Native, Wild, Holdover, or Stocked
Trent Jones
1. John Gierach referring to himself as a native American in a book quote.
2. Native brown trout populate the waters of Beaver Creek in MD.
John Gierach looks to be of European descent. In fact Gierach is a German name. So, by my estimate, John Gierach is no more native American than the trout swimming in Beaver Creek are native Browns.
All Brown Trout come from Europe, and parts of Asia, some from Germany, like Gierach’s family lineage. Since the correct designation of Brown Trout found in north America is either stocked, wild, or holdover (never native)…we must assume that John Gierach must be either a Stocked, wild, or holdover-American. From what I gather John Gierach was born somewhere in the Midwest area of North America in 1946. This tells us that clearly he is not a stocked-American. Since we also know that John Gierach has memories of his late father and was not placed in the Midwest in some sort of test tube, we can conclude that he is not a holdover-American either.
I think we must surmise that, as the trout in Beaver Creek are wild Browns…John Gierach is indeed a wild-American.
-Trent Jones
