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Successful trout fishing isn't a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration.


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The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.

The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.



I think I fish, in part, because it's an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream culture without actually landing you in an institution.

I think I fish, in part, because it's an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream culture without actually landing you in an institution.



Maybe your stature as a fly fisherman isn't determined by how big a trout you can catch, but by how small a trout you can catch without being disappointed.

Maybe your stature as a fly fisherman isn't determined by how big a trout you can catch, but by how small a trout you can catch without being disappointed.



Cell phones have changed us from a nation of self-reliant pioneer types into a bunch of men standing alone in supermarkets saying, ‘Okay, I’m in the tampon aisle, but I don’t see it.'

Cell phones have changed us from a nation of self-reliant pioneer types into a bunch of men standing alone in supermarkets saying, ‘Okay, I’m in the tampon aisle, but I don’t see it.'



I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't.

I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't.



If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.

If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.



The best fisherman I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead they strive to make new and interesting mistakes and to remember what they learned from them.

The best fisherman I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead they strive to make new and interesting mistakes and to remember what they learned from them.



I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm.

I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm.



It's an odd fact of life that whichever side of the stream you're on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on the other side.

It's an odd fact of life that whichever side of the stream you're on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on the other side.



Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip.

Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip.





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Like Alice in wonderland I feel as though I was slipped the Drink Me Potion and unlike her the mushrooms are no where to be found.



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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.



Lord, bring honor to thy Son at my expense, whatever the cost, and send me the bill. It is my reasonable service - He paid mine.

Lord, bring honor to thy Son at my expense, whatever the cost, and send me the bill. It is my reasonable service - He paid mine.



I know I'm sane I don't give a care for the crown or the shield I will not protect you or happily yield To the one who makes me come undone

I know I'm sane I don't give a care for the crown or the shield I will not protect you or happily yield To the one who makes me come undone



When you're aggressive behind the plate, calling a game, that's when you're at your best. You can't be tentative.

When you're aggressive behind the plate, calling a game, that's when you're at your best. You can't be tentative.



Woman is as common as a loaf of bread, and like a loaf of bread, will rise.

Woman is as common as a loaf of bread, and like a loaf of bread, will rise.



What are you going to do now? You'll collect loves like stamps. You've got doubles and no one will trade with you. And you've got damaged ones.

What are you going to do now? You'll collect loves like stamps. You've got doubles and no one will trade with you. And you've got damaged ones.




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