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

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

Spinning yarns is a protection against the nuttiness... the greed, the hate all around us.

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

The truth is that trout fishermen scheme and lie and toss in their sleep. They dream of great dripping trout, shapely and elusive as mermaids, and arise cranky and haggard from their fantasies. They are moody and neglectful and all of them a little daft. Moreover they are inclined to drink too much.

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

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