In Neck Deep: Stories from a Fisherman

by Jay Zimmerman

A story of a young man's struggle to find his place back home after military service. He finds it in the streams of the Midwest and Alaska and with a young woman. A coming of age story for adults and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 093308790X
• ISBN13: 9780933087903
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Bottom Dog Press
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Winter Read for Anglers

This book, illustrated by charming line drawings, is chock full of the kind of fishing nuts-and-bolts that I enjoy. Not only the tale of a young guy growing up as a hunter and fisher, with plenty of poignancy and real-life insight into being alive on the planet, but also worthwhile as angler education. Zimmerman's voice is modest and self-deprecating, and wryly humorous. If you like John Gierach books, you will like this.

A simple, let lively set of stories

If there's a fisherman in your family who loves to read, give him a copy of Jay Zimmerman's In Neck Deep: Stories from a Fisherman. This is a coming-of-age memoir of a young man who retained a lifetime passion for fishing. First-person life encounters blend with fishing memories in a simple, let lively set of stories from a dedicated fellow angler.

A Book That Moves and Brings You Home to Nature

Jay Zimmerman has given us a young man's story, much like Hemingway's "Big Two-Hearted River," that tells of crisis and growth. His memoir treats his Midwest childhood and his journey into adulthood...including time in the military, then returning home to Ohio, and on to Alaska. Throughout his joy and meditation on the process of fly-fishing brings him home. It's a remarkable book and a debut by a fine writer. -Larry Smith, director of Bottom Dog Press