Henry Hansen is a young man on the brink of a cataclysmic life change. But he doesn't get it. While there is no question of his academic achievements, his past is full of shadows. Uncertainty clouds his true ability to become the man he thinks he already is.His experience in outdoor sports helps him find relationships which guide his matriculation into manhood (in all the best senses of the word). His first real encounters with strong women teach him invaluable lessons. Henry learns to deal with responsibility, business, personal risk, diverse friendships, relationships, and joy in assimilating new experiences into daily behavior.In life as in fly fishing, mending is critical, perhaps even the most important skill.Sex appeal, threats from the mob, high level business, baseball, basketball, golf, and fly fishing merge to produce a rite-of-passage adventure for anyone who confronts the unknowable.