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not your average fishing story

Renee Despres's pensive essay for Salon.com tells the story of the Gila River as she experienced it after she moved to New Mexico from southern Indiana. It is her relationship with a local man named Pat--"the ultimate catch-and-release man"--and his passion for fly-fishing and the rivers of the southwest that propels this meditation on the Gila's cycles, and the oppressive ecological forces that threaten to drain the river for good. You may recognize bits of yourself in Pat's integrity and his seemingly "psychic" ability to draw the fish to his hook. A carefully crafted article that bears testament to a river's power to shape one's life and consciousness.

Mon, 17 Jan 2000 06:40:22 -0800