| Fishing is a seminal act that is so much more than just | | | | Ed Zern |
| the technique of catching fish. Over the years, many a | | | | Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give |
| famous person has been quoted ruminating on it. | | | | him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for |
| Following are a few of the more pertinent quotes. | | | | a fish. |
| There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on | | | | There will be days when the fishing is better than one's |
| the shore like an idiot. - Steven Wright | | | | most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. |
| The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that | | | | Either is a gain over just staying home. - Roderick |
| you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. | | | | Haig-Brown |
| I'd rather go fishing for three years. - Whitey Herzog | | | | May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in |
| Even eminent chartered accountants are known, in | | | | it. |
| their capacity as fishermen, blissfully to ignore | | | | All Americans believe that they are born fishermen. |
| differences between seven and ten inches, half a | | | | For a man to admit a distaste for fishing would be like |
| pound and two pounds, three fish and a dozen fish. - | | | | denouncing mother-love or hating moonlight. - John |
| William Sherwood Fox | | | | Steinbeck |
| When a man picks up a fly rod for the first time, he | | | | There are only two occasions when Americans |
| may not know, he has been born again. - Joseph D. | | | | respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are |
| Farris | | | | prayer and fishing. - Herbert Hoover |
| The trout do not rise in the cemetery, so you better do | | | | There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm. - |
| your fishing while you are still able. - Sparse Grey | | | | Patrick F. McManus |
| Hackle | | | | Reading about baseball is a lot more interesting than |
| Most of the world is covered by water. A fisherman's | | | | reading about chess, but you have to wonder: Don't |
| job is simple: Pick out the best parts. - Charles | | | | any of these guys ever go fishing? - Dave Shiflett |
| Waterman | | | | I fish better with a lit cigar; some people fish better with |
| Fly fishermen are born honest, but they get over it. - | | | | talent. |