Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
To tell the truth, fishermen remain always boys as far as their amusement goes. — Harold Russell Copy Share Image
When I go fishing I like to know that there's nobody within five miles of me. — Norman MacCaig Copy Share Image
Just another cold, misty morning inviting, "want to go again?" — Mary Anne Radmacher Copy Share Image
Hatchery fish have the same colours, but they always seem muted like bad reproductions of great art. — Bill Barich Copy Share Image
There was never an angler who lived but that there was a fish capable of taking the conceit out of him. — Zane Grey Copy Share Image
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net. — George Herbert Copy Share Image
As the old fisherman remarked after explaining the various ways to attach a frog to a hook, it's all the same to… — Paul Schullery Copy Share Image
... it takes several years of serious fishing before a man learns enough to go through a whole season with an unblemished… — Ed Zern Copy Share Image
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime.… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
I have feared for my life on fishing trips - I was once in a plane crash in the Amazon, for example,… — Jeremy Wade Copy Share Image
If rightly made, a boat would be a sort of amphibious animal, a creature of two elements, related by one half its… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Twenty years ago people thought they were fishing nets and all sorts of things when you brought out a lacrosse stick. Now… — Gary Gait Copy Share Image
For this form of fishing (with a wet fly), the rod is no longer a shooting machine but a receiving post, with… — Charles Ritz Copy Share Image
Whether I caught fish or not, just the thrill of rolling out that line and watching my fly turn over has been… — Curt Gowdy Copy Share Image
Our lands and waters share incredible bounty and beauty. Trekking across forests and mountains, exploring beaches in search of shellfish, and fishing… — Jay Inslee Copy Share Image
...Grandpa's mind had left us, gone wild and wary. When I walked with him I could feel how strange it was. His… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
If you ever wondered why fishing is probably the most popular sport in this country, watch that boy beside on the water… — Hal Borland Copy Share Image
False casting for practice is the best way to achieve the feel of the line in the air, but in actual fishing,… — Joe Brooks Copy Share Image
My struggles have been around protecting our air quality, protecting people from mercury in fish. I was very involved in the effort… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
What keeps faith cheerful is the extreme persistence of gentleness and humor. Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
It's really not as bad as it sounds. I was attacked by a shark once, back when I was alive. Well, not… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
I got a little bit of a sense for the subculture, which is the equivalent of any subculture, really. The stakes are… — Ty Burrell Copy Share Image
We who go a-fishing are a peculiar people. Like other men and women in many respects, we are like one another, and… — William Cowper Prime Copy Share Image
I grew up in a whaling town. We didn't stop whaling in Australia until 1978. And I've always lived in fishing communities.… — Tim Winton Copy Share Image
Every time I caught a fish, I wondered how something so small could have such clear, pure strength. It kept reminding me… — Marni Jackson Copy Share Image
I enjoy writing. Would I rather be playing golf? No. Would I rather be fishing? No. — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
...water that isn't fit for trout won't much longer be fit for us. — Arnold Gingrich Copy Share Image
