"Something to think about: If you fish the……" — John Gierach
"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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18 Quotes by John Gierach
John Gierach has 18 quotes on this site.
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Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip.
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The best fisherman I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead they strive to…
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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…
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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…
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The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer…
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Fly tackle has improved considerably since 1676, when Charles Cotton advised anglers to 'fish fine and far off,' but no…
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Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but he caught the big fish. Remember, fairness is a human idea…
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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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They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you…
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Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can't is write prescriptions.
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Cell phones have changed us from a nation of self-reliant pioneer types into a bunch of men standing alone in…
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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…
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What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken and fish. You know what you should do?…
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I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?
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What law, what reason can deny that gift so sweet, so natural that God has given a stream, a fish,…
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Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.
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The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesn't have eyeballs or…
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A fish may love a bird, but where would they live?
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I don't drink milk, and I don't eat bread, pasta or rice. But I eat a lot of meat, chicken,…
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In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny…
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This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of…
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I attempted to fish in Scotland and I managed to hook a dog. It was a horrible moment but the…
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