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In The Unhooked Life, fifty years on the river distill into one quiet truth: the discipline of releasing is not just conservation - it is practice for living.This is not a book about casting, knots, or increasing your catch rate. It is about the interior work that happens when you choose presence over possession. Through reflective, story-driven essays, Mark Walinske explores what the river teaches about control, tension, ambition, and the courage to open your hand. Why success in fly fishing is defined by letting go What barbless hooks teach about intention and care How release becomes rehearsal for work, relationships, and leadership Where we ""leave the barb in"" - and how to remove it For beginners, this book explains why the release matters. For seasoned anglers, it names what decades on the water quietly change. For anyone navigating ambition, attachment, or transition, it offers a clear metaphor you can return to again and again. The river operates differently than the world. It touches everything and owns nothing. You cannot keep what was never meant to be yours. You can only honor it - and let it return.

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