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> [Flyfishing does have its social aspects - on some of our crowded trout streams it can get too social - but esentially it's a solitary, contemplative sport. People are left alone with themselves in beautiful surroundings to try to accomplish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/flyfishing-does-have-its-social-aspects-on-some-of-our-crowded-trout/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/john-gierach-18811_accomplish_flyfishing-does-have-its-social-aspects_1671638.jpg)

> [Trout aren't naturally as selective as they've become in crowded tailwaters - they've been trained to be like that by too much fishing pressure. I've seen tailwater fish that are so hysterical they'll refuse naturals. You wonder how they get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/trout-aren-t-naturally-as-selective-as-they-ve-become-in-crowded/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

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## Other authors on Crowded

## More by John Gierach

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/fish-sense-applied-in-the-field-is-what-the-old-zen-masters-would/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/i-used-to-like-fishing-because-i-thought-it-had-some-larger/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [Something to think about: If you fish the wrong fly long and hard enough, it will sooner or later become the right fly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/something-to-think-about-if-you-fish-the-wrong-fly-long-and-hard/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/i-still-enjoy-the-company-of-most-dogs-more-than-that-of-most-people/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/i-think-i-fish-in-part-because-it-s-an-anti-social-bohemian-business/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/if-people-don-t-occasionally-walk-away-from-you-shaking-their-heads/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [Fishing in rainy conditions may make fisherman seem crazy to the great mass of unimaginative people, but then few fishermen care what they think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/fishing-in-rainy-conditions-may-make-fisherman-seem-crazy-to-the/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/we-do-have-to-think-seriously-about-conservation-now-although-it-is/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/if-we-carry-purism-to-it-s-logical-conclusion-to-do-it-right-fishing/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [I don't really know how to tie a fly until I've tied a hundred dozen of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/i-don-t-really-know-how-to-tie-a-fly-until-i-ve-tied-a-hundred-dozen/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/it-s-an-odd-fact-of-life-that-whichever-side-of-the-stream-you-re-on/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/they-say-you-forget-your-troubles-on-a-trout-stream-but-that-s-not/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/lawyers-are-like-nuclear-weapons-by-all-rights-they-shouldn-t-exist/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [The best fisherman I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead they strive to make new and interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/the-best-fisherman-i-know-try-not-to-make-the-same-mistakes-over-and/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

> [Okay, I'm in the tampon aisle, but I don't see it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gierach/okay-i-m-in-the-tampon-aisle-but-i-don-t-see-it/)

[John Gierach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gierach/)

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