted to pass on his love of fishing and the natural world to his daughters. Most of all, he wanted to give them hope for their future even as they were growing up during an ever-worsening climate crisis. As soon as they were old enough, Mark taught his girls how to read the water and see the patterns in nature. He showed them how to cast, how to catch fish and release them, and—only when needed—how to kill them. He discovered that fly fishing and fatherhood require many of the same skills: patience, flexibility, and the knowledge of when to reel in and when to let go. Illuminating and heartfelt, Reading the Water is a much-needed, positive story about a father raising daughters, and a meditation on finding faith in a deep connection with the natural world."--

Record details

  • ISBN: 1771645695
  • ISBN: 9781771645690
  • Physical Description: 276 pages ; 23 cm
    print
  • Publisher: Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Books, [2022]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note: Part I. Headwaters -- The watershed -- Reading the water -- Atim Creek -- The master -- A small run. Part II. Overflow -- Saint Joseph -- Two -- Easter blessing -- Where the river leads -- Casting instructions -- Catch and release -- Caught -- Fly tying spells -- Hesquiat. Part III. Alluvium -- The hermitage -- A deer in the woods -- Swimming up -- The path through the forest -- Bound by water.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Issued also in electronic format.
Subject: Hume, Mark Family
Fishers Biography
Fly fishing
Fathers and daughters
Genre: Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cambria County Library 799.124 H922r (Text) 85131001818112 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library 799.124 HUME (Text)
Memorial: In memory of John Eckley presented by the Kerr Addition United Methodist Church Family.
39636100446828 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Martin Library Adults 799.12 HUM Play (Text) 33454005871207 2nd Floor Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 799.12 HUM 2022 (Text) 31001101856285 Adult Non Fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library 799.124 HUME (Text) 34455006969295 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -


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