Tales of full creels and equally full waders, along with tales of perfect points from snazzy setters and pointless days wandering birdless through the puckerbrush. Of life-long friends and life-long laughs. Humorist and parttime raconteur J C Dougherty recounts a lifetime of outdoor misadventures spent wandering aimlessly through the woods and in water over his waders on the streams of Maine, New Hampshire and other upland backwater locales. Travel with him as he walks you through what it’s like to be a little too familiar with the traditional ceremonial (missed) wing shot. Suffer his embarrassment as he establishes his unwanted reputation as the guy that actually let the big fish get away. Discover the importance of employing proper technique when doing the well known upland hat dance or when hunkering with natives. Re-live his near death experience while duck hunting on the mighty Merrimack River. Finally share the trauma that inevitably comes with combining those little frustrations with the equally frustrating reality of being a lifelong card carrying member of Red Sox Nation.