There is no subsititue for fishing sense, and if a man doesn't have it, verily, he may cast like an angel and still use his creel largely to transport sandwiches and beer

I listened to a lot of stories when I was a kid. My mother told me stories, and I loved them.

Fishing is such great fun, I have often felt, that it really ought to be done in bed

One of the first rules in fishing is that there are few rules in fishing that resourceful trout do not manage to break.

There is no subsititue for fishing sense, and if a man doesn't have it, verily, he may cast like an angel and still use his creel largely to transport sandwiches and beer

To paraphrase a deceased patriot, I regret that I have only one life to give to my fly-fishing.

During my addled career as a trout fisherman I have gone on a lot of wild-goose chases, and I ruefully expect to go on a lot more before I hang up my waders