The truth is that trout fishermen scheme and lie and toss in their sleep. They dream of great dripping trout, shapely and elusive as mermaids, and arise cranky and haggard from their fantasies. They are moody and neglectful and all… — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
There is a lot of amiable fantasy written about trout fishing, but the truth is that few men know much if anything about the habits of trout and little more about the manner of taking them. — John D. Voelker 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 man, as… — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
There is no subsititue for fishing sense, and if a man doesn't have it, verily, he may cast like an angel and still use… — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
I'm a fisherman who likes to observe and tell yarns, and so I told stories about things that I knew about. — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
Fly-fishing is a magic way to recapture the rapture of solitude without the pangs of loneliness. — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
I look at trees, hunt mushrooms, and watch animals. Fishing is what gets me out into the woods so I can notice these things. — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
I listened to a lot of stories when I was a kid. My mother told me stories, and I loved them. — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
Spinning yarns is a protection against the nuttiness... the greed, the hate all around us. — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
During my addled career as a trout fisherman I have gone on a lot of wild-goose chases, and I ruefully expect to go on… — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
Most fishermen swiftly learn that it's a pretty good rule never to show a favorite spot to any fisherman you wouldn't trust with your… — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
Most fisherman, including this one, cling to their pet stupidities as they would to a battered briar or an old jacket; and their dogged… — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
The truth is that trout fishermen scheme and lie and toss in their sleep. They dream of great dripping trout, shapely and elusive as… — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
One of the first rules in fishing is that there are few rules in fishing that resourceful trout do not manage to break. — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
