Arne The Yager

From all appearances Whelan Grey was a man who had it all, a career in commercial real estate, a wonderful family and a home in the suburbs of Seattle. But inside, Whelan felt the opposite—hollow, unfulfilled and bitter. His only joy in life was his passion for fly fishing. Yet, even that was waning as he struggled to make sense of what he thought was a life falling short of his definition of success. Then one day, while fly fishing the Deschutes River near Maupin, Oregon, a chance encounter with a stranger named Arne leads to an invitation to fly fish Arne’s secluded spring creek near the town of Shaniko, Oregon. From there, Whelan strikes up an unexpected friendship and through Arne’s own life story—from his childhood in Cadiz, Kentucky, his trials and tribulations as a young man, to his nomadic fly fishing journeys in the Pacific Northwest, Whelan discovers a simple yet profound meaning to life and with it, a renowned appreciation for all the gifts he had been given in life.Set in Washington and Oregon, Arne the Yager catches both the grace and elegance of fly fishing and the magnificent natural vistas of the Pacific Northwest. Arne the Yager will cast an unforgettable story into your heart and soul about the power of living simply and for all the right reasons. Read more