Most fishing rods work better if you grasp them at the thick end. If you grasp a fisherman at the thick end, you may… — Ed Zern 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
I make it a rule never to weigh or measure a fish I've caught, but simply to estimate its dimensions as accurately as possible, and then, when telling about it, to improve these figures by roughly a fifth, or twenty percent. I do this mainly because most people believe all fishermen exaggerate by at least twenty percent, and so I… — Ed Zern Copy Share
... it takes several years of serious fishing before a man learns enough to go through a whole season with an unblemished record of… — Ed Zern Copy Share Image
The chief difference between big-game fishing and weightlifting is that weightlifters never clutter up their library walls with stuffed barbells — Ed Zern Copy Share Image
Contrary to common belief, it is not true that if you cut a worm-fisherman in half, each half will grow into a complete fisherman.… — Ed Zern Copy Share Image
I get all the truth I need in the newspaper every morning, and every chance I get I go fishing, or swap stories with… — Ed Zern Copy Share Image
