“The inimitable Nichols returns with his thirteenth novel, a delightfully digressive tale of camaraderie, nature, and cutthroat machismo. . . . In this uncompromising look into the male ego, Nichols is as waggish as ever, keeping the pages turning.”—Booklist
“The most recent example of why [Nichols] is a New Mexico literary treasure.”—Albuquerque Journal
“Like Richard Brautigan’s Trout Fishing in America and Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, Nichols’s beautifully written tale is as much about the human condition, man’s wanna-be-reverent relationship with nature, and engrossing storytelling as it is about fishing.”—Las Cruces Sun-News
“Nichols is once again a winner with this novel, which is filled with . . . gems.”—Taos News
