Thestoryofahighlyeducatedmanstrugglingwithhisexistenceinthemodernworldandmainstreamsociety.Whilehedecidedtoleavehisformalanduppermiddleclassbackground,education,businesses,andwhatsocietydictatesasthenormalorrightwaytolive,hefindshimselffollowinghisAmericanDreamandconnectingwithhistrueidentityandrelationshipwithnatureandtheoutdoorworld.Makingalivingofffly-fishingasaguide,photographer,andwriter.Aswellaslisteningtohisinnervoiceandpassionhehasbecomeastewardfortheenvironment,andlivesinasimpleandhumblewayspreadingthegospelwhichhasbecomehisphilosophyforlifethatisfly-fishing.Alongthewayexamininghisconservationconcerns,hisviewofsociety,andinterpretinghisownmeaningandrelationtotheterm"troutbum".