About this item
In The Optimist, David Coggins makes a case for the skills and sensibility of an enduring sport and shares the secrets, frustrations, and triumphs of the great tradition of fly fishing, which has captivated anglers worldwide. Written in witty, keenly observed prose, each chapter focuses on a specific place, fish, and skill. Few individuals, for example, have the visual acuity required to catch the nearly invisible bonefish of the Bahamas flats. Or the patience to land the elusive Atlantic salmon, "the fish of a thousand casts," in eastern Canada. Pursuing these challenges, Coggins, "a confirmed obsessive," travels to one fishing paradise after another, including the great rivers of Patagonia, private chalk streams in England, remote ponds in Maine, and New York City's Jamaica Bay.
About the Author
David Coggins is the author of "The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life" (Scribner) . His previous books were "Men and Manners" and the NY Times best-seller "Men and Style" (Abrams) . He writes The Contender, a newsletter about style, travel and design, among other topics. He writes a column on fly fishing for the Robb Report, and about tailoring, drinking and travel for numerous publications, including The Financial Times, Bloomberg Pursuits and Condé Nast Traveler. He lives in New York City.
