"In the field of fly fishing for trout, the only expert is the trout." - Charles Brooks
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"In the field of fly fishing for trout, the only expert is the trout." - Charles Brooks
"A recent survey showed that roughly two-thirds of all fishermen never eat fish. This should surprise nobody. Fish is brain food. People who eat fish have large, well- developed brains. People with large, well- developed brains don't fish. It's that simple" - Ed Zern, To Hell With Fishing 1945.
"My favorite thing is fly fishing for tarpon. My second favorite thing is any other kind of fishing for tarpon."
Roland Martin
"Roland who?"
Bill Dance
Hey 1 Weight,
Just want to wish you a hearty "Welcome
Aboard". Glad you found us. I noticed in
your profile, you list the Flyfishsouth
board, but no indication of where you are
from. We have a number of southerners that
are active here on FAOL. Also a pretty
active warmwater board. Glad to have you
join us. Jump right in and get your feet
wet. Also, stop by the chat room and visit.
Warm regards, Jim
When Ted Williams was asked to comment on his Red Sox replacement Carl Yazstremski (sp?).....
"I only have one thing to say about Yaz;
Yaz fishes with worms"
Boozle,
I have a first edition of that book inherited from my grandfather, funny as all heck. I'll have to think about a quote for a while before choosing my favorite.
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Jim in CO
Definition of fishing:
A jerk at one end of the line, waiting for a jerk at the other end.
Author unremembered.
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Life, is the time He gave you to determine where you want to spend eternity.
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Lotech Joe
"When the bobber goes under, pull."..Sharon Murray..1954
"You catch it, you clean it!" Mom
?Fly-fishing is the most fun you can have standing up? Arnold Gingrich
"Battenkill anglers are always late for dinner, and usually need a cocktail to lighten their hearts."
M.R. Montgomery
"It's better to be the fisherman than the rower."
Joan Wulff
Mike D. [url=http://battenkill.tripod.com:fbd8f]http://battenkill.tripod.com[/url:fbd8f]
"I realize the older I get, the less time I have to fish!" unknown
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"A smart man learns from his mistakes,
A wise man learns from others"
Lotech Joe,
My dear departed Mother-in-Law gifted me that quote one year, counter cross-stitched & framed by her, for Christmas. If GOD ever created the IDEAL Mother-in-Law, He sent her to me! It will ALWAYS remain my favorite fishing quote.
Mike
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This site's about sharing!
I have a couple;
"I have been, all my life, what is known as a conservationist. It seems clear beyond possibility of argument that any given generation of men can have only a lease, not ownership, of the earth; and one essential term of the lease is that the earth be handed down on to the next generation with unimpaired potentialities. This is the conservationist's concern."
- Roderick Haig-Brown
"Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."
- Henry David Thoreau
"Besides egotism there is in every fisherman a humor, a certain loquaciousness, a friendly levity, an inclination to argument, an inexplicable sense of the pleasure in idling hours along a river, and a peculiar tendency toward exaggeration which he can recognize in his companion, but is rarely capable of seeing in himself."
- Zane Grey
......and once again, the world was spinning on greased gears....
Steinbeck, Cannery Row
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"The fishing was so good that I thought I was there yesterday." Dave Engerbretson.
Charlie
the pink raps on the rod will keep your wife from throwing it out when you come home drunk. Norman Means AKA Paul Bunyon (bunyon Bug and fine cane rods with pink raps)
Rich
I'm a goin' fishin', momma 's goin' fishin, baby 's goin' fishin' too
You can't catch a fish unless your fly's in the water.
"You never fish the same river twice."
some Ancient Greek guy
John
"Every fly fishes better with a chunk a worm attached."
Joe of Joe's Worms & Juicy Grubbs & Special Protein Drink
From my Dad, "catching isn't the only way to measure the success of a fishing trip."
Jim
This is about as good as it gets for this boy...
...."The two best times to fish is when it's rainin' an' when it ain't!"...
--Patrick McManus.
In fact I'm going to have that framed and hung in my tying room!
Jeremy.