{"product_id":"the-worst-fishing-dog-ever-and-other-essays-9780826369208","title":"The Worst Fishing Dog Ever: And Other Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eA heartfelt look at the state of modern fly-fishing and the challenges fishers will face in the coming decades.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRon Dungan, like many fly-fishers, can be obsessive. Although decades of fishing trips have led him to encounter snakes, bears, and treacherous terrain, his main focus is always the fish--how to find them, how to outsmart them, and how to hook them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn twenty-seven essays, Dungan takes us on a journey down bad roads and backcountry streams. Each tells a tale about fishing but also about hunting dogs, death, public-land policy, the trap of materialism, and accelerating environmental damage. This last becomes a new obsession. Fly-fishing in the arid Southwest has always been precarious, but how has fly-fishing changed, and what further impacts will climate change and resource extraction have? With his dog curled at his feet, Dungan attempts to unravel the tangled line of these hard questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17902301\"\u003eRon Dungan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unm Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.52w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826369208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826369200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO014000\"\u003eFishing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO010000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Dungan\u003c\/b\u003e was a travel and outdoors writer for the \u003ci\u003eArizona Republic \u003c\/i\u003efor many years, where he contributed to a Pulitzer Prizewinning story on the history of the border. More recently, as a reporter for public radio affiliate KJZZ, he had pieces on NPR and Here and Now. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGray's Sporting Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSierra\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthwest Fly Fishing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unm Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46496476594315,"sku":"9780826369208","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_65e4c3ca-7d47-4e4d-93e2-a58991dcc776.jpg?v=1775574273","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-worst-fishing-dog-ever-and-other-essays-9780826369208","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}