Name: Catch and Release

Between the drinking, cigars, and the piloting of a small dingy, Kingwell, previously of the belief that "fishing is stupid," finds that the sport does allow for one important thing--quite a bit of time to just think, allowing thoughts to wander and new vistas to open up. This realization--a kind of felicitous meandering and suspension in the delights of the moment--leads Kingwell through everything from falconry, male bonding, and procrastination to golf, cooking, and the relationship between reflection and action--not to mention the relative benefits of wet versus dry flies, the cast, and the ethics of fishing. Ultimately, and as this book engagingly shows, fishing is worth thinking about because of the thinking that fishing allows. Especially when the trout aren't biting.