I now believe that fishing is far more important than the fish.
The fish is not so much your quarry as your partner.
A trout is a moment of beauty known only to those who seek it.
...water that isn't fit for trout won't much longer be fit for us.
Over the years, whenever I've felt that little twinkle in the hairs on the back of my neck., as I encountered an original thought or observation in a fishing book, I've turned the corner of the page down.
About the only certainty, other than uncertainty, in fly fishing is that a fly won't catch fish if it stays in its box.