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Fishing Quote by John Gierach

“Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can't is write prescriptions.” quote by John Gierach — Download Open image

“Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can't is write prescriptions.”

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Fish sense, applied in the field, is what the old Zen masters would call enlightenment: simply the ability to see what's right there in…

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I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can…

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Something to think about: If you fish the wrong fly long and hard enough, it will sooner or later become the right fly.

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I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm.

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I think I fish, in part, because it's an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream culture…

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If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.

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Fishing in rainy conditions may make fisherman seem crazy to the great mass of unimaginative people, but then few fishermen care what they think

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We do have to think seriously about conservation now, although it is chilling to realize there are catch-and-release fishermen alive today who don't know…

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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…

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I don't really know how to tie a fly until I've tied a hundred dozen of them.

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It's an odd fact of life that whichever side of the stream you're on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on…

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They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you begin to see where…

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The trouble is, you can't properly present something you don't believe in.

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