Good Flies: Favorite Trout Patterns and How They Got That Way

I did love this book. It's actually the first Gierach book I've read. However, my impression is that this book isn't representative of his other works. I found this book to be a pleasant walk through Gierach's fly tying and fly box stocking philosophy. There's some light comical moments and engaging anecdotes, but these are brief moments between what some might consider tedious reading about entomology and fly patterns. I wanted this book to be a lighthearted lesson in how to simplify my fly tying and I think it easily met that expectation.