The Common Angler

The Common Angler taps into the passion that simmers in the souls of anglers and celebrates the primordial connection of people to fish and fishing. Author Jack Wollitz set out to explain the why behind the fact that so many people are passionate about fishing and along the way discovered a books worth of experiences and stories. Early chapters cover the foundation of Jacks own passion for fishing and explore the connection we have with water and the creatures that depend on it for life. Also included is a whimsical piece that personifies two common waterside fixtures. A key chapter draws parallels between the legendary River Lea in Izaak Waltons The Compleat Angler, written in the mid-seventeenth century, and Northeast Ohios Mahoning River and the mighty Ohio River. The Common Angler also provides an insiders perspective about what makes certain people great anglers, featuring Ernest Hemingway, and baseball stars Ted Williams and Wade Boggs.