A writer judging his own work is like deceived husband - he is frequently the last person to appreciate the true state of affairs.

I look at trees, hunt mushrooms, and watch animals. Fishing is what gets me out into the woods so I can notice these things.

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

A writer judging his own work is like deceived husband - he is frequently the last person to appreciate the true state of affairs.

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

The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing season with all the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas.

Fly-fishing for wild trout on quiet waters must be one of the toughest and craziest ways to catch fish ever invented by man, as well as among the most frustrating and humiliating.