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"Trout Water" is a nice read. Greenberg sets up the book is a loose journal form, from winter to late fall but is not a day-by-day account of his fishing on Michigan's Au Sable. Instead, he includes stories about his fishing adventures with friends and family (two young boys and his wife). His stories show a deep love for fly-fishing. I particularly enjoyed his stories about night fishing during Michigan's Hex hatch. Another was his tale of helping his older son land a big trout when he (Josh Greenberg) had a sore back from spasms and had to carry both sons through the river to help land the trout.
Though Greenberg owns and operates the Gates Fishing Lodge and works as a guide, he does not spend much time writing about the lodge, fly shop business, or guiding. (Some fellows who frequent this site who own shops and who guide might be a little disappointed by this.)
The book subtly examines the aging process through his friend Terry Warrington's aging.
A quote that will stick with me is that he notes "how hard it is to watch the mistakes of youth, and yet, you know, how fun it was to live those mistakes as a youth." Greenberg writes this at age 40. I can only imagine what he'll say when he's my age (71).
I rate "Trout Water" with a 4.5, and I would rate it even higher if it weren't for several egregious grammar errors that most readers will not notice. This is a book I will re-read, and I recommend it highly to enthusiastic readers.
Though Greenberg owns and operates the Gates Fishing Lodge and works as a guide, he does not spend much time writing about the lodge, fly shop business, or guiding. (Some fellows who frequent this site who own shops and who guide might be a little disappointed by this.)
The book subtly examines the aging process through his friend Terry Warrington's aging.
A quote that will stick with me is that he notes "how hard it is to watch the mistakes of youth, and yet, you know, how fun it was to live those mistakes as a youth." Greenberg writes this at age 40. I can only imagine what he'll say when he's my age (71).
I rate "Trout Water" with a 4.5, and I would rate it even higher if it weren't for several egregious grammar errors that most readers will not notice. This is a book I will re-read, and I recommend it highly to enthusiastic readers.
