Bamboo Days: Memories of an Old Rod Builder

In Bamboo Days, Jerry Kustich has crafted a memoir as elegant as the bamboo rods he s been constructing over the better part of his life. Written in a down-to-earth style, Bamboo Days is a sometimes, mystical exploration for meaning as Jerry reflects upon twists and turns of a life tied to running water and the fish that live there. He describes his early days in New York State where he was a bicycle-ride from a polluted Niagara River. How at eighteen he felt the need to leave home for the seminary, but eight years later, ended up out west with a fly rod in his hand, eventually settling in Twin Bridges, Montana, where he honed his skills as a rod maker and fly fisher while living with his true love until disaster struck. Jerry s no snob, happy to cast to any fish whether in fresh water or salt, in the heat of summer on through the ice in winter. We learn of his adventures as one of the first to cast a fly to steelhead on the rivers of Kamchatka, a trip to the Florida Gulf, a brief stint in Mexico, and most recently, kayaking along the estuaries of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.