The two best times to fish is when it's raining and when it ain't. — Patrick F. McManus Copy Share Image
O, sir, doubt not that Angling is an art; is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? — Izaak Walton Copy Share Image
Something to think about: If you fish the wrong fly long and hard enough, it will sooner or later become the right… — John Gierach Copy Share Image
“...it is not fly fishing if you are not looking for answers to questions.” — Norman Maclean Copy Share Image
Fishing is a... discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
I grew up fly fishing when I was a kid. The feeling of it is fun. I went fly-fishing on Lake Delaware… — Aaron Dessner Copy Share Image
Why does a salmon rise? Why does a small boy cross the street just to kick a tin can? — Lee Wulff Copy Share Image
The fly angler who says they have never, ever fallen while wading , is either a pathogenic liar, or has never been fly-fishing. — Jimmy Moore Copy Share Image
If I fished only to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago. — Zane Grey Copy Share Image
In these sad and ominous days of mad fortune chasing, every patriotic, thoughtful citizen, whether he fishes or not, should lament that… — Grover Cleveland Copy Share Image
If you've got short, stubby fingers and wear reading glasses, any relaxation you would normally derive from fly fishing is completely eliminated… — Jack Ohman Copy Share Image
Fly-fishing for wild trout on quiet waters must be one of the toughest and craziest ways to catch fish ever invented by… — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
Somebody might say that they always wanted to be a fly-fishing guide in Montana and maybe they'll never get to do that… — John Lee Hancock Copy Share Image
But when they began handing out doctorates for comparative folk dancing and advanced fly-fishing, I became too stink in’ proud to use… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing… — John Gierach Copy Share Image
In every species of fish I've angled for, it is the ones that have got away that thrill me the most, the… — Ray Bergman Copy Share Image
Fly fishing is the most beautiful way of trying to catch a fish; not the most efficient, just as ballet is the… — Howell Raines Copy Share Image
If we carry purism to it's logical conclusion, to do it right {fishing} you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit… — John Gierach Copy Share Image
Of course, now I am too old to be much of a fisherman, and now of course I usually fish the big… — Norman Maclean Copy Share Image
It's difficult for people to come to the understanding that only a small minority of the people ever really get the word… — Earl Nightingale Copy Share Image
Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip. — John Gierach Copy Share Image
Angling is extremely time consuming. That's sort of the whole point. — Thomas McGuane Copy Share Image
About the only certainty, other than uncertainty, in fly fishing is that a fly won't catch fish if it stays in its… — Arnold Gingrich Copy Share Image
I imagine that no art has ever been learned from books. fly-fishing is no exception. — G. E. M. Skues Copy Share Image
Fly fishing or any other sport fishing, is an end in itself and not a game or competition among fishermen. . . . — Ed Zern Copy Share Image
Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery element were made for wise men to contemplate, and fools to pass by without consideration. — Izaak Walton Copy Share Image
One great thing about fly fishing is that after a while nothing exists of the world but thoughts about fly fishing — Norman Maclean Copy Share Image
Most of the world is covered by water. A fisherman's job is simple: Pick out the best parts. — Charles W. Waterman Copy Share Image
No life is so happy and so pleasant as the life of the well-govern'd angler. — Izaak Walton Copy Share Image
“Fly-fishing is the sport of the thinkers and the dreamers,” Gunnar said. “It is the contemplative man’s recreation.” — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share Image
