Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip. — John Gierach Copy Share Image
Fly tackle has improved considerably since 1676, when Charles Cotton advised anglers to 'fish fine and far off,' but no one has ever improved on that statement. — John Gierach Copy Share Image
Fish sense, applied in the field, is what the old Zen masters would call enlightenment: simply the ability to see what's right there in… — John Gierach Copy Share
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can… — John Gierach Copy Share
Something to think about: If you fish the wrong fly long and hard enough, it will sooner or later become the right fly. — John Gierach Copy Share
I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm. — John Gierach Copy Share
I think I fish, in part, because it's an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream culture… — John Gierach Copy Share
If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong. — John Gierach Copy Share
Fishing in rainy conditions may make fisherman seem crazy to the great mass of unimaginative people, but then few fishermen care what they think — John Gierach Copy Share
We do have to think seriously about conservation now, although it is chilling to realize there are catch-and-release fishermen alive today who don't know… — John Gierach Copy Share
If we carry purism to it's logical conclusion, to do it right {fishing} you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit your trout… — John Gierach Copy Share
I don't really know how to tie a fly until I've tied a hundred dozen of them. — John Gierach Copy Share
It's an odd fact of life that whichever side of the stream you're on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on… — John Gierach Copy Share
They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you begin to see where… — John Gierach Copy Share
Lawyers are like nuclear weapons. By all rights they shouldn't exist, but if some people have them, then you'd better have one, too, just… — John Gierach Copy Share
The best fisherman I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead they strive to make new and interesting… — John Gierach Copy Share
