Most fishing rods work better if you grasp them at the thick end. If you grasp a fisherman at the thick end,… — Ed Zern Bits 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 Boat 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… — Ed Zern Audience Copy Share Image
... it takes several years of serious fishing before a man learns enough to go through a whole season with an unblemished… — Ed Zern Anguish 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 Barbell 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… — Ed Zern Belief 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… — Ed Zern Boat Copy Share Image
People who fish for food, and sport be damned, are called pot-fishermen. The more expert ones are called crack pot-fishermen. All other… — Ed Zern Angling Copy Share Image
It is easy to tell tourists from tarpon. Tarpon have a narrow, bony plate inside the mouth of their lower jaw. Tourists… — Ed Zern Boat Copy Share Image
The truth is, fish have very little sex life. If you have ever tried to make love under water, you will know… — Ed Zern Boat Copy Share Image