Sixteen short stories evoke the passion of fly fishing and those who are entranced by the waters. Ducker dedicates this collection to his favorite _uncounted mountain lakes and twice as many unnamed streams_ where he finds the inspiration for his fiction. His colorful characters include a cantankerous old man who refuses to leave his home and brings the sophisticated city developers to their knees, a young wife who outfishes and outsmarts the staid _good old boys_ fishing club, a Hassidic scholar who astounds his fishing companions with his beginner_s luck, and a father who can only understand his son when they share a rare afternoon of trout fishing. The enchantA?Ament of the water and the land fill these stories and remind readers of the magic of fishing their own home pools.