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