About the only certainty, other than uncertainty, in fly fishing is that a fly won't catch fish if it stays in its box.

A trout is a moment of beauty known only to those who seek it.

Fly-fishing is the most fun you can have standing up.

On the Firehole I caught thirty-six inches worth of trout - in six installments.

I now believe that fishing is far more important than the fish.

The fish is not so much your quarry as your partner.

About the only certainty, other than uncertainty, in fly fishing is that a fly won't catch fish if it stays in its box.