Boat Quote by Corey Ford

Trout fisherman often give away their presence to the fish by the equipment they are wearing. The yo-yo hanging on the fly fishing vest…

— Lefty Kreh

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

Fishing is a quest for knowledge and wonder as much as a pursuit of fish; it is as much an acquaintance with beavers, dippers,…

— Paul Schullery

A standard saying among fly fishermen is that trout spend anywhere from 80 to 90 percent of their time feeding below the water's surface…

— Ed Engle

In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing. We lived at the junction of great trout rivers in western…

— Norman Maclean

Catching fish is not a mental game between fish and angler. A 'smart' trout is only smarter than other trout, not smarter than a…

— Lee Wulff

A street thug and a paid killer are professionals - beasts of prey, if you will, who have dissociated themselves from the rest of…

— Willard Gaylin

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

“The Drunken Fisherman" Wallowing in this bloody sty, I cast for fish that pleased my eye (Truly Jehovah's bow suspends No pots of gold…

— Robert Lowell

The confirmed man of trout should resolve to get along with wood ticks. Any other procedure would fail because the wood tick is determined…

— Gordon MacQuarrie

Fishing is a... discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish.

— Herbert Hoover

The things fishermen know about trout aren't facts but articles of faith.

— John Gierach