Angling Quote by Thomas McGuane

It is quite easy to debase the sport, change its values, dilute its ethics and destroy its traditional associations with quietness, relaxation and the…

— Roderick Haig-Brown

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

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'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

Fishing should be a ceremony that reaffirms our place in the natural world and helps us resist further estrangement from our origins.

— Thomas McGuane

Somewhere in the wide range of activity between the hard physical effort of wading for long hours against a swift current in a rocky…

— Lee Wulff

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

For the true angler, fishing produces a deep,unspoken joy, born of longing for that which is quiet and peaceful, and fostered by an inbred…

— Thaddeus Norris

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

“being able to catch and eat fish on a journey provides a deep spiritual connection to the land. Fishing”

— Ray Mears

... 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

A good rule of angling philosophy is not to interfere with any fishermans ways of being happy, unless you want to be hated.

— Zane Grey