Fly Fishing Quotes

23 Fly Fishing quotes by 18 unique authors

If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is the high church. — Tom Brokaw
Martha says the interesting thing about fly fishing is that it's two lives connected by a thin strand. Come on, Martha. Grow up. — Jack Handey
In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing. — Norman Maclean
Fly-fishing is the most fun you can have standing up. — Arnold Gingrich
If you've got short, stubby fingers and wear reading glasses, any relaxation you would normally derive from fly fishing is completely eliminated when you try… — Jack Ohman
There's more B.S. in fly fishing than there is in a Kansas feedlot. — Lefty Kreh
There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm. — Patrick F. McManus
To paraphrase a deceased patriot, I regret that I have only one life to give to my fly-fishing. — John D. Voelker
The great charm of fly-fishing is that we are always learning. — Theodore Gordon
Fly fishing is not about catching the fish. It is about enjoying the water, the breeze, the fish swimming all around. If you catch one,… — Clare Vanderpool
If we carry purism to it's logical conclusion, to do it right {fishing} you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit your trout on… — John Gierach
Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It's not even clear if catching fish… — John Gierach
One great thing about fly fishing is that after a while nothing exists of the world but thoughts about fly fishing — Norman Maclean
Fly-fishing may be a very pleasant amusement; but angling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm… — Samuel Johnson
The best time to go fishing is when you can get away. — John D. Voelker
O, sir, doubt not that Angling is an art; is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? — Izaak Walton
Time flies so fast after youth is past that we cannot accomplish one half the many things we have in mind or indeed one half… — Theodore Gordon
It's difficult for people to come to the understanding that only a small minority of the people ever really get the word about life, about… — Earl Nightingale
People who are in politics to be right all the time would be better off taking up fly-fishing. It's less dangerous. Politics that is not… — Neil Kinnock
Somebody might say that they always wanted to be a fly-fishing guide in Montana and maybe they'll never get to do that but just by… — John Lee Hancock
As we've seen the rise of cultural, environmental and educational tourism in adventure travel, we've also seen the rise of female participation. Part of that… — Christopher Doyle
In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing. We lived at the junction of great trout rivers in western Montana,… — Norman Maclean
But when they began handing out doctorates for comparative folk dancing and advanced fly-fishing, I became too stink in’ proud to use the title. I… — Robert A. Heinlein

Who Wrote These Fly Fishing Quotes

18 authors contributed a total of 23 Fly Fishing Quotes as follows: