Accounts Quote by Henry David Thoreau

The natural historian is not a fisherman who prays for cloudy days and good luck merely; but as fishing has been styled "a contemplative…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Fly-fishing is the sport of the thinkers and the dreamers,” Gunnar said. “It is the contemplative man’s recreation.”

— Clare Vanderpool

Fishing's such a beautiful activity which makes perfect sense to me. It's like a therapy, because you are surrounded by nature, and that helps…

— Robson Green

There is something basic about fishing that goes back to man's very beginnings.

— Robert Fuller

... it takes several years of serious fishing before a man learns enough to go through a whole season with an unblemished record of…

— Ed Zern

Fishing is a constant reminder of the democracy of life, of humility, and of human frailty. The forces of nature discriminate for no man.

— Herbert Hoover

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…

— John Gierach

Fishing is the chance to wash one's soul with pure air. It brings meekness and inspiration, reduces our egoism, soothes our troubles and shames…

— Herbert Hoover

A man fishes for two reasons: hes either sport fishing or fishing to eat.

— Anonymous

To go fishing is the chance to wash one's soul with pure air, with the rush of the brook, or with the shimmer of…

— Herbert Hoover

I love fishing. It's transcendental meditation with a punchline.

— Billy Connolly

Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a…

— Ted Hughes