The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing season with all the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas.
John D. VoelkerSpinning yarns is a protection against the nuttiness... the greed, the hate all around us.
John D. VoelkerFly-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.
John D. VoelkerThe 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.
John D. Voelker