Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip. — John Gierach 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
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
It is only the inexperienced and thoughtless who find pleasure in killing fish for the mere sake of killing them. No sportsman… — William Cowper Prime 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
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
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
Fishing is a... discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
“...it is not fly fishing if you are not looking for answers to questions.” — Norman Maclean Copy Share Image
Lots of people committed crimes during the year who would not have done so if they had been fishing. The increase of… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Fishing is the chance to wash one's soul with pure air. It brings meekness and inspiration, reduces our egoism, soothes our troubles… — Herbert Hoover 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 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
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
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
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
The finest gift you can give to any fisherman is to put a good fish back, and who knows if the fish… — Lee Wulff Copy Share Image
“It was afternoon as we made our way down to the river, accompanied by a running commentary by Early about whether or… — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share Image
As we've seen the rise of cultural, environmental and educational tourism in adventure travel, we've also seen the rise of female participation.… — Christopher Doyle Copy Share Image
Trout fisherman often give away their presence to the fish by the equipment they are wearing. The yo-yo hanging on the fly… — Lefty Kreh Copy Share Image
I always say artists must broaden their research. I go to casinos, fly fishing, to show apartments in new residential buildings, watch… — Ryan Gander 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
To paraphrase a deceased patriot, I regret that I have only one life to give to my fly-fishing. — John D. Voelker 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
The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip… — John Gierach Copy Share Image
Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley. — Ann Landers Copy Share Image
I've gone fishing thousands of times in my life, and I have never once felt unlucky or poorly paid for those hours… — William G. Tapply Copy Share Image
Our tradition is that of the first man who sneaked away to the creek when the tribe did not really need fish. — Roderick Haig-Brown Copy Share Image
Martha says the interesting thing about fly fishing is that it's two lives connected by a thin strand. Come on, Martha. Grow… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
I love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don't know what's on the other end. Your imagination is… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Fishing tournaments seem a little like playing tennis with living balls... — Jim Harrison Copy Share Image
