Description
Book SynopsisThe Common Angler taps into the passion that simmers in the souls of anglers and celebrates the primordial connection of people to fish and fishing. Author Jack Wollitz set out to explain the “why” behind the fact that so many people are passionate about fishing and along the way discovered a book’s worth of experiences and stories. Early chapters cover the foundation of Jack’s own passion for fishing and explore the connection we have with water and the creatures that depend on it for life. Also included is a whimsical piece that personifies two common waterside fixtures. A key chapter draws parallels between the legendary River Lea in Izaak Walton’s
The Compleat Angler, written in the mid-seventeenth century, and Northeast Ohio’s Mahoning River and the mighty Ohio River.
The Common Angler also provides an insider’s perspective about what makes certain people great anglers, featuring Ernest Hemingway, and baseball stars Ted Williams and Wade Boggs.
Trade Review"With 33 years of outdoor writing to draw upon, Jack Wollitz uses his personal experiences and observations of other anglers to capture the essence of the sport and stir the passions of novice and veteran anglers alike. or The Common Angler is aimed at readers with an uncommonly strong passion for fishing. Like Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler , which inspired the title, it is a celebration of the spirit of sportfishing and those who live for it." Dave Precht, Editor emeritus of Bassmaster Magazine
"If you want a book that gives you a pure and down to earth take on why we fish, you should give this one a read. Jack Wollitz did an awesome job telling us exactly why through his personal journey." Joe Thomas, TV Host of Reel in the Outdoors
"His passionate fishing stories intersect into one continuous celebration of fishing told by one uncommon angler." John Hayes, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
