I am almost certain fishermen posess a peculiar bend to their makeup. Fisherman are optimists, and the fish in the future is always preferable to the fish at hand. Even the best fishermen catch fish only a small percentage of… — Joseph Monninger Copy Share Image
“...These stars will be gone one day for you. They will be for me, too. The Raven promises me I will turn back to sticks and dirt, and I believe him. But until then I am a human being and that is something to be. I stand on my feet and I look at the stars and I feel the… — Joseph Monninger Copy Share
I'd love to do more woodworking, and maybe will someday, but I wasn't brought up in that environment. My wife is better at woodworking,… — Joseph Monninger Copy Share Image
Bears are extremely human, even down to their footprints. But I am also a fly fisherman, so I have fished beside brown bears in… — Joseph Monninger Copy Share Image
I learned to look up suddenly from a hatch or feeding frenzy and find myself momentarily removed from solid earth. I go fishing not… — Joseph Monninger Copy Share Image
Biologists have determined brookies to be indicators of ecosystem health and have been recently campaigning to get the word out. If brookies inhabit a… — Joseph Monninger Copy Share Image
I actually believe in simplicity as a way of life. My wife and I are considering moving into a yurt! — Joseph Monninger Copy Share Image
Fishing the small streams of New Hampshire is a pastime that combines hiking, map reading, and bushwhacking - plenty of it. — Joseph Monninger Copy Share Image
When a trout rises to a fly, it does not swim as much as tilt its fins and jet skyward. — Joseph Monninger Copy Share Image
“...'My father called me an enthusiast. I am enthusiastic about things. A lot of things.' - Mary” — Joseph Monninger Copy Share Image
I am almost certain fishermen posess a peculiar bend to their makeup. Fisherman are optimists, and the fish in the future is always preferable… — Joseph Monninger Copy Share Image
