The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stephen Graybill (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.5 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stephen Graybill
Stephen Graybill narrates 129 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,350 hours in all.
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life is an audiobook by David Coggins: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Graybill, released May 4, 2021, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephen Graybill
- Released
- May 4, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781797126470
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life as an audiobook?
The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
Is The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life?
The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life is narrated by Stephen Graybill.