Fish Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“Some men fish all their lives without knowing it is not really the fish they are after.”

— Henry David Thoreau

There comes a time in every man's life when he is either going to go fishing or do something worse.

— Havilah Babcock

There is a lot of amiable fantasy written about trout fishing, but the truth is that few men know much if anything about the…

— John D. Voelker

... 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

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

“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” ~ Henry David Thoreau”

— Scott Leopold

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

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

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 fish because I love to. Because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful, and hate the environs where…

— Robert Traver

There are as many reasons why and ways to fish as there are people who do it.

— Russell Chatham

Fishing is a quest for knowledge and wonder as much as a pursuit of fish.

— Paul Schullery